Mentha pulegium which is locally know as Al-Medina mint, is used in herbal teas or as additives in commercial spice mixtures for many foods to offer aroma and flavor. The objectives of this study were to examine the antioxidant activity and the total phenol and flavonoids contents of Mentha pulegium methanol extract. The In vitro antioxidant activity of Mentha pulegium methanol extract was eval...

there is a growing interest in food industry to replace the synthetic chemicals by the natural products with bioactive properties from plant origin. the aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of mentha pulegium essential oil and to characterize the antimicrobial activities of the essential oil. the essential oil of mentha pulegium was analyzed by gc-ms. the evaluation of th...

The variation, in general, of the composition of the aromatic fraction and, in particular, of the enantiomeric composition of certain chiral volatile compounds of commercial Mentha pulegium L. powders caused by boiling water was evaluated. A comparison between the volatile profile of the studied herbs demonstrated that most M. pulegium L. samples contained high proportions of Mentha piperita L....

There is a growing interest in food industry to replace the synthetic chemicals by the natural products with bioactive properties from plant origin. The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of Mentha pulegium essential oil and to characterize the antimicrobial activities of the essential oil. The essential oil of Mentha pulegium was analyzed by GC-MS. The evaluation of th...

background: listeria monocytogenes is an important gram-positive disease-causing bacterium existing in milk and dairy products. inhibitory effects of mentha pulegium essential oil at concentrations of 0.03, 0.015, and 0.0075% on growth of l. monocytogenes were studied in iranian white cheese during 60 days of storage. methods: essential oil of m. pulegium plant, collected from north of iran, wa...

effects of mentha arvensis l. and mentha pulegium l. essential oils were investigated against oviposition deterrence, egg hatching and adults' mortality of callosobruchus maculatus f. essential oils were obtained by dry leaves that were subjected to hydrodistilation using a modified clevenger-type apparatus. all experiments were conducted at 25±1ºc, 65±5 % r.h. in the dark condition with 5...

background & aim: essential oil of pennyroyal (mentha pulegium l.) has many applications in food, perfume and pharmaceutical industries. the aim of this study was to determine the content and chemical constituents of pennyroyal essential oil growing wild in southern iran. experimental: the aerial parts of the plant were collected around hajiabad, hormozgan province in 2013. the essential oi...

Pterospartum tridentatum and Mentha pulegium are largely used in Portuguese folk medicine to treat several human disorders and inflammatory processes but without any consistent evidence for those beneficial pointed properties. Thus, the aim of the current work is to evaluate its benefits and phytochemicals related to those beneficial properties. A distinct polyphenol profile between P. tridenta...

The effect of pretreatment with essential oils (EOs) from eight aromatic plants on the seizure latency and severity of pentylenetetrazol- (PTZ-) induced seizures in mice was evaluated. Weight-dependent doses of Rosmarinus officinalis, Ocimum basilicum, Mentha spicata, Mentha pulegium, Lavandula angustifolia, Mentha piperita, Origanum dictamnus, and Origanum vulgare, isolated from the respective...

Background: Listeria monocytogenes is an important Gram-positive disease-causing bacterium existing in milk and dairy products. Inhibitory effects of Mentha pulegium essential oil at concentrations of 0.03, 0.015, and 0.0075% on growth of L. monocytogenes were studied in Iranian white cheese during 60 days of storage. Methods: Essential oil of M. pulegium plant, collected from north of Iran,...