BACKGROUND Aeromonas hydrophila cause one of the most important diseases in fishes and lead to economic losses, and may be contaminated human beings. OBJECTIVES The current research aimed to investigate the anti-bacterial activity shown by the extracts prepared from different parts of Olea europea, Myrtus communis, Thymus vulgaris, Rosmarinuis officinalis, and Achillea falcata that grow in Sy...

BACKGROUND Malaria and leishmaniasis are two most significant parasitic diseases which are endemic in Iran. Over the past decades, interest in botanical repellents has increased as a result of safety to human. The comparative efficacy of essential oils of two native plants, myrtle (Myrtus communis) and marigold (Calendula officinalis) collected from natural habitats at southern Iran was compare...

The first aim of this study is to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activity of the essential oil and two extracts of Saharan myrtle: Myrtus nivellei Batt & Trab. For this purpose, paper disc-diffusion method and micro-dilution test were used. As far as the antimicrobial activity is concerned the essential oil exhibited higher ones against S. epidermidis (MIC=0.28mg/ml), S. typhi (MIC=0.56mg/...

Two different extraction methods were used for a comparative study of algerian myrtle leaf essential oils: solvent-free-microwave-extraction (SFME) and conventional hydrodistillation (HD). Essential oils analyzed by GC and GC-MS presented 51 components constituting 97.71 and 97.39% of the total oils, respectively. Solvent-Free-Microwave-Extract Essential oils SFME-EO were richer in oxygenated c...

OBJECTIVE Due to the high incidence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and its resistance to chemical medications and considering the anti-bacterial and anti-fungal effects of Myrtus communis, the present study aimed to compare the therapeutic effects of the vaginal gel of M. communis 2% (in metronidazole base) with metronidazole vaginal gel 0.75% alone on BV. MATERIALS AND METHODS This research was...

Mersin (Myrtus communis L.) çoğunlukla Akdeniz ikliminde gelişen aromatik, yaprak dökmeyen fundalıklardır. Polifenoller, antosiyaninler, polifenolik asitler ve flavonoidler gibi çeşitli biyoaktif molekülleri içeren mersin bitkisi antioksidan antimikrobiyal aktivitelere sahiptir. Yapılan çalışmalarda, uçucu yağlarının içerdiği başlıca bileşenlerin 1,8-sineol, α-pinen, linalol, limonen mirtenil a...

conclusions: the facial warts of both cases have completely cured by using myrtle. we hypothesized that myrtle not only have antiviral effects but also may have a systemic impression. it can use topically on a part of body with influence on the other parts. myrtle is especially useful for facial warts. these two cases highlighted a new method for treatment of common warts especially facial wart...