Peppermint, Mentha piperita L. belonging to the Lamiaceae family, contains a valuable essential oil known for its high menthol and menthone content. During vegetation seasons of 2016 2017, field studies were conducted in Turkey?s Isparta climate by using randomized blocks examine yield composition new peppermint cultivars. In these studies, Multimentha produced highest herb even though quality ...

Essential oils are natural compounds, which have extensive applications in perfumery, food and pharmaceutical industries. Nowadays they are also used in preservation of foods and disinfectant production. Considering the undesirable effects of synthetic compounds on the nature and living beings, using natural compounds like essential oils have been noticed recently. Peppermint (Mentha piperita) ...

Peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) was independently transformed with a homologous sense version of the 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase cDNA and with a homologous antisense version of the menthofuran synthase cDNA, both driven by the CaMV 35S promoter. Two groups of transgenic plants were regenerated in the reductoisomerase experiments, one of which remained normal in appearance ...

BACKGROUND Enhancing athletic performance is a great desire among the athletes, coaches and researchers. Mint is one of the most famous natural herbs used for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antioxidant, and vasoconstrictor effects. Even though inhaling mint aroma in athletes has been investigated, there were no significant effects on the exercise performance. METHODS Twelve ...

in order to evaluate row spacing and microelements spraying on yield and some morphological traits ofpeppermint, a split plot experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with fourreplications in sari agricultural sciences and natural resources university during 2010-2011. threelevels of row spacing (50 × 10, 50 × 20 and 50 × 30 cm) and two levels of microelements (no spra...

INTRODUCTION Peppermint is an efficient medicinal plant for the treatment of diseases, and it also can be used to produce raw materials in the pharmaceutical industry. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects of various levels of peppermint alcoholic extract on body-weight gain and blood biochemical parameters in adult male Wistar rats. METHODS This experiment was conducte...

In recent years, emphasis has been placed on colonoscopic quality, leading to reinvestigation of basic elements of colonoscopic extubation technique, such as withdrawal time, changing patient position, operator technique, and bowel preparation [1–4], that have been shown to impact polyp and adenoma detection rates. Basic technique can be improved to maximize adenoma detection with minimal addit...

BACKGROUND Pediculosis, caused by head lice (Pediculidae: Pediculus humanus var. capitis), is experiencing a global resurgence, with the prevalence in primary schools averaging as high as 40% in some areas regardless of socioeconomic factors. Control efforts using chemical treatments are becoming increasingly ineffective, with insecticide resistance recorded in several countries. Prevention usi...