BACKGROUND To evaluate the in vitro activities of Ethiopian Thymus schimperi with other three hydro distilled essential oils against Dermatophytes (Tricophyton spp. and Microsporum spp.) and other pathogenic micro organisms. METHODS The studies were carried out using Agar disk diffusion method for screening the most effective essential oils and Agar dilution to determine Minimum Inhibitory Co...

Four commonly used spices plants in Iran were evaluated for cytotoxicity effect using Brine Shrimp Lethality (BSL) assay. Essential oils and various extracts of Heracleum persicum, Nigella arvensis, Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Zingiber officinale were assessed by two methods of disk and solution of BSL. Data were processed in probit-analysis program to estimate LC50 values. All of the tested frac...

Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume is known for a wide range of medicinal properties. This study aimed to assess the interference of C. zeylanicum essential oil on the growth and morphogenesis of some potentially pathogenic Aspergillus species. The essential oil presented strong antifungal effect causing the growth inhibition of the assayed strains and development of large growth inhibition zones. MIC...

The purpose of this study was to understand how the addition Ziziphus spina–christi and Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oils as antimicrobial agents affect microbiological properties braided cheese. Cheese made from warmed (45℃) raw cow milk which Z. C. (0.3% 0.5%) were added. Microbiological characteristics determined at 1, 7, 14 21-day intervals. significantly reduced counts total viable bact...

This study mainly deals with the benefits of Cinnamomum spp.which includes,Cinnamomum zeylanicum(Dalchini),cinnamomum tammala(Tejpatta0,cinnamomum camphora(Kapoor).These plants are studies as they are associated with our daily habbits.

Optical parameters (absorption coefficient k, infinite reflectance Rinfinity, scattering coefficient 8) are tabulated for seven wavelengths and analyzed for statistical differences for 30 plant species. The wavelengths are: 550 nm (green reflectance peak), 650 nm (chlorophyll absorption band), 850 nm (infrared reflectance plateau), 1450 nm (water absorption band), 1650 nm (reflectance peak foll...

Crinum macowanii has been found to contain alkaloids that have activity against acetylcholinesterase enzyme in vitro. The present study was undertaken to investigate the in vivo ability of hydroethanolic crude extract of Crinum macowanii to ameliorate memory impairment induced by scopolamine. Thirty-six male Balb/c mice weighing around 25-35 g were employed in the present investigation. Y-maze ...

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology & Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand, India ARTICLE INFO: Article history: Received: 15 December 2015 Received in revised form: 3 March 2016 Accepted: 10 March 2016 Available online: 30 March 2016