Background & Aim:  Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used in clinical medicine. The adverse effects they produce in the gastrointestinal tract however, often limit their utility. Oxidative stress has been shown to occur in the small intestine in response to the oral administration of indomethacin. In view of this, the effect of thyme essential oil, an agent with anti-o...

The vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is a pest in grape vine growing areas worldwide. The essential oils from the following aromatic plants were tested for their insecticidal activity against P. ficus: peppermint, Mentha piperita L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae), thyme-leaved savory, Satureja thymbra L., lavender, Lavandula angustifolia Mill, and basil, Ocimum ba...

a new natural and environmental friendly wound dressing was introduced for the first time that was prepared by electrospinning method. this new wound dressing has chitosan base, and poly (ethylene oxide) was added as co-spinning agent to improve spinnability of chitosan. moreover, thyme extract as a natural antibacterial additive was introduced in the as electrospun nanofibers scaffold in order...

the effect of thyme and ajowan essential oils (200µg/l and 300µg/l respectivilly ) on growth of aflatoxin-producing strain of aspergillus parasiticus on 2 stages of pistachio (green and with dry peel ) was studied . also organoleptic tests for evaluating odor and flavor residual of essential oils on pistachio were also performed tested . the collected data were statistically analyzed. the resul...

the experiment was done in a factorial design based on completely randomized with three factors and five replications in vitro. the first factors, plant extract (nine plant species), the second factor, solvent (5 solvent) and the third factor, concentration (3 concentration) were considered. in pot condition, the experiment was carried out in factorial based on completely randomized design with...

Thymus munbyanus Boiss. & Reut., is a small shrub endemic to Morocco and Algeria, it commonly used treat several diseases, including digestive, circulatory, genital, skin, urinary, nervous respiratory diseases. The extracts of this thyme are rich in wide variety phenolic compounds such as polyphenols volatile phenols exhibit numerous biological activities. present review summarizes the lite...

thyme (thymus vulgaris l.) is perennial aromatic shrub belonging to the mint family which has anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, carminative, anti-cough, sputum and antioxidant properties. in order to study the effects of drought stress and bio-fertilizer on plant growth, essential oil yield and constituents of thyme plant, an experiment was conducted in a split plot based on randomized complete block...

background: due to high content of unsaturated fatty acids, trout is susceptible to oxidative spoilage. in this study, the effects of thymus vulgaris essential oil (eo) and extract on oxidative stability of cooked rainbow trout fillet during four months frozen storage period were investigated. methods: three groups of fish fillets were treated with thyme eo and three other groups were treated w...