conclusions the excellent antimicrobial activities of the tested eos might be due to their major phenolic or alcoholic monoterpenes with known antimicrobial activities. hence, these eos can be possibly used as an antimicrobial agent in treatment and control of oral pathogens. results the tested eos inhibited the growth of examined oral pathogens at concentrations of 0.015-16 µl/ml. among the ex...

background and aim: from long time ago, traditional medicine was integrated with popular culture and various aspects of treatment have been allocated to it. at the present time, the use rate of this method depends on people’s belief and recognition. experimental: the research was conducted in the region mobarakeh, iran, in order to identify the priorities for application of medicinal plants by ...

background pycnocycla spinosa decne. ex boiss is an aromatic plant which showed relaxant effects on isolated ileum contractions and antidiarrheal activity. thirty four components have been extracted from p. spinosa essential oil, of which several major constituents were found to show seasonal variation. objectives the aim of this work is to evaluate the diurnal variation of its oil constituents...