Plant oils and oil components were screened in vitro for antibacterial and antifungal activity by disc diffusion method. Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of oils (% v/v) against bacteria and fungi were determined by agar dilution method. Results showed that potential antimicrobial activity was demonstrated by geranium oil, geraniol, and terpineol. These oils and oil components were acti...

Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders that may result in significant consequences in active population of the society. In traditional manuscripts there are many indications about the antidepressant effects of rose oil, but so far no scientific research has been done about this subject. The purpose of present study was to determine the antidepressant effects of rose oil and ...

canker symptoms similar to those produced by pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae were observed on peach (prunus persica) and nectarine (prunus persicae var. nusipersica) trees in several fruit tree growing areas in khorasan in 2011-2012.symptomatic stem tissues were thoroughly washed under running tap water, surface disinfestated with sodium hypochlorite (2 min. in 0.5 %, ai, hypochlorite), washe...

PURPOSE The antiseptic qualities of aromatic and medicinal plants and their extracts have been recognized since antiquity, while attempts to characterize these properties in the laboratory date back the beginning of the XX(th) century. In the current study essential oils obtained from Pelargonium roseum (Geraniacea) were analyzed for their antibacterial and antifungal activities. METHODS The ...

Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is common in several plant families and is often associated with succulence. Few studies have examined the occurrence of CAM from a phylogenetic perspective. The genus Pelargonium is promising for such a study because members are characterized by dramatic variation in growth form (including geophytes, shrubs, and stem succulents) and because growth form divers...

The immunostimulating effect of Pelargonium reinforme / sidoides extract (Kalobin) against Prohemistomum vivax infection in mice was investigated. Five groups of mice were constructed. The first group was not treated nor infected and considered as control, the second group; control infected, was not treated but orally infected with 150 P. vivax metacercareae. The third, fourth and fifth groups ...