Background: Food preservation includes procedures to assure higher level of food safety, hygiene and stability. To achieve this goal, the use of combination biopreservatives, such as Essential oils and Probiotics, has gained increased attention. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of Mentha longifolia L. esential oil and Lactobacillus casei aginst Listeri...

Present study was conducted to explore the herbicidal effect of volatile essential oil of Mentha longifolia (L.) L. and Chenopodium ambrosioides L. against Avena fatua L. weed. A significant effect of essential oil was observed on early seedling growth, chlorophyll content and cellular respiration over a concentration range of 0.01 – 0.25 mg/ml as compared to control ones. More inhibition was o...

AIM To compare the antibacterial effect of hydro alcoholic extract of Salvia officinalis, Pimpinella anisum, Satureja hortensis, Rhus coriaria, Carum copticum, Mentha longifolia, Achillea millefolium against Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Actinomyces viscosus through two in vitro methods. METHODS In this experimental study, hydro-alcoholic extracts have been prepared from t...

background & aim: in present study, some of the iranian endemic medicinal plants were used to evaluate potential as well as therapeutic agent and immunostimulants in aquaculture. the essential oils of five species from leaves and inflorescence were used to determinate the effects on immune system in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss). experimental: the experimental in a completely randomiz...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to appraise variation in the chemical composition, and antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of essential oils from the leaves of four Mentha species-M. arvensis, M. piperita, M. longifolia and M. spicata-as affected by harvesting season. Disc diffusion and broth microdilution susceptibility assays were used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of ...

Mentha longifolia has a reputation in traditional medicine in the indications of diarrhoea and gut spasm. This study was carried out to provide a possible pharmacological basis for its medicinal use in hyperactive gut disorders. In a castor oil induced diarrhoeal model, the crude extract of Mentha longifolia (Ml.Cr), at doses of 100-1000 mg/kg, provided 31-80% protection, similar to loperamide....

Essential oils extracted from the foliage of Mentha longifolia (L.) (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) and Pulicaria gnaphalodes Ventenat (Asterales: Asteraceae), and flowers of Achillea wilhelmsii C. Koch (Asterales: Asteraceae) were tested in the laboratory for volatile toxicity against two storedproduct insects, the flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and the cowpea weevi...

Stem bark of Acacia nilotica, Delbergia sissoo, Delonix regia, Polyalthia longifolia, Prosopis cineraria, and Zyziphus mauritiana, and leaves of Catharanthus roseus, Mentha arvensis, Murraya koinigii, Ocimum basilicum, Tabernaemontana divaricata, Tinospora cordifolia and Tribulus terrestris were analyzed for their total phenolic and flavonois content as well as antioxidant activity. Stem bark o...

Trichomoniasis is one of the most common urinary-genital tract disease. The causal agent of trichomoniasis is flagellate protozoan called Trichomonas vaginalis. Metronidazole and tinidazole are the drug of choice for treatment. Carcinogenic and embryo-teratogenic effects of the mentioned drugs and resistance to metronidazole has been reported. According to cytotoxic effects of medicinal herbs i...