Background: Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L. [family Apiaceae]) seed essential oil is reported to have antiseptic activity. Until now the antiviral properties of cumin seed extracts on viruses such as herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) have not been studied. The objective of this study was to investigate the in vitro effects of aqueous, methanolic and hydroalcoholic extracts of cumin seed on HSV-1 growth ...

introduction: the aims of this study were i) to define the chemical constituents of cuminum cyminum (cumin) essential oil, ii) to compare the antimicrobial activity of this oil to that of chlorhexidine (chx) and co-trimoxazole on planktonic and biofilm forms of bacteria isolated from the teeth with persistent endodontic infection and iii ) to compare the cytotoxicity of these medicaments on l92...

Most of the bacterial pathogens are resistant to existing synthetic antibacterial agents demanding an increasing effort to seek effective phytochemicals as antibacterial agents against such pathogens. Nigella sativa L. (black cumin) seeds play an important role in folk medicine and some of its major constituents are reported to be pharmacologically active. In this present work, black cumin seed...

The present research was aimed to evaluate an interactive effect of cage density and level of dietary black cumin (BC) on productive efficiency of broiler chickens. A total of 270 broiler chickens (initial body weight of 163.12 ± 8.10g) were allocated into a completely randomized design with a 3 x 3 factorial pattern. The first factor was the cage density (bird/m2) namely, D1 = 8; D2 = 10, and ...

in order to study different arrangements and weed controls effects on mung bean (vigna radiate l. wilczek) – black cumin (nigella sativa l.) intercropping an experiment was conducted at the research station of faculty of agriculture, ferdowsi university of mashhad, iran, during growing season 2005 – 2006. sixteen treatments comprising combinations of eight sowing patterns [a1: sole black cumin,...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to explore the in vitro antibacterial activity of seven ethanolic extracts of spices against high level gentamicin resistant (HLGR) enterococci isolated from human clinical samples. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two hundred and fifteen enterococcal strains were isolated from clinical samples. High level gentamicin resistance in ethanolic extracts of cumin (Cuminum...

Natural antimicrobials as well as essential oils (EOs) have gained interest to inhibit pathogenic microorganisms and to control food borne diseases. Campylobacter spp. are one of the most common causative agents of gastroenteritis. In this study, cardamom, cumin, and dill weed EOs were evaluated for their antibacterial activities against Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli by using agar...

Aim: To explore the in vitro antibacterial activity of seven ethanolic extracts of spices against the clinical isolates of enterococci. Methods: 215 enterococcal strains were isolated from clinical samples. Ethanolic extracts of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum), Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), Ginger (Zingiber officinale), Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) , Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum), Cardamom ...

Introduction Pesticide is a massive poisoning substance; spread a major global health problem and killing 250–350 000 people each year (Jeyaratnam, 1990; Gunnell, 2007). Profenofos [O-(4-bromo-2chlorophenyl) O-ethyl S-propyl phosphorothioate] is a organophosphorus insecticide and was developed for pest strains resistant to other organophosphorus insecticide (Worthing, 1979). Due to its wide use...

diabetes is one of the most common metabolic diseases in the world. vitamin e reduces protein glycation and improves insulin sensitivity, while cumin is effective in remission of diabetes. therefore this study was designed to evaluate the effects of vitamin e and cumin essential oil, on the blood level of leptin,glycosylated hemoglobin (hba1c) and also on lipid profile in diabetic patients.in t...