background trachyspermum ammi or carum copticum, commonly known as ajowan or ajwain is a plant used as a spice. thymol, the major phenolic compound present in ajowan is known as a strong germicide and anti-spasmodic. it is also used for cleaning the wounds and treating skin infections. objectives here, we aimed to study the inhibitory effects of ajowan essential oil on microorganisms like esche...

Carum copticum L. is a medicinal plant of the Apiaceae family with medicinal properties. In this study, the effects of UV-B radiation on the photosynthetic pigments and essential oils as well as phenols and anthocyanin of the seedling and callus of C. copticum were investigated under in vitro conditions. For this purpose, the experiment was set up in a completely randomized design, with three r...

intoduction essential oils (eos) are important aromatic components of herbs and spices which are complex mixtures of secondary plant metabolites consisting of low-boiling-phenylpropenes and terpenes. their biological activities have been known and utilized since ancient times in perfumery, food preservation, flavoring, and medicine. some of their biological activities include antibacterial, ant...

Chronic administration of Abana, an Indian herbomineral preparation, showed a significant hypolipidaemic activity in rats. Serum β lipoprotein lipid components and apoprotein levels were significantly lowered, low-density lipoprotein being more affected than very low-density lipoprotein. However, serum high-density lipoprotein lipids and apoproteins were slightly increased. The reduction in the...