Damage to cell and tissues by oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is one of the most important risk factors of many diseases such as atherosclerosis, roumatoid arthritis and cancer. Oxidation occurs due to increase of oxidant agents such as free radicals or decrease of antioxidants. Thymus daenensis Celak. is a herbaceous wild medicinal plant endemic to Iran. In the course of screen...

Background & Aim: Thymus daenensis Celak. is one of the herbal and  perennial medicinal plants belonging to Lamiaceae which grows widely in Isfahan and Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari provinces. All of its floral on aerial part has extensive use in preparing traditional medicines. The major constitutes of Thymus daenensis Celak. are thymol and carvacrol. Since ecolo...

Traditional medicine has maintained its importance in the world, and its use is rapidly gaining in popularity in industrialized countries. To cure illnesses and ailments almost 80% of the global population use traditional medicine, mainly medicinal plants. Today, according to the World Health Organization, 20,000 medicinal and aromatic plants are used in the world [1]. Long term experience has ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative, aerobic bacterium found in water and soil. It is a normal flora in skin and gastrointestinal tract of human beings. P. aeruginosa as an opportunistic pathogen involved in nosocomial infections having multiple pathogenic factors and shows high rate of resistance to different antibiotics. The aim of this study was to identify th...

Damage to cell and tissues by oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is one of the most important risk factors of many diseases such as atherosclerosis, roumatoid arthritis and cancer. Oxidation occurs due to increase of oxidant agents such as free radicals or decrease of antioxidants. Thymus daenensis Celak. is a herbaceous wild medicinal plant endemic to Iran. In the course of screen...