The essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of Origanum scabrum and Origaum microphyllum, both endemic species in Greece, were analyzed by means of GC and GC-MS. Forty-eight constituents were identified, representing 98.59 and 98.66% of the oils, respectively. Carvacrol, terpinen-4-ol, linalool, sabinene, alpha-terpinene, and gamma-terpinene were found as the major components. Furthermore...

The present study was investigated the effects of two elicitors methyl jasmonate (0, 125, 250 and 500 µM) and chitosan (0, 50, 150 and 250 mg L-1) on shoot and callus growth of Iranian Hypericum perforatumL. in vitro cultures in separate experiments. The experiment was done in the base of completely randomized design with five replications and five explants in each replication. Methyl jasmonate...

The aim of this study is to produce essential oil loaded nanofiber wound dressings from PVA, which a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer, by emulsion electrospinning method. Hypericum Perforatum oil, known for its antibacterial, antioxidant anti-inflammatory properties on skin disorders, was used Kolliphor RH40 surfactant added emulsify in polymer solution. In order examine the effect amoun...

Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae) is one of the medicinal plants whose value has increased rapidly in recent years. It especially popular for its use treatment mild and moderate depression, as well skin diseases, internal external inflammatory wounds, neurological disorders, metabolism-disrupting effects free radicals. Besides, it shows inhibitory against different kinds microorganisms suc...

Crude aqueous and methanolic extracts of 97 plant species belonging to 35 families collected from the west of Iran were screened for antifungal activity against economically important phytopathogenic fungi, Pythium aphanidermatum. Bioassay of the extracts was conducted by paper disc diffusion method on agar plate cultures with four replications. Seventeen of 97 (17.5%) plant species showed inhi...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Medicinal plants have been traditionally used for different kinds of ailments including infectious diseases. There is an increasing need for substances with antiviral activity since the treatment of viral infections with the available antiviral drugs often leads to the problem of viral resistance. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes a variety of life threatening diseases. ...

ABSTRAC~. -Two gecko species, Hemidactylus turcicus and Cyrtopodion scabrum, have been introduced into the Port of Galveston, Texas. While H. turcicus has been established for a longer period of time, the relatively recent introduction of C. scabrum near the entrance of the Port has apparently led to the disphcement of H. turcicus in that area. This has resulted in a distribution in which the t...

Medicinal and aromatic plants have popular recently to investigate their usability as natural resources in many areas due superior biological activity properties. Hypericum genus contained important medicinal plant species known worldwide. In this study, the ethanol extracts from different parts (flower, leaf stem) of three perforatum, heterophyllum, scabrum were screened for toxicity against a...