The essential oils of the aerial parts of three different Artemisia species (A.scoparia, A. diffusa, A. turanica ) growing wildly in the northeast of Iran were analyzed by GC-MS. Twe...

Background: Essential oils are found to have multiple active components which can show in vitro cytotoxic action against various cancerous cell lines. This study reports the in vitro cytotoxic effects of the essential oil from Artemisia absinthium L. (Asteraceae) growing wild in Iran. Methods: Water-distilled essential oil of A. absinthium collected from Ardabil, north-western Iran, was examin...

background: essential oils as growth stimulant play an important role in improving intestinal microflora and morphological properties and immune system in broiler chickens. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of artemisia sieberi oil on intestinal morphology, secum microflora and immune system in broiler chickens. methods: two hundred day-old broiler chickens (ross ...

tetranychus urticae koch is an important and destructive pest of crops, fruits and ornamental plants in worldwide. the high fecundity of t. urticae and its abruptly life span as well as the extensive application of acaricides for keeping t. urticae damages below economic injury level, caused to resistance to acaricides and control failures. in this research the fumigant activity of essential oi...

Malaria is one of the world 's most devastating human infectious disease and, In India, it is endemic with the mortality rate steadil y increasing. As a result the search for the development of new and more effective chemotherapeutic agents to control this life threatening disease is going on at several centres. In this context, artemisinin isolated from the Chinese herb qinghao (Artemisia annu...