OBJECTIVE Regarding the anticonvulsant effects of Satureja hortensis (S . hortensis) in Avicenna's book: canon of medicine; the present study was undertaken to evaluate the anti- eplileptic effects of S . hortensis aqueous and ethanolic aerial part extracts. Furthermore, the mechanisms of their anticonvulsant activities were also evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seizure was induced by Pentyle...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of Satureja hortensis seed extracts and to analyze their essential oil constituents. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hydroalcoholic and polyphenolic extracts and essential oil of S. hortensis seeds were prepared using standard methods. Analgesic activity was assessed in male mice (25-35 g) using standard methods...

In November 2018 severe downy mildew infection was observed on summer savory plants in Kermanshah Province, Iran. Leaves infected displayed chlorosis-browning the upper surfaces and abundant dark gray-brown sporulation of asexual morph lower surfaces. Based morphological characteristics molecular analyses using ITS-1 ITS-4, species identified as Peronospora saturejae-hortensis. The nucleotide s...

Due to the numerous side effects of synthetic pesticides, including environmental pollution, threats human health, harmful on non-target organisms and pest resistance, use alternative healthy, available efficient agents in management strategies is necessary. In this paper, susceptibility cosmopolitan, polyphagous, stored-product Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) fumigation essential oils t...