Essential oils (EOs) are complex mixtures of low molecular weight compounds extracted
from plants by steam distillation and various solvents. Terpenoids and phenylpropanoids are …

In the last few years more and more studies on the biological properties of essential oils
have been published and it seemed worthwhile to compile the studies of 2009, 2008 and the …

Essential oils have shown promise as antiviral agents against several pathogenic viruses. In
this work we hypothesized that essential oil components may interact with key protein …

Aims To investigate the antiviral efficacy of oregano oil and its primary active component,
carvacrol, against the nonenveloped murine norovirus (MNV), a human norovirus surrogate …

Dengue fever causes mortality and morbidity around the world, specifically in the Tropics
and subtropic regions, which has been of major concern to governments and the World …

The development of effective and safe repellents against arthropods is very important,
because there are no effective vaccines against arthropod‐borne viruses (arboviruses) and …

Abstract Origanumvulgare L.(O. vulgare) is an important medicinal herb of the family
Lamiaceae. In the current study, we explained the critical evaluation of traditional uses, the …

Constant search for new drugs with antiviral properties often extends to products of natural
origin. Lamiaceae is one of the most important herbal families, well known for various …

The chemical composition and biological activities of 19 essential oils and seven of their
major components were tested against free and intracellular forms of Leishmania chagasi …

Background The six organic solvent extracts of Artemisia nilagirica were screened for the
potential antimicrobial activity against phytopathogens and clinically important standard …