Saffron essential oil has a pleasant aroma and medicinal activities. However, it is sensible into the environmental condition. Therefore, it should be protected against unwanted changes during storage or processing. Encapsulation is introduced as a process by which liable materials are protected from unwanted changes. In the present study, different ratios (0:100, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25, and 100:0...

this experiment was conducted to study the effects of single and combined application of organic, biological and chemical fertilizers on qualitative and quantitative characteristics of vegetative part of coriander, (coriandrum sativum l.). the experiment was carried out as split plot in time based on complete randomized block design with three replications and 12 treatments at research station,...

Myocardial infarction (MI) is a common presentation of the ischemic heart disease. Lavandula angustifolia is a herbaceous plant with antioxidative effects.This study was designed to investigate the cardioprotective effects of lavandula angustifolia essential oil against isoproterenol-induced MI in rats.The dried sample was subjected to hydrodistillation by using a Clevenger and the oils were dr...

in order to study impacts of organic manure levels and inoculation with mycorrhiza fungi on growth, quantitative and qualitative yield of hyssop (hyssopus officinalis l.), a field experiment was conducted as factorial based on a randomized complete block design with three replications at the agricultural research station, ferdowsi university of mashhad, during two growing seasons of 2009-2010 a...

  Background: Nanosilver particles are among the potentially candidates for modulating the redox status and changing the growth, performance and quality of plants because of their physicochemical characteristics.   Objective: This study was carried out to elucidate the potential effects of nanosilver particles application on variations of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoids) an...

cinnamon is the bark the cinnamomi cassia that exhibits many medical properties such as anti-cancer effect and anti-diabetic effect. moreover, because of its antioxidant activity; it can be used in food industries. many studies have already reported biological and chemical properties of the cinnamon extracted essential oil such as their antimicrobial, antifungal, antimosquito, free radical scav...

abstract dietary essential oils may be used as alternatives to antibiotics and its might improve poultry performance. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of coriander essential oil on growth performance, carcass characteristics and immune system in broiler chickens. two hundred day-old broiler chickens (ross 308) were allocated to 5 treatments, 4 replications with a completely ...