Since synthetic antimicrobial agents and food additives can cause a number of adverse
effects, there is a growing interest from consumers in ingredients from natural sources …

Myrtle (Myrtus communis L., Myrtaceae) is a medicinal herb used worldwide in traditional
medicine. A large number of components have been isolated from this herb. Polyphenols …

Myrtus communis Linn. or common Myrtle (Family-Myrtaceae) is one of the important drugs
being used in Unani System of Medicine since ancient Greece period. It is recognized as …

The present study describes DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging
activity and antimutagenic properties of the essential oil of myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Forty-five species of 29 plant families used in the traditional medicine by Iranian people,
showed antibacterial activities against one or more of the bacterial species: Bacillus cereus …

From 195 plant samples in 76 families used by Iranian Native People for curing infectious
maladies, the methanolic extracts of 64 samples in 37 families showed antibacterial activity …

The composition of the volatile oil isolated from Hippophaë rhamnoides L. fruits was
analysed by GC and GC-MS, and thirty constituents were identified, representing 94.6% of …

The influence of light quality and cytokinin content in media on growth, development,
photosynthetic pigments and secondary metabolite content of Myrtus communis L. was …

Background Myrtus communis L. leaves, due to their tonic and antiseptic properties, have
been used as folk medicine in many communities to treat a variety of conditions such as …