Traditional medicine has maintained its importance in the world, and its use is rapidly gaining in popularity in industrialized countries. To cure illnesses and ailments almost 80% of the global population use traditional medicine, mainly medicinal plants. Today, according to the World Health Organization, 20,000 medicinal and aromatic plants are used in the world [1]. Long term experience has ...

the genus thymus l. belongs to the lamiaceae family, consist of about 215 species of herbaceous perennials and small shrubs in the world. they originated from mediterranean region. this genus is presented in iranian flora by 14 species, including: t. daenensis, t. carmanicus, t. fallax, t. persicus, t. trautvetteri, t. migricus, t. kotschyanus, t. pubesens, t. nummularius, t. transcaspicus, t. ...

background: thymus is a widely used medicinal plant in food and pharmaceutical industries. among different species of thymus, t. vulgaris is used more than other species in therapeutic dosage forms. objective: this study was conducted to differentiate various thymus species by tlc fingerprint. methods: in order to identify and differentiate various species of thymus, tlc fingerprints of essenti...

background & aim: deanaie thyme (thymus daenensis celak.), a member of the lamiaceae family.  thymus in one of the most important medicinal and aromatic plants that was used in pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics hygienic industries in most of developed countries. recent studies have showed that thyme have strong antibacterial, antifungal, spasmolytic and antioxidant activities. experimental: ...

Background: Thymus is a widely used medicinal plant in food and pharmaceutical industries. Among different species of Thymus, T. vulgaris is used more than other species in therapeutic dosage forms. Objective: This study was conducted to differentiate various Thymus species by TLC fingerprint. Methods: In order to identify and differentiate various species of Thymus, TLC fingerprints of ess...

Background & Aim: The major aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of the essential oils from five medicinal plants. Experimental: The hydro-distillation essential oils from five plant species, including Satureja bachtiarica, Zataria multiflora, Thymus daenensis, Thymus carmanicus, and Ziziphora tenuior (Lamiaceae) which are e...

Background & Aim: The major aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of the essential oils from five medicinal plants. Experimental: The hydro-distillation essential oils from five plant species, including Satureja bachtiarica, Zataria multiflora, Thymus daenensis, Thymus carmanicus, and Ziziphora tenuior (Lamiaceae) which are e...

background and objectives: betulinic acid (ba), oleanolic acid (oa) and ursolic acid (ua) are well-known pentacyclic triterpenoids (pts), which are produced by plants. they possess a variety of beneficial effects including anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antitumor, anti-hiv, antimicrobial, gastroprotective, and antihyperlipidemic activities. in the present study, quantitative determination...

Background: The post-harvesting process of medicinal plants such as drying operation and storage conditions has great influence on their quality and quantity of the active ingredients. Objective: The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effect of pre-drying operation and also storage conditions and duration on the essential oil content and composition of Thymus daenensis. Methods: A ...