b a ckground: using special lotions and repellent sprays on skin is one of the effective methods to prevent arthropods biting which was verified in this study. m e t hods: essential oils of four plants ( satureja khuzestanica, salvia sclarea , lavendula officinalis and myrtus communis ) were separately extracted by clevenger used hydro distillation method. then separated solutions with 10%, 20%...

conclusions the excellent antimicrobial activities of the tested eos might be due to their major phenolic or alcoholic monoterpenes with known antimicrobial activities. hence, these eos can be possibly used as an antimicrobial agent in treatment and control of oral pathogens. results the tested eos inhibited the growth of examined oral pathogens at concentrations of 0.015-16 µl/ml. among the ex...

background & aim: ziziphora l. genus belongs to the lamiaceae family, which has important medicinal and aromatic plant species. in current study, essential oil chemical compositions of two ziziphora l. species (z. tenuior l. and z. clinopodioides lam.) were investigated. experimental: the flowering branches of z. tenuior and z. clinopodioides were collected in spring and summer 2011. the ae...

background & aim: secondary metabolites with bioactive and functional properties in essence of aromatic plants can be useful for improvement of quality and persistence of food as natural preservative.  the aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial of essential oils of some of the medicinal plants collected from chaharmahal va bakhtiari province, iran. experimental: the e...

mastitis is one of the most costly diseases in the dairy industry. the use of antibiotics in the treatment of mastitis leads to bacterial resistance and health problems for consumers. this study aimed to determine the antibacterial properties of essential oil of thymus vulgaris on the bacteria staphylococcus aureus, escherichia coli and staphylococcus were agalactia. antibacterial properties of...

in order to investigate the effect of urea, azocompost and cutting on growth characteristics of oregano, a factorial split-plot experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replications at yazd and mashhad, iran, during 2012-2013 growing season. four urea levels and four azocompost levels (to provide 0, 40, 80 and 120 kg n.ha-1 each) for yazd location )0, 43.5, ...

background & aim: the major aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of the essential oils from five medicinal plants. experimental: the hydro-distillation essential oils from five plant species, including satureja bachtiarica, zataria multiflora, thymus daenensis, thymus carmanicus, and ziziphora tenuior (lamiaceae) which are endemic in iran. in-vitro antibacterial tes...

rosmarinus officinalis is one of the most important medicinal and aromatic plants around the world. essential oil as a weapon against biotic and abiotic stresses plays an important role in essential oil bearing plants. in this study the essential oil content and constituent of plants containing bacterium-gall on the shoots and crown was compared with non-contaminated plants. essential oil perce...

background: nanosilver particles are among the potentially candidates for modulating the redox status and changing the growth, performance and quality of plants because of their physicochemical characteristics.   objective: this study was carried out to elucidate the potential effects of nanosilver particles application on variations of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoids) and ...