The current study succeeded in producing the lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) plant from somatic embryos induced by leaves callus of its seedlings, results soaking dormant seeds a solution gibberellic acid at concentrations (0, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0) gm l -1 for 24 hours showed superiority concentration 0.5 g L stimulation germination rate that reached 75% after 6 days comparing with other treat...

Hairy root culture is a promising approach to improve production of plant secondary metabolites. The genes, which are located in T-DNA root-inducing plasmid, regulate auxin sensitivity hairy roots. Therefore, this study was aimed the growth and rosmarinic acid Lavandula angustifolia Lateral branches roots were transferred ½ MS B5 liquid media. To assess sensitivity, indole-3-acetic (IAA) indole...

In this work we have checked the ability of the essential oils extracted from six different medicinal plants (Eugenia caryophyllata, Origanum vulgare, Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula officinalis, Melaleuca alternifolia, and Thymus vulgaris) to inhibit the growth of 18 bacterial type strains belonging to the 18 known species of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc). These bacteria are opportu...

BACKGROUND Since ancient times, various infectious diseases have been treated using herbal drugs. Today, efforts regarding the discovery of the effectual components of plants possessing antimicrobial properties are advanced. Herbal essential oils are widely used for treatment of various diseases, and they play an important role in health care considerations. METHODS The antibacterial activity...

The effect of pretreatment with essential oils (EOs) from eight aromatic plants on the seizure latency and severity of pentylenetetrazol- (PTZ-) induced seizures in mice was evaluated. Weight-dependent doses of Rosmarinus officinalis, Ocimum basilicum, Mentha spicata, Mentha pulegium, Lavandula angustifolia, Mentha piperita, Origanum dictamnus, and Origanum vulgare, isolated from the respective...

In the present paper are discussed the results of the investigations of the phenylpropanoids of the medicinal plants which are of the great interest as the sources of the neurotropic, adaptogenic, immunostimulating, antioxidative, and hepatoprotective preparations. There were shown the necessity of using of the standard samples of triandrin (Rhodiola rosea L. tissue cultures, Salix viminalis L....

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...

This work has demonstrated the ixodicidal and insect antifeedant effects of essential oils from 14 experimentally cultivated aromatic plants. The strong corresponded to Thymus zygis, vulgaris, Satureja montana, Oreganum virens , Mentha suaveolens . moderately active were Lavandula angustifolia, piperita, spicata, Artemisa herba-alba Rosmarinus officinalis most effective larvicidal compounds pip...