some medicinal plants are a potential source of new drugs, in order to improve the treatment of chagas disease whose treatment is still a challenge. in this study, the in vitro anti-epimastigote activity of certain fractions of achillea biebersteinii, a. millefolium, satureja mutica and s. macrantha was evaluated. diethyl ether fractions of achillea species and acetone fractions of satureja spe...

the antibacterial effect of alcoholic extract of satureja bactiarica were investigated quantitatively and qualitatively on two foodborne pathogenic bacteria including staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli. determination of the mic and mbc values were used as quantitative method, and disk and well  diffusion methods were applied as qualitative methods.  the results of the disk diffusion tes...

Background and Aims: Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellated protozoa that is associated with vaginitis, cervicitis, urethritis and other vaginal disorders. Current study aimed to evaluate the anti-Trichomonas activity of Medicago sativa and Satureja hortensis, in vitro. Materials and Methods: Ethanolic extract of Medicago sativa and Satureja hortensis were obtained by rotary evaporator. anti-T...

Introduction: Some plants show antimicrobial activity against wide range of microorganism. The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity and stability of Zataria multiflora Boiss and Satureja khuzestanica essential oil (EO). Materials and methods: First, these plants (Zataria multiflora Boiss and Satureja khuzestanica) were collected, verified by a botanist, dried, and gr...