Purpose. Jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) is a mucilaginous vegetable and fiber crop cultivated in the tropics, where catnip (Nepeta cataria Mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia are common weeds. Hence, study investigated growth, yield, nutrient level of jute weed-free, catnip, environments. Methods. The involved two screen-house experiments Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with six r...

The antimicrobial activities of ( Z,E)- and E,Z)-nepetalactones, 2 major compositional compounds from the essential oil catnip Nepeta cataria), were first discovered fly larval development media studies with over 98% inhibition bacterial growth. Further investigation demonstrated growth various species public health significance. Catnip showed antibacterial activity against 5 Gram-positive 9 Gr...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity potential of aqueous extracts of Nepeta cataria, Fumaria indica, Borago officinalis, Adiantum capillus, Levandula stoeches on HeLa cell line. Leaves of plants were washed with distilled water, dried in shade, grinded to fine powder and stored in airtight container at room temperature in the dark until used. The powdered samples were s...

Nepetae catariae herba is valuable medicinal raw material. It get from a cultivated plant. Essential oil used. The fruits are attracting interest as promising material remaining after the unused seed insurance fund. Along with herba, essential fund source of biologically active substances. Fruits contain lipid complex, which not sufficiently studied. aim to study content and composition fatty a...

The repellent activity of the essential oil of the catmint plant, Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae), and the main iridoid compounds (4aS,7S,7aR) and (4aS,7S,7aS)-nepetalactone, was assessed against (i) major Afro-tropical pathogen vector mosquitoes, i.e. the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae s.s. and the Southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, using a World Health Organisation (WHO)-approve...

Cats exposed to stuffed toys sprayed with catnip (Nepeta cataria) ex­ tract exhibited pleasurable behavior which was divisible into 6 phases and which terminated in approximately 10 minutes. Preadministered drugs which shortened the response included atropine sulfate, physostigmine, neostigmine, pilocarpine, mecamylamine, methysergide, and pentobarbital. Hexamethonium, amphetamine, 5-hydroxytry...