The antimicrobial activity of plant oils and extracts has been recognized for many years. However, few investigations have compared large numbers of oils and extracts using methods that are directly comparable. In the present study, 52 plant oils and extracts were investigated for activity against Acinetobacter baumanii, Aeromonas veronii biogroup sobria, Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis...

23 The supercritical CO2 extraction of four different plants from Lamiaceae family, 24 namely oregano (Origanum vulgare), thyme (Thymus zygis), sage (Salvia officinalis) 25 and rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) was carried out in an experimental pilot-plant 26 comprising an extraction cell of two liters capacity. 600 g of leaves of each plant 27 material, with the same pre-treatment, were extra...

In this work, active films based on starch and PVA (S:PVA ratio of 2:1) were developed by incorporating neem (NO) and oregano essential oils (OEO). First, a screening of the antifungal effectiveness of different natural extracts (echinacea, horsetail extract, liquid smoke and neem seed oil) against two fungus (P. expansum and A. niger) was carried out. The effect of NO and OEO incorporation on ...

This work was originally undertaken to determine the effective conditions of essential oils against Trichophyton mentagrophytes in vitro for the treatment of tinea pedis in a foot bath. Agar blocks implanted with T. mentagrophytes were immersed in 0.1% aqueous agar containing two-fold dilutions of essential oils with or without sodium chloride at 27 degrees C, 37 degrees C and 42 degrees C for ...

in order to investigate the effect of urea, azocompost and cutting on growth characteristics of oregano, a factorial split-plot experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replications at yazd and mashhad, iran, during 2012-2013 growing season. four urea levels and four azocompost levels (to provide 0, 40, 80 and 120 kg n.ha-1 each) for yazd location )0, 43.5, ...

The combination of essential oils (EOs) with antibiotics provides a promising strategy towards combating resistant bacteria. We have selected a mixture of 3 major components extracted from EOs: carvacrol (oregano oil), eugenol (clove oil) and cinnamaldehyde (cinnamon oil). These compounds were successfully encapsulated within lipid nanocapsules (LNCs). The EOs-loaded LNCs were characterised by ...

Genus Origanum is an aromatic plant used in folk medicine and as a culinary herb, whose composition of volatile compounds is influenced by the type of species and geographical locations. This research evaluates the effect of altitude on the composition of volatile compounds and the contents of carvacrol and thymol of Origanum x majoricum Cambess and Origanum majorana L. fi...

This study determined the chemical composition and evaluated antioxidant activity antifungal properties of essential oils oregano (Origanum vulgare) mint (Mentha arvensis) against fungi Aspergillus flavus Penicillium commune as possible alternatives for food preservation. The antimicrobial both is shown by their minimum inhibitory concentration (4 mg/mL) oil, (8 dose (< 110 µl/L) 1500 µL/L) oil...