background: aedes aegypti mosquito is responsible for transmitting human diseases like dengue and chikungunya. personal or space protection with insect repellents is a practical approach to reducing human mosquito contact, thereby minimizing disease transmission. essential oils are natural volatile substances from plants used as protective measure against blood-sucking mosquitoes. methods: twen...

mold infection is one of the most important problems in aquaculture. recently, administration of some chemicals such as malachite green in order to control mold infections has been limited in aquaculture. in the current decade, researchers have been more focused on using herbal extracts and essential oils in aquaculture. in this study, minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) and minimum fungicid...

Essential oils obtained from plants have recently gained a great scientific interest as a potent source of antimicrobials of natural origin. The present study highlights the antifungal activity of essential oils against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger. During screening of essential oils of six selected Angiospermic plants at 2000 ppm (mg/l) against the test fungus, Mentha arvensis and ...

abstract        background and objective: peroxidases catalyze protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation. the activity of these enzymes in nerve cells is involved in causing disorders such as alzheimer's and parkinson's disease. this study investigated the effect of citrus aurantium, foeniculum vulgare and rosmarinus officinalis essential oils on activity of peroxidase enzyme.       me...

Essential oils are a common group of bioactive compounds, yet their standardisation remains relevant. The aim the study was to compare pharmacopoeial approaches herbal drugs and drug preparations containing essential using examples State Pharmacopoeia Russian Federation (14th edition) European (10th edition). advantages include testing for additional groups compounds that contribute significant...

background sinusitis is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases among those who visit doctor, which requires antibiotic intervention. the most common types of bacteria causing this disease are streptococcus pneumonia, streptococcus pyogenes, staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas aeroginosa. nonetheless due to dangerous side effects of chemical drugs on body and increased drug resistance o...

the two-spotted spider mite, tetranychus urticae koch, is a polyphagus pest which infests wide range of field, garden and greenhouse crops worldwide. pesticide applications against this pest have caused development of resistance, undesirable effects on non target organisms and environment and secondary pest outbreak. in recent years, herbal essential oils have received attention as natural plan...

objective: nowadays notable increase in acquired resistance of candida species to antifungal drugs and necessity of using agents with antifungal properties is unavoidable. in some plants due to presence of components such as polyphenols have antimicrobial properties. in this study antifungal effects of essential oils of thymus vulgaris, petroselinum crispum, cuminum cyminum and bunium persicum ...

This article summarizes experimental knowledge of the efficacy, modes of action and applications of herbal extracts and organic acids as feed additives for pigs. Herbal extracts comprise a wide variety of herbs, spices and, most importantly, essential oils. Organic acids, characterized as short-chain weak acids, are widely distributed in nature as normal constituents of herbal or animal tissues...