root rot is one of the important diseases of bean in zanjan province and two fungal pathogens, rhizoctonia solani and fusarium solani are the major causal agents of this disease in the region. in this research, the inhibitory effect of n-hexane, di-ethyl-ether, chloroform and ethanol extracts of five plant species, hermel (peganum harmala), thyme (thymus kotschyanus), yarrow (achillea wilhelmsi...

Talazadeh F and Mayahi M Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, Volume 6, Number 1, January 2017 http://www.herbmedpharmacol.com 34 (14). This phytosterol complex targets the TH1 and TH2 cells, resulting in improved T-lymphocyte and natural killer cell activities (15). Chinese herbs can also help to develop immune organs, such as the spleen and thymus (16) as well as increase in antibody production. ...

Members of Candida species cause significant problems in medicine and in many industrial branches also. In order to prevent from Candida sp. development, essential oils are more and more frequently applied as natural, non-toxic, non-pollutive and biodegradable agents with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. The aim of the research was to determine changes in morphology and metabolic pro...

Medicinal plants have a long tradition of use in folk and conventional medicine. In recent years numerous studies confirm various bioactivities of natural products, among them antibacterial activity. Natural antibacterial agents such are essential oils and isolated compounds now represent a notable source for pharmaceutical and food industry and are widely used in cosmetology. They meet standar...

In the Mediterranean zone semi-natural vegetation and diverse mountain-cropping systems have been converted into monocultures with low tree densities, leaving the soil unprotected. Soil loss and runoff over a three-year period were monitored in hillside erosion plots (35% slope and 144 m 2 in area) with almond (Prunus amygdalus) trees under three soil-management systems: no-tillage with sage (S...

I am most honoured by your invitation to speak at this meeting of the Shanghai Institute of Bio-historiography. As many of you know, I work at the University of San Francisco de Crico, in that remote Pacific province of the Spanish Empire, Hispano-America, and I am interested mainly in the early history of plant genetic engineering, that obscure period covering the end of the 20th century (old ...

Background & Aim: Thymus vulgaris L. and Thymus daenensis Celak (Thyme), members of the family Lamiaceae, are widely used in Iranian folk medicine. The aim of this research was to study how salicylic acid (SA), gibberellin (GA), and indole acetic acid (IAA)-seed priming affect UV-B radiation in seeds of Thyme (T. vulgaris, T. daenensis </...

Background & Aim: Thymus vulgaris L. and Thymus daenensis Celak (Thyme), members of the family Lamiaceae, are widely used in Iranian folk medicine. The aim of this research was to study how salicylic acid (SA), gibberellin (GA), and indole acetic acid (IAA)-seed priming affect UV-B radiation in seeds of Thyme (T. vulgaris, T. daenensis </...

This experiment was aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of adding natural extracts (clove, Mentha thyme) with synthetic BHT on some physiochemical, microbial, sensory characteristics lamb patties stored at 4 Cº for 12 days. Results indicated that there’s a steady rise (P&lt;0.01) in oxidative rancidity, microbial pH increasing time storage. Also, significant reduction TBA, observed treate...