introduction & aim: the aim of this study was evaluating effect of methanol and ethanol foliar application as a new and safe technology in plant production on lemon balm’s (melissa officinalis l.) volatile oil components. experimental: experimental carried out based on a randomized complete block design (rcbd) with fifteen treatments and three replications in the experimental field of medi...

OBJECTIVE Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) is contemporaneously used as a mild sedative and/or calming agent. Although recent research has demonstrated modulation of mood in keeping with these roles, no studies to date have directly investigated the effects of this herbal medication on laboratory-induced psychological stress. METHODS In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, balan...

1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, TURKEY 2 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, TURKEY 3 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, TURKEY 4 Faculty of Art and Science, Department of Chemistr...

Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) had been reported in traditional Moroccan medicine to exhibit calming, antispasmodic, and strengthening heart effects. Therefore, this study is aimed at determining the anti-inflammatory activities of M. officinalis L. leaves. The effect of the essential oil of the leaves of this plant was investigated for anti-inflammatory properties by using carrageenan and ...

State -dependent learning is the phenomenon through which memory retrieval is most efficient when an individual is in the same state of consciousness as they were when the memory was formed. M. officinalis has also terpenoides that is useful in memory and learning. Moreover nicotine can affect on memory and learning by nicotinic receptors of hippocampus cholinergic system. The present study was...