Essential oils extracted from flower petals of palmarosa (Cymbopogon martini), evening primrose (Primula rosea), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and tuberose (Polianthus tuberosa) were tested for their antibacterial activities against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Different concentrations of each essential oil ranging from 10-100% were tested. Both gram-positive and gram-negative ...

OBJECTIVES Monoterpenes can positively or negatively affect human health depending on their concentrations. To assess the atmospheric risk for greenhouse workers, monoterpene concentrations and personal exposure in herb-growing greenhouses were measured. METHODS Monoterpene concentrations in a commercial greenhouse, where rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) and lavender (Lavandula angustifol...

objective(s):neurodegenerative alzheimer’s disease (ad) is associated with profound deficits in synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity. long-term potentiation (ltp), an experimental form of synaptic plasticity, is intensively examined in hippocampus. in this study we evaluated the effect of aqueous extract of lavender (lavandula angustifolia) on induction of ltp in the ca1 area of hippoc...

a comparative study was made between the acaricidal activities of some essential oils: rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis l.), lavandula (lavandula angustifolia mill.), thyme (thymus vulgaris l.) and ziziphora (ziziphora clinopodioides lam.) on the important mite pest, tetranychus cinnabarinus boisduval, the carmine spider mite, oncut roses during 2010-2012. the sublethal concentrations of ziziph...

A comparative study was made between the acaricidal activities of some essential oils: rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), lavandula (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.), thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and ziziphora (Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam.) on the important mite pest, Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisduval, the carmine spider mite, oncut roses during 2010-2012. The sublethal concentrations of ziziph...

A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-021-02087-2

male infertility evaluation is important to recognize an origin and provide treatment if the etiology is correctable. the aim of the present study was to investigate the protective role of lavandula angustifolia in impaired spermatogenesis caused by cadmium chloride in male rats. 36 male wistar rats were allocated in 6 groups. cadmium chloride was injected for 3 consecutive days (0.5 mg/kg) in ...

Has been investigated impact of essential oils Ocimum basilicum L., Eugenia caryophyllata Thumb., Hyssopus officinalis Coriandrum sativum Nepeta cataria transcaucasica, Lavandula angustifolia Moench., Laurus nobilis Mentha longifólia 4 sorts piperita L, Abies alba Mill., Artemisia taurica Willd., Rosa gallica Pinus silvestris Thymus vulgaris Satureja montana hortensis L. on psycho-emotional sta...