Hook. f. & Thoms. (Menispermaceae), which is a succulent climbing shrub distributed throughout most of India, has been reported (1). Polysaccharides are often subjected to different chemical modifications in order to gain information on their sequences and possible configurations. Methylation analysis has proven to be valuable in following the outcome of such modifications. The present work inv...

Estimation of phytochemicals and antimicrobial activities mentha spicata from southern districts KPKNaseem Ullah, Muhammad Khurram, Farhat Ali Khan, Sahibzada Umar Khayyam, Usman Amin, Saleem Umberin Najeeb, Said Muhammad, Javid Hussain, M Asif Khan

Purpose: To determine, in Sprague Dawley rats, the toxicity profile of the methanol extract of Mentha spicata, a plant used in folklore medicine for the treatment of various forms of pain. Methods: The plant extract, at concentrations ranging from 100 0.07 mg/ml, was used to determine the median lethal concentration (LC50) based on brine shrimp lethality assay. Artificial sea water served as co...

The aim of the present study was to investigate chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oil from the leaf of Mentha spicata plant against common food-borne pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella typhimurium, and Escherichia coli O157:H7). Chemical composition of the essential oil was identified by g...

introduction many herbal products (herbs and essential oils) are currently used as feed additives by the feed industry in the european :union: and elsewhere. these phytogenic substances which increase feed aroma or palatability of feeds are classified as sensory additives by european council. however, several publications show that some essential oils may have beneficial effects on animal perfo...

HE major components of Mentha oils are a principal ketone, and its related alcohol and ester. Since these compounds account for 75-85 percent of the oil by weight, an elementary genetic understanding of their origin and relationship would seem important to any plant breeding work. In this paper, we wish to consider the genetic relationship between the ketone (menthone) and its related alcohol (...

In the present study effort have been made to find the anti-bacteria effect of six medicinal plant essential oil namely, Ocimum bascilicum (Basil oil), mentha arvensis (Cormint oil),Zingiber officinale(ginger oil),citrus limon(lemon oil), thymus mastichina (Marjoram oil) and mentha spicata (Spearmint oil) were assessed for anti bacterial activity against therefore pathogenic bacteria such as B....

this study was conducted to evaluate the hypoglycemic, hypocholesterolemic and antioxidant properties of mentha spicata (labiateae) leaves aqueous extract (msla) in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. in this study, hyperglycemia was induced in male rats by intraperitoneal injection of alloxan monohydrate (150 mg/kg). the aqueous extract of m. spicata was orally administered at a dose of 300 mg/kg b...

Sessile organisms often exhibit morphological changes in response to permanent exposure to mechanical stimulation (wind or water movements). The adaptive value of these morphological changes (hydrodynamic performance and consequences on fitness) has not been studied extensively, particularly for higher plants submitted to flow stress. The aim was to determine the adaptive value of morphological...