Natural dyeing is a rather ancient method. It known that self-growing, agricultural plants in Nature have been used since times as material for painting parts such leaves, fruits, flowers, branches, seeds, stems and roots. Plants the shades obtained from these are important sources of natural dyestuffs. Nowadays, with development technology, methods gradually losing their importance. But, carpe...

Background and Aims: Acanthamoeba is a ubiquitous amphizoic organism which can cause lethal diseases such as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and unfortunately, the infection has now increased in the world. The aim here was to evaluate in vitro anti-Acanthamoeba properties of crude aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Myrtus communis. Materials and Methods: In this experimental research, a clin...

Myrtle species includes the melanocarpa (with pigmented fruit when ripe) and leucocarpa varieties unpigmented fruit). Myrtle-bearing is more common as a wild or cultivated plant for red liqueur production, while genotypes with are rare. also appreciated in international market of ornamental plants garden shrub, flowering fruiting potted plant, production cut leafy branches. Varieties fruit, com...

Background:Because of the increasing prevalence of fungal infections and antifungal resistance, researchers are seeking new antifungal medications and alternatives. This study aimed to assess the antifungal properties of Myrtus communis L. essential oil and hydroalcoholic extract on Candida species isolated from clinical specimens. Methods: A total of 65 Candida species isolated from clinical ...

OBJECTIVE Elsholtzia communis (Collett and Hemsl.) Diels has been widely distributed and is reported for many therapeutic effects. The present study aims to investigate the antistress activity of the leaf extract and its possible molecular mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hydroethanolic extract of leaves of E. communis (100 and 200 mg/kg, p.o.) were administered for 7 days to stress-induced m...

Long-distance migration is a behavior that is exhibited by many animal groups. The evolution of novel migration routes can play an important role in range expansions, ecological interactions, and speciation. New migration routes may evolve in response to selection in favor of reducing distance between breeding and wintering areas, or avoiding navigational barriers. Many migratory changes are li...

F. communis and D. viscosa are perennial Mediterranean weeds that have been used for different therapeutic purposes in traditional pharmacopeia. Plant extracts were obtained from air dried D. viscosa young shoots (DvA) and F. communis aerial part (FcA) and roots (FcR) with n-hexane. The chemical compositions of the extracts were analyzed by HPLC-DAD, LC-MS (ESI) and LC-Q-TOF techniques. Two ses...