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This study aimed to investigate the possible use of natural spice and tea plants for decontaminating and extending shelf life of poultry meat. In vitro experiments showed that hydro distillate of thyme and clove determined to be the most eff ective antimicrobial sources followed by rosemary, laurel and basil. However, infusion of sumac and hibiscus had more antibacterial activity than that of the others. None of the hydro distillates appeared to be efficient for extending shelf life of the samples despite their in vitro efficiency. Sumac and hibiscus infusions, and thyme and clove hydro distillates have determined to be more effective natural herbal sources for decontamination and extending of shelf life of poultry meat as alternatives to chemical agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A 20-year-old otherwise healthy male patient with depression had ingested 1200 mg (60 tablets) of trimetazidine. He was taken to the emergency unit of our institution by his relatives four hours after the ingestion and gastric decontamination was done by gastric lavage and application of 50 g activated charcoal. Follow-up was unremarkable except sleepiness and a brief period of hypotension. No life-threatening risk was observed following oral ingestion of high-dose trimetazidine when the patient was treated after four hours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]