root-knot nematodes (meloidogyne spp.) are one of the most important plant parasitic nematodes which cause damage to crops. in recent years, using of medicinal plants has been considered to many scientists as effective methods for controlling nematodes. in this study, essential oils of ecalyptus spp., dorema ammoniacum and ferula galbanifula were tested against the root-knot nematode (meloidogy...

spearmint (mentha spicata l.) is one of the most important mint family plants that has numerous applications in food, cosmetical, and pharmaceutical industries due to its valuable medicinal properties. in this research, the change in plant fresh and leaf dry weights, essential oil content, yield and composition during year as randomized complete block design with twelve treatments and three rep...

BACKGROUND Many medicinal plants from the Lamiaceae family can be easily found in Algeria. These plants have been used as traditional medicines by local ethnic groups. Thymus capitatus is known in Algeria as "Zaatar" and has been commonly used as a spice, and reported to have many biological effects. OBJECTIVES This paper focused on the assessment of the antioxidant potential and antifungal a...

the essential oils of the aerial parts of a. armeniaca and a. incana , collected from arasbaran area (east azarbaijan province, iran) were extracted by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gc-ms. in total, 16 and 40 constituents were identified and quantified in the oils of a. armeniaca and a. incana representing 80.5% and 84.6% of the oils, respectively. the essential oil of a. armeniaca was main...

inhibitory effects of lavandula angustifolia and zataria multiflora essential oils were evaluated on reproduction and f1 progeny production of callosobruchus maculatus. insect’s culture and bioassays were conducted at 29 ±1ºc, 60±5% rh and dark condition. essential oils were taken by hydrodistilation. the results indicated that there was a negative and significant linear relationship between re...

Background & Aim: Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.), belongs to the Portulacaceace family, grows in many parts of Iran. Results of previous studies were indicated purslane is a rich source of essential fatty acids of omega-3 and omega-6.  Portulaca oleracea is a widespread weed, being the eighth common plants of the world. The Aim of current study was to compare the essential f...

background: most of the population in the different areas of world is affected by bacterial infections responsible for dental caries. due to the importance of traditional medicines derived from herbs used for dental problems, this study investigated in vitro antibacterial activity of mentha longifolia essential oil from ardabil, iran, on streptococcus mutans, lactobacillus rhamnosus and actinom...

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of flowers of Calycanthus floridus L. var.oblongifolius (Nutt.) D.E. Boufford & S.A. Spongberg, planted in Sabzevar, Khorasan Province(Iran), was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Eighteen compounds representing 90.1% of theflower oil of Calycanthus floridus L. var. oblongifolius were identified, among them 1,8-cineol(33.1%), bornyl acetate (14.1%), α-pin...