Urtica dioica or stinging nettle is traditionally used as an herbal medicine in Western Asia.
The current study represents the investigation of antimicrobial activity of U. dioica from nine …

Objective To evaluate the antioxidant activity, hydrogen peroxide radicals scavenging
activity, reducing power, the total phenolic and flavonoids contents, and antimicrobial and …

Family Urticaceae is a major family of angiosperms comprises 54 genera and more than
2000 species of herbs, shrubs, small trees and a few vines distributed in the tropical regions …

In the food industry, the development of microbial biofilms is a serious problem that leads to
the contamination and deterioration of food products. To overcome that, our aim consists of …

Background Pilea is a genus of perennial herbs from the family Urticaceae, and some
species are used as courtyard ornamentals or for medicinal purposes. At present, there is no …

This study aimed to improve the effectiveness of Thymus capitatus and Thymus algeriensis
essential oils (EOs), as food preservatives, through their encapsulation in different delivery …

Africa is one of the richest continents in floral biodiversity in the world because of its
geographical spread. It's estimated to contain almost 40 000-45 000 plant species …

The antibacterial activity of the essential oils extracted from Thymus capitatus and Thymus
algeriensis was studied against Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus …

Background: Major approach in controlling as well as eradicating the cancerous growth is
through radiotherapy, but this treatment leads to toxicity in the normal cells, leading to …

Six phenolic compounds namely, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside (1), 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid (2),
luteolin-7-O-glucoside (3), apigenin-7-O-rutinoside (4), apigenin-7-O-β-d-glucopyranoside …