C. cyminum (cumin) and M. communis (myrtle) comprise many biologically active molecules. In this study, cumin seed myrtle leaves were mixed then hydrodistilled analyzed by GC-MS. The main components of the essential oil cuminal (50.71%), 1,8 cineole (8.30%), O-cymene (7.88%), β-pinene (7.62%), α-pinene (7.16%), γ-terpinene (6.09%) α-terpinolene (2.19%). antifungal activity against albicans, par...

OBJECTIVE To determine the major groups of bacteria associated with burn infections, isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from burn cases, and the testing of antibacterial activity of some plant extracts in comparison with the standard antibiotics. METHODS A total of 92 burn cases, covered with tetracycline (40 cases) and non-covered with tetracycline (52 cases) from both sex and various ages,...

The decomposition of Cistus incanus leaf litter, a summer deciduous species, was compared to that of Myrtus communis, an evergreen species, during 15 months of incubation in a Mediterranean low shrubland. The litterbags were placed under randomly selected shrubs of Myrtus and Cistus, respectively. Owing to the different microclimatic conditions under deciduous and evergreen shrubs Cistus litter...

Türkiye’de Akdeniz florasında yaygın olarak bulunan, tıbbi ve aromatik bir bitki olan Myrtus communis L. (Mersin) günümüzde çeşitli fitoterapötik uygulamalarda sıklıkla karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, bitkisinin meyvelerinden ekstraksiyon yöntemiyle elde edilen sabit yağların verimleri hesaplanmış kimyasal kompozisyonu gaz kromotografisi-kütle spektroskopisi (GC-MS) ile tespit edilmiştir. ...

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different time taking cutting and IBA concentrations on rooting Myrtus communis L. White black myrtle types were used as plant materials. The cuttings obtained from Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute (BATEM) collection garden. effects 0 (control), 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 8000 mg L-1 doses applications (February, March, April May) investigated. ...