background: herbal distillates had been used for many centuries as herbal medicine in traditional persian medicine. recently, some studies claimed the presence of methanol in different types of herbal distillates which can cause different complications or even death as methanol is highly toxic. the main purpose of this study was to determine methanol content in the commonly-used industrial herb...

results based on the results, medicinal plant extracts have marvelous effects on dandruff removal with fewer side effects, though it takes long time to treat the mentioned concern. conclusions the results show that applying the combination of medicinal plant extracts and natural ingredients with chemical compounds in pharmaceutical industry can optimize treatment. objectives the aim of this res...

the inhibitory activities of aqueous and solvent extracts of twelve selected medicinal plants were evaluated against biosynthesis of aflatoxin b1 (afb1) by aspergillus flavus. the a. flavus was isolated from maize, and aflatoxin b1 biosynthesis was confirmed by comparison with standard afb1 using tlc method. in vivo antiaflatoxigenic efficacies of activity guided solvent extracts were determine...

background: application of plant extracts as mosquito control strategy was practiced from centuries. these are easily available, non-toxic, biodegradable and exhibit broad-spectrum target specific activities against larval stages of mosquitoes. method: different potential parts of locally grown plants, seeds of nutmeg ( myristica fragrans ), peel of musambi ( citrus sinensis ), leaves of babuna...

introduction: increasing of food-related diseases has led to the perception of diet importance. plant-derived products (especially tea) as important sources of antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds play a major role in reducing food pathogens. in this study, total phenolic content, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of four tea extracts including green tea, white, black and red teas were ...

background: considering the wide consumption of some synthetic antioxidants and their probable negative health effects, in this study, the protective effects of satureja hortensis l. extracts in stabilizing soybean oil against oxidation at different concentrations (200 and 400 ppm) were tested. methods: the aerial parts of s. hortensis l. were collected from isfahan province and extracted with ...

background: there are several plant extractions which are being used for mosquito control. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of olea vera, linum usitatissimum and piper nigera against anopheles stephensi and aedes aegypti under laboratory conditions. methods: these tests were carried out using who recommended bioassay method for adult mosquitoes. results: the extracts from blac...

this research aimed to study on effect of foliar spraying with zinc (as zinc sulphate), nitrogen (as urea) and iron (as sulphate and chelated fe) on growth parameters, quality of fruit, flower characteristics, chemical constituents and nutrients content of leaves on grapevine. applied nutrients were zinc sulphate (zn) of 0.0 and 1.5gl-1 and urea (n) at 0.0 and 5 gl-1 and fe (1) control (low fe)...

leishmaniasis is a neglected public health problem caused by the protozoan species belonging to the genus leishmania affecting mostly the poor populations of developing countries. the causative organism is transmitted by female sandflies. cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral clinical manifestations are the most frequent forms of leishmaniasis. chemotherapy still relies on the use of pentavale...

chemodiversity in plants provides sources of great value which might be helpful for finding new leads in drug discovery programs. fabaceae as the third largest family of flowering plants was chosen to investigate its possible antifungal activity. in order to increase the effectiveness of the result, molecular similarity methods and chemical data were used. twelve plants were selected from fabac...