abstract: due to the importance of essential oils and their use in various industries, the essential oils of four types of citrus consisting of orange (c. sinesis), tangerine (c. reticulate), sweet lemon (c. limetta) and sour lemon (c. limon) were extracted and subjected to chemical analysis to identify and evaluate the chemical constituents of the oils. the average essential oils of orange, ta...

In his editorial accompanying our systematic review of aromatherapy (June Journal),1 Vickers2 concludes that ‘it is not of pressing scientific importance to know whether aromatherapy enhances the effects of massage, since the essential oils used in aromatherapy are not particularly toxic or expensive’. I believe that this statement is misleading, perhaps even unscientific. If massage therapy al...

background: the leishmanicidal and cytotoxic activity of ten essential oils obtained from ten plant specimens were evaluated. methods: essential oils were obtained by the steam distillation of plant leaves without any prior processing. cytotoxicity was tested on j774 macrophages and leishmanicidal activity was assessed against four species of leishmania associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis ....

Background & Aim: The Lamiaceae or Labiatae (commonly referred to as the mint or deadnettle family) are an exceedingly large and widespread of flowering plants (Angiospermae). Most member of Lamiaceae plants are used in Iranian folk medicine as stimulant, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, stomachic, expectorant, carminative, anti-diarrheic and anti-bacterial. The aim of the present work was to obtain a ...

the essential oil of verbena officinalis growing in iran was extracted using hydro-distillationmethod and the antibacterial and antioxidant activities were evaluated. the antibacterial activity of the essentialoil against a gram-positive (s. aureus atcc25923) and gram negative (e. coli atcc 25922) were examined.the results obtained revealed that the essential oil exhibited variable levels of an...

conclusions the data of the study clearly indicated that the eo of s. hortensis has a strong antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activity. results total phenolic content was determined by using folin-ciocalteu reagent (32.65 mg/g), which was presented as gallic acid equivalent in 1 g of sample. ic50 of eo and ascorbic acid in dpph method were respectively 277.9 and 19.34 µg. minimum inhi...

background and aims: one of the most common chronic diseases in the world is tooth decay. a variety of bacteria are involved in this disorder of which streptococcus mutants is the most common. essential oils are considered as new natural compounds for use in combating drug-resistant bacteria. this study was aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of some essential oils prepared from eucaly...