Recently, increasing public concern about hygiene has been driving many studies to
investigate antimicrobial and antiviral agents. However, the use of any antimicrobial agents …

Meat and meat products are perishable products that require the use additives to prevent the
spoilage by foodborne microorganisms and pathogenic bacteria. Current trends for products …

Mint essential oil (MEO) is an outstanding antibacterial and antioxidant agent, that can be
considered as a promising natural preservative, flavor, insecticide, coolant, and herbal …

Genus Mentha, a member of Lamiaceae family, encompasses a series of species used on
an industrial scale and with a well-described and developed culture process. Extracts of this …

Flatulence as the continuous feeling of abdominal distension is equal to “Nafkh” in Iranian
Traditional Medicine. Nafkh is believed to derive from the amount of stomach temperature …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Zingiber officinale Roscoe has been utilized
traditionally to cure various diseases like cold, cough, diarrhoea, nausea, asthma, vomiting …

The potential value of DNA barcoding for the identification of medicinal plants and
authentication of traded plant materials has been widely recognized; however, a number of …

Oxidative stress has been reported as a cause of many diseases like Parkinson′ s,
Alzheimer′ s, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Oxidative stress can also lead to …

Culex pipiens mosquitoes are the most widely distributed primary vector of the West Nile
virus worldwide. Many attempts for investigation of botanical pesticides to avoid the …

The Lamiaceae is undoubtedly an important plant family, having a rich history of use that
spans the globe with many species being used in folk medicine and modern industries alike …