The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae), is one of the most important pests of cattle and costs U.S. cattle producers billions of dollars in losses annually. In this study, the efficacy of catnip oil encapsulated in gelatin in oviposition deterrence and larval growth inhibition in stable flies was examined under laboratory conditions. More than 98% inhibition of stable fly larva...

Essential oils of Nepeta parnassica, collected at different developmental stages, were analyzed by means of GC/MS. From the fifty-five identified constituents in samples A and B, representing 94.8% and 98.7% of the oils respectively, 4a(alpha),7alpha,7alpha(beta)-nepetalactone (22.0%), 1,8-cineole (21.1%), alpha-pinene (9.5%) and 4a(alpha),7,beta,7alpha(beta)-nepetalactone (7.9%) were the major...

Herbal medicines or natural products and plant extract may exhibit promising alternatives supplements for chemotherapy antibiotic therapy. The aim of the study is to evaluate therapeutic value phytoconstituents whole plant, Nepeta distans. methanol contains four known compounds, namely, oleanolic acid, ursolic β-sitosterol, stigmasterol. structures these compounds were confirmed with help NMR m...

The essential oil of catnip, Nepeta cataria L., contains two isomers of nepetalactone, E,Z-and Z,E-nepetalactone, and was tested for repellent activity to adult male German cockroaches, Blattella germanica (L.), in a choice-test arena. The two isomers of nepetalactone were purified by using preparative thin-layer chromatography and tested for behavioral activity in the choice-test arena. Signif...

nepeta satureioides boiss. has been used in traditional medicine of eastern countries and is famous for its medicinal properties. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of methanol (meoh), n -hexane and dichloromethane (ch 2 cl 2 ) fractions of the extract on melanin synthesis and oxidative stress in b16f10 melanoma cell line. the b16f10 cell line viability after treatment with increa...