herpes simplex virus (hsv) is one of the common pathogenic viruses of humans bing. this study aimed to determin anti-herpes virus activity of mentha piperita extracts in vitro. mentha piperita extracts can inhibit hsv infection when the cells treated before viral adsorbtion. hsv-1 were also inhibited by menthol after viral adsorption. hsv-1 viral particles were directly inhibited and viral yiel...

By A. M. Blomfield, Surgeon, 18th Regiment, Bo. N. I. September 1st.?A boy, aged 12, has been ill for three days ; the muscular system generally is affected with spasm, which ia increased on making any exertion ; he is only able to protrude the tip of his tongue, and the attempt causes great spasm of the face and neck. His father attributes the attack to the effect of the cold east wind. Pulse ...

The effect of pretreatment with essential oils (EOs) from eight aromatic plants on the seizure latency and severity of pentylenetetrazol- (PTZ-) induced seizures in mice was evaluated. Weight-dependent doses of Rosmarinus officinalis, Ocimum basilicum, Mentha spicata, Mentha pulegium, Lavandula angustifolia, Mentha piperita, Origanum dictamnus, and Origanum vulgare, isolated from the respective...

Introduction: Mentha piperita L, a lesser-known and partly proved drug in homoeopathy, is used extensively as herbal medicine.

In the present investigation an attempt has been made to enhance rosmarinic acid level in plants, grown in vitro, of 2 species of Mentha in presence of 2 precursors in the nutrient media during culture. For in vitro culture establishment and shoot bud multiplication, MS basal media were used supplemented with different concentrations and combinations of different growth regulator like NAA (alph...

Essential oils from aerial parts of Mentha piperita, M. spicata, Thymus vulgaris, Origanum vulgare, O. applii, Aloysia triphylla, Ocimum gratissimum, O. basilicum were obtained by steam destillation using a Clevenger-type system. These oils were screened for antibacterial and anti-Candida albicans activity using bioautographic method. Subsequently, minimal inhibitory concentration from oils was...

The biogenesis of rosmarinic acid (alpha-O-caffeoyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-lactic acid), the second most common ester of caffeic acid in the plant kingdom, was studied in Mentha arvense and Mentha piperita. Administration of (14)C-labelled compounds showed that, whereas the caffeoyl moiety was formed from phenylalanine via cinnamic acid and p-coumaric acid, the 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-lactic acid moie...

Plant cell cultures effectively convert terpenoid and aromatic alcohols into glycosides. A quantitative comparison showed a culture of peppermint (Mentha piperita) to be the most active among four species examined. The synthesis of glycosides was affected by the concentration of substrate, incubation period, cell age and aggregation, and by light. Conversion rates of exogenous alcohols were gre...