Despite recent advances in food production technology, food-borne diseases (FBD) remain a challenging public health concern. In several countries, including Brazil, Clostridium perfringens is among the five main causative agents of food-borne diseases. The present study determines antimicrobial activities of essential oils of six condiments commonly used in Brazil, viz., Ocimum basilicum L. (ba...

The aim of the experiment was to determine the content of selected phenolic compounds (3,4dihydroxybenzaldehyde, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, cryptochlorogenic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid, neochlorogenic acid, p-coumaric acid, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde , p-hydroxybenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid, salicylic acid, sinapic acid, syringic acid, vanilic acid, vanilin, cinnamic acid) in eight kin...

Knowledge about the pharmacological benefits of different seeds is an important factor for cultivation and application medicinal herbs plants. The plants are stores valuable active secondary metabolites that have been commercially economically beneficial helpful medicine pharmacy. major parameter reproduction preservation seeds, which a functional role in distribution establishment regions. Fiv...

This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of diets containing some hot and coldtemperament herb seeds according to Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) on some metabolicparameters in acute (24 h) and sub-acute (7 day) experiments that were performed on rats. Foreach experiment, effects of diets containing 10% herb seeds in category of hot (anise, fennel,ajowan) and cold (cucumber, watermelon, ...

The present investigation was carried out to assess the effect of some safe treatments to maintain the quality attributes of “Swelling” peaches during cold storage at 0C and RH (90-95%) for four weeks two successive seasons 2015-2016. post-harvest treatments were applied by spraying the fruits with one of Anise oil concentration 0.5 %, 1.0 %, Ozone treatments 2ppm for 10min or 20min, irradiatio...

The use of natural substances for pest control in agriculture is, economically, a viable option and has benefits for both the humanbeing and the environment, due to its low persistence and toxicity. Thus, this trial aimed on determining the insecticidal potential of the extracts and essential oils of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), anise (Pimpinella anisum L.) and clove (Caryophillus aromati...

Chinese star anise (Illicium verum Hook) is widely used as culinary and medicinal fruit and is most popular in indigenous system of medicine. The fruit is an important source of essential and volatile oil. Tradionally the fruit has been used as carminative, digestive, dyspepsia, antispasmodic, and stimulant, antirheumatic and diuretic. Preclinical studies indicate the therapeutic potential of o...

This study was conducted to investigate variations of leaf chlorophyll content and surface spectral reflectance of different tree species (Daphniphyllum glaucescens、Michelia formosana、Illicium dunnianum and Machilus kusanoi) across contrasting terrain in the Nanjenshan Reserve of Kenting National Park, Southern Taiwan. The results showed that there were significant differences (P < 0.01) among ...

background: we aimed to evaluate the effects of pimpinella anisum (anise) from apiaceae family on relieving the symptoms of postprandial distress syndrome (pds) in this double-blind randomized clinical trial. materials and methods: totally, 107 patients attending the gastroenterology clinic, aged 18-65 years, diagnosed with pds according to rome iii criteria and signed a written consent form we...