Agricultural Research Unit

Agricultural research has always been regarded as the first step in the study of medicinal plants and herbal medicines. Researchers identify wild medicinal plants in natural environments, cultivate, and domesticate them. These plants are then prepared for the production of herbal medicinal products. They also examine the stages of planting, cultivation, harvesting, and storage of various medicinal plants, utilizing agronomic practices to optimize production and increase standard active ingredients. The agricultural research group at Feedar Pharmed sadir Gharn, with the help of experienced researchers and educational and research farms and greenhouses, provides the necessary scientific and research information to other units of the company.

Research Goals and Activities

  • Evaluation of the antimicrobial effects of essential oils, extracts, and active plant ingredients against various microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, and yeast)
  • Assessment of the effectiveness of medicinal plants in their final formulation in animal infection models
  • Investigation of the effects of essential oils and plant extracts on the efficacy of antibiotics in drug-resistant strains
  • Utilization of essential oils, extracts, and active ingredients from exclusive Iranian plants to produce new antibiotics for treating infectious diseases
  • Examination of the antioxidant properties of essential oils and plant extracts
  • Cloning and gene expression
  • Microbial control of cosmetic, hygienic, and pharmaceutical products
  • Challenge testing to evaluate the efficacy of antimicrobial preservatives in pharmaceutical products
  • Microbial counting test for bile-resistant gram-negative bacteria
  • Microbial counting test for Candida albicans
  • Microbiological test for identifying Clostridium species
  • Microbiological test for identifying Escherichia coli
  • Total fungal and yeast count test
  • Microbiological test for identifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Microbiological test for identifying Salmonella
  • Microbiological test for identifying Staphylococcus aureus
  • Other assigned tasks related to the microbiology of medicinal plants