background: mentha longifolia is one of the aromatic medicinal plant belongs to lamiaceae family. there are some active ingredients in the essential oil of m. longifolia, which potentially could impair the hepatic function. the aim of this study was to find the maximum dose of essential oil of m. longifolia (eoml) that does not show any hepatic deterioration. methods: adult wistar rats fed diff...

two-spotted spider mite, tetranychus urticae koch (acari: tetranychidae), is one of the most injurious pests of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants worldwide, both outdoor and indoors. currently the main method of control of this pest is through application of pesticides which is mostly accompanied by the resistance of the pest against pesticide(s). the resurgence of resistant mite populat...

Background: There is growing demand to improve physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory properties of fresh foods using natural herbal antimicrobial and antioxidant compounds. The aim of the present study was to investigate antioxidant and antibacterial properties of some native edible plants of Kermanshah, Western Iran. Methods: The methanolic extracts of leaves of Falcaria vulgaris, All...

Medicinal plants have been used for prophylaxis, mitigation and treatment of various diseases disorders. Madhuca indica, a plant commonly also known as Mahua, is found throughout in India. The tree highly nutritious well herbal medicine diseases. Various parts are by tribal people folk the number ailments. Plants shows numbers pharmacological neutraceutical values. Flowers induction alcohol gen...

Chromium was not required for normal growth of romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. subsp. longifolia), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), or bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in solution culture containing 3.8 x 10(-4) muM Cr. Plants grown on this purified nutrient solution contained an average of 22 ng Cr/g dry weight. Duckweed (Lemna sp.) grew and reproduced norma...

Stem bark of Acacia nilotica, Delbergia sissoo, Delonix regia, Polyalthia longifolia, Prosopis cineraria, and Zyziphus mauritiana, and leaves of Catharanthus roseus, Mentha arvensis, Murraya koinigii, Ocimum basilicum, Tabernaemontana divaricata, Tinospora cordifolia and Tribulus terrestris were analyzed for their total phenolic and flavonois content as well as antioxidant activity. Stem bark o...