The antimicrobial activity of essential oils is discussed in this review taking in account
studies which were published in the period of time from 2008 until September 2010 …

Food consumers and industries urged the need of natural alternatives to assure food safety
and quality. As a response, the use of natural compounds from herbs and spices is an …

Aromatic plants produce organic compounds that may be involved in the defense of plants
against phytopathogenic insects, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. One of these compounds …

Phyllanthus niruri, a typical member of family Euphorbiaceae, is a small annual herb found
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of both hemispheres. The genus Phyllanthus …

This study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of Thymus capitatus and two of
its major components namely thymol and carvacrol. The dried leaves were extracted using …

Introduction Natural oil-based nanoemulsions (NEs) have been widely investigated in many
diseases that affect the oral cavity. NEs are delivery systems that enhance the solubility of …

Four endophytic fungi were isolated from the medicinal plant, Catharanthus roseus, and
were identified as Diaporthe spp. with partial translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF1) …

Páramos are intertropical montane ecosystems belonging to the Amazonian domain. They
are discontinuously located in the Neotropics and have a high rate of endemicity at the …

The present study was conducted to test the effect of Origanum Majoranum Extract (OME) of
leaves on alterations induced in a model of type 2 diabetic rats. Adult male Wistar rats were …

The effect of an aqueous extract of Origanum vulgare (OV) leaves extract on CCl 4-induced
hepatotoxicity was investigated in normal and hepatotoxic rats. To evaluate the …