Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi and its Main Essential Oil Constituent Pulegone: Biological Activities and Chemistry

M Božović, R Ragno - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants play an important role in the treatment of a wide range of diseases, even if
their chemical constituents are not always completely recognized. Observations on their use …

Bioactivity of essential oils and their components

AR Koroch, H Rodolfo Juliani, JA Zygadlo - Flavours and fragrances …, 2007 - Springer
5.10 Conclusions The present review demonstrates that EOs and their components have
many functional properties and exert their action in mammals as well as in other organisms …

European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) from Portugal: Chemical composition of essential oil and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of extracts and essential oil

B Teixeira, A Marques, C Ramos, I Batista… - Industrial Crops and …, 2012 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest of industry to replace synthetic chemicals by natural products
with bioactive properties from plant origin. The aim of this study was to determine the …

Antioxidant Activities and Polyphenolic Contents of Three Selected Micromeria Species from Croatia

S Vladimir-Knežević, B Blažeković, MB Štefan… - Molecules, 2011 - mdpi.com
Antioxidant activities of three selected Micromeria species growing in Croatia (M. croatica,
M. juliana and M. thymifolia) were evaluated using five different antioxidant assays, in …

An ethnomedicinal survey of a Tashelhit-speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco

I Teixidor-Toneu, GJ Martin, A Ouhammou… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional knowledge about medicinal plants from a
poorly studied region, the High Atlas in Morocco, is reported here for the first time; this …

Antifungal mechanism of essential oil from Anethum graveolens seeds against Candida albicans

Y Chen, H Zeng, J Tian, X Ban… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - microbiologyresearch.org
This work studied the antifungal mechanism of dill seed essential oil (DSEO) against
Candida albicans. Flow cytometric analysis and inhibition of ergosterol synthesis were …

The synergistic effect of three essential oils against bacteria responsible for the development of Lithiasis infection: An optimization by the mixture design

R Kachkoul, G Benjelloun Touimi… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The present study aimed to determine the chemical composition and the synergistic effect of
three plants' essential oils (EOs), Eucalyptus camaldulensis (ECEO), Mentha pulegium …

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases in northern Pakistan

K Malik, M Ahmad, M Zafar, R Ullah… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Skin diseases are a major health concern especially in association with human
immune deficiency syndrome and acquired an immune deficiency. The aim of this study was …

Anti-Quorum Sensing Activity of 12 Essential Oils on chromobacterium violaceum and Specific Action of cis-cis-p-Menthenolide from Corsican Mentha suaveolens ssp …

JP Poli, E Guinoiseau, D de Rocca Serra, S Sutour… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Quorum sensing (QS) is a bacterial communication mechanism used to express various
survival or virulence traits leading to enhanced resistance. Chromobacterium violaceum is a …

Antioxidant and anticholinesterase active constituents from Micromeria cilicica by radical-scavenging activity-guided fractionation

M Öztürk, U Kolak, G Topçu, S Öksüz, MI Choudhary - Food Chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
From the acetone extract of Micromeria cilicica, two new (1 and 2) and five known (3–7)
compounds were obtained through radical-scavenging activity guided isolation. Structures …