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Thyme is a plant native to Iran that is widely found in southern part and mountainous center of country and has antibacterial and antifungal activity on digestive and chronic diseases in traditional medicine. However the medicinal species is called Thyme vulgaris, all of the Thyme are enriched with volatile compounds including thymol and carvacrol acting as strong antiseptic. In present study we decided on evaluating the effect of thyme essence on biochemical factors such as (triglyceride, cholesterol, HDL, LDL, ALT, AST and total protein) in rat's blood serum. In this study thyme essences in 200 and 400 mg/kg levels were prescribed respectively for animals in two treatment group through oral administration during 21 days and the third group as control received no compositions. In this study it was observed that after measuring biochemical factors of blood serum the thyme essences led to decrease cholesterol level significantly in both treatment groups compared with control group (p<0.05).DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijls.v8i3.10433 International Journal of Life Sciences Vol.8(3): 2014: 15-18

Common thyme with scientific name Thymus vulgaris is one of the Iran indigenous plants that exist widely in southern and central regions of country. This plant has medical applications in traditional medicine including antibacterial and antifungal activity affecting gastrointestinal and chronic diseases. All Thymuses are rich in terms of volatile compounds and mainly consist of thymol and Carvacrol that are considered as strong disinfectants. With regard to valuable properties of common thyme, we decided to investigate effects of Zataria multiflora bosis alcoholic extract on some components of Complement system (c 1 inhibitor, CH50, C 3 , C 4) and serum IgM in rat. In this research two treatment groups were fed with Zataria multiflora bosis alcoholic extract at dose of 200 and 400 mg/kg for 30 days and the third group as whiteness did not received no compound. In this study after measuring components of complement system and IgM, CH50 amount in two treatment groups showed a significant increase than the control group (p<0.05). Amount of C 1 inhibitor also showed a significant increase in the group 1 than the control group (p<0.05). Also amount of IgM in two treatment groups showed a relative increase than the control group.

The Ziziphora tenuior L. is an herbaceous, plant rich in essential oil. Ziziphora tenuior L. has antibacterial and disinfection effect and its vapour is used to treat respiratory tract problems and removing symptoms of the common cold. This plant is carminative, promotes expelling of phlegm and sputum and is a tonic for the stomach. To perform this study some chemical factors (triglyceride, cholesterol, HDL, LDL, ALT, AST and total protein) of the rat's serum were measured in the clinical laboratory. In this study, number of 24 white male wistar rats with the weight range of 215 ± 15 g and at 10 weeks of age were prepared from the Laboratory Animals Breeding Center of the University. Rats were divided into three classes of 8 and 200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg of the Ziziphora tenuior L. plant essence was used in groups 1 and 2 respectively and no plant compound was used in the third group as the control group. The plant was prescribed for 21 days in groups. Amount of the cholesterol, ALT and triglyceride factors showed the significant difference compared to the control group.