BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In this study, the antibacterial effect of essential oil of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli was evaluated in culture media and Iranian white cheese. MATERIALS AND METHODS The tarragon essential oil (EO) obtained by the steam distillation method and its antibacterial activity was evaluated in 96-well microtiter plates con...

The chemical composition, the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of Artemisia dracunculus L. leaves were examined through utilization four solvents for extraction. These included ultrapure water, ethanol, methanol acetic acid. values reached total polyphenols between 77.2 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g extracts 192.1 GAE/g methanolic extracts. flavonoids identified at 46.4 quercetin (Q...

the present study explores the chemical constitution and antioxidant activity of the essential oils of the aerial parts of artemisia dracunculus l. and the flower heads of matricaria chamomilla l. gc-ms analysis revealed the presence of (z)-anethole (51.72%), (z)-β-ocimene (8.32%), methyleugenol (8.06%), limonene (4.94%) and linalool (4.41%) in artemisia dracunculus and (e)-β-farnesene (24.19%)...

fumigant toxicity of various doses of essential oils (185.2, 370.4, 555.5, 740.7, 925.4, 1111.1, and 1296.3 µl/l water) from five officinal plants, including rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis), lavender (lavandula vera), fennel (foeniculum vulgare), tarragon (artemisia dracunculus)and summer savory (satureja hortensis)on two stored products pests, cowpea weevil (callosobruchus maculatus) and red...

The plant Tagetes lucida Cav. (syn. T. florida Sweet, T. schiedeana Less.) is an aromatic herb distributed naturally from Mexico to Honduras, at elevations between 1 000 and 2 000 m. It is used as a spice, for medicine, as insecticide and as ornamental plant. It is cultivated commercially in Costa Rica as a spice herb; it contains an oil having an anise-like odor, and the fresh aerial parts of ...