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Soxhlet extraction of phenolic compounds from Vernonia cinerea leaves and its antioxidant activity
Publication date: Available online 5 September 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Oluwaseun R. Alara, Nour H. Abdurahman, Chinonso I. UkaegbuAbstractRecently, discovering natural antioxidants have gained more interest due to the fact that most infectious ailment, namely cardiovascular disorder, diabetes and cancer are associated with free radical cells. Thus, the extraction of phenolic compounds from Vernonia cinerea leaves through Soxhlet extraction method was studied. The effects of extraction time (1–4 h), feed-to-solvent (1:10–1:25 g/mL) and ethanol concentration ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - September 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

The European Herb Growers Association (EUROPAM) position on drying (dehydration) factors for medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs)
Publication date: Available online 5 September 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Johannes Novak, on behalf of the European Herb Growers Association (EUROPAM) (Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants)
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - September 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Role of chitosan on the growth, physiological parameters and enzymatic activity of milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) in a pot experiment
This study was carried out in a greenhouse located at the University of Tehran, in 2016. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of chitosan application on modification of adverse effects of soil salinity on growth and physiological characteristics of milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.). A pot experiment with a factorial arrangement of treatments was conducted based on a randomized complete block design (RCB) with three replications Four irrigation water salinity levels were control (tap water 0.8), 4, 8 and 12 dS/m and four levels of chitosan were mixed with dry soil to yield 0, 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1% ch...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - August 30, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Chemotypic variation in oshá (Ligusticum porteri) in Colorado, USA
We examined variation in the bioactive compounds of 44 methanolic extracts of L. porteri roots harvested from eleven populations in Colorado, USA during 2012 and 2015. Populations were found in two distinct regions of Colorado, the Front Range and Western Slope. We also classified population light environment as either meadow or understory based on the mean percent of full-sun photosynthetically active radiation above plants. We used high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to quantify variation in five secondary metabolites: Z-ligustilide, trans-ferulic acid, (Z/E)-3-butylidenephthalide, isovanillin and elemicin. Var...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 20, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Phylogentic relationship of cold tolerant Mentha arvensis variety ‘CIM Kranti’ with some released varieties as assessed through physiological and molecular analysis
Publication date: Available online 19 July 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Sunita S. Dhawan, Anand Mishra, Pankhuri Gupta, J.R. Bahl, R.P. BansalAbstractAn elite genotype of Mentha arvensis was developed through half sib progeny selection with cold tolerance and higher yields of essential oil during winters. Molecular variations were assessed among nine released commercial varieties and the new variety 'CIM-Kranti' by RAPD and ISSR. In total, 20 RAPD primers and 16 microsatellite primers were used to detect the polymorphism among ten varieties of Mentha arvensis including ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 20, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Morphological, essential oil and biochemical variation of Dracocephalum moldavica L. populations
Publication date: Available online 19 July 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Saeed Yousefzadeh, Faezeh Daryai, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Saeid Hazrati, Tumach Yousefzadeh, Khosro MohammadiAbstractTo determine the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of five dragonhead populations at five habitats (Salmas, Uremia, Khoy, Maragheh and Tabriz), an experiment was conducted as completely randomized design with three replications in 2013. The results showed that the tallest plant height (92 cm) and the highest contents of nitrogen (2.3%), phosphorus (0.22%), chlorophyll (1.9...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 20, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic diversity, essential oil composition, and in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Curcuma longa L. germplasm collections
Publication date: Available online 18 July 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Ritu Mishra, Anil K. Gupta, Ajay Kumar, Raj K. Lal, D. Saikia, Chandan S. ChanotiyaAbstractGenetic divergence was estimated among sixty-five genotypes of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) using Mahalanobis D2-statistics on thirteen agro-morphological quantitative traits. The genotypes were grouped into nine clusters. Cluster I had maximum number of genotypes (19) followed by cluster II (13), III (11), IV (5), V (4), VI (4), VII (4), VIII (3) and IX (2) in order. The genotypes which belongs to cluster VII...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 18, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Optimization infusions conditions for improving phenolic content and antioxidant activity in Sideritis scardica tea using response surface methodology
This study was designed to optimize the infusion conditions, aiming to maximize the phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of the tea-infusion, made from different parts of Sideritis plants. The influence of different infusion temperatures (60, 80 and 93 °C) and steeping times (10, 20 and 30 min) either as aerial parts or as stems, flowers, leaves of Sideritis plants was determined using response surface methodology. The results showed good fit of data and the optimal infusion conditions were steeping time no more than 10 min and temperature water ranged between 87.5–99.8 °C for all infusions under investi...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Antioxidant recovery from hydrodistillation residues of selected Lamiaceae species by alkaline extraction
Publication date: March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 8Author(s): Antigoni Oreopoulou, Eleni Papavassilopoulou, Haido Bardouki, Manolis Vamvakias, Andreas Bimpilas, Vassiliki OreopoulouAbstractAqueous solution of potassium hydroxide (KOH) was used in order to obtain rich in antioxidant activity extracts from Origanum dictamnus, Origanum hirtum, Origanum onites, Rosmarinus officinalis and Satureja thymbra, after removal of the essential oil via hydrodistillation. The increase of extraction time induced lower values of total phenolic content and DPPH radical scavenging abili...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Optimization and comparison of different techniques for complete extraction of saponins from T. terrestris
Publication date: March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 8Author(s): Boris Sarvin, Elena Stekolshchikova, Igor Rodin, Andrey Stavrianidi, Oleg ShpigunAbstractUltrasound-assisted1 (UAE), refluxing2 (RE), low pressure refluxing3 (LPRE) and Soxhlet4 (SE) extraction techniques were developed for determination of steroidal saponins content in Tribulus terrestris L. Extraction parameters for UAE (solvent base: methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and acetonitrile; the ratio of solvent to solid: 50–400 mL/g; isopropanol and acetonitrile concentration: 30–100%; extraction time: 15–...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic diversity of Cucurbita pepo L. and Cucurbita moschata Duchesne accessions using fruit and seed quantitative traits
Publication date: March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 8Author(s): Reza Darrudi, Vahideh Nazeri, Forouzandeh Soltani, Majid Shokrpour, Marria Raffaella ErcolanoAbstractTwenty one accessions of Cucurbita pepo and eleven accessions of Cucurbita moschata were collected from different regions of Iran and variations in fruit and seed characters evaluated during 2016–2017. The basic statistics of traits has demonstrated considerable variability among accessions. Correlation analysis revealed some important associations among studied traits. In C. pepo, a positive correlation we...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Pharmacognostic characterization of Beaumontia grandiflora (Roxb.) Wall. leaf for taxonomic identification for quality control of a drug
Publication date: March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 8Author(s): Itzaz Aslam, Muhammad Shaharyar Khan AfridiAbstractBeaumontia grandiflora (Roxb.) Wall., a well-known ornamental, as well as a medicinal plant belongs to family Apocynaceae. The research work is about the pharmacognostic characterization of B. grandiflora which includes; macro and microscopic evaluation, phytochemical and physicochemical properties of leaves. Transverse section of leaf showed the arrangement of the different cellular components i.e. vascular bundles, parenchyma, hair, lower epidermis and upp...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

In perspective: Potential medicinal plant resources of Kashmir Himalayas, their domestication and cultivation for commercial exploitation
Publication date: March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 8Author(s): Syed Mudassir Jeelani, Gulzar A. Rather, Arti Sharma, Surrinder K. LattooAbstractThe rich biodiversity of India and its extensive use since millennia for overall healthcare system has found renewed interest due to recent advances in modern biology, pharmacology, chemistry and other cognate disciplines. The concept of traditional medicine integrated with modern medicine has given birth to ‘Green Medicine’. It has been proven to be more efficacious with least side effects on human beings. In India large nu...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic variability and diversity in Indian germplasm of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.)
Publication date: March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 8Author(s): Rashmi Lahiri, R.K. Lal, Nupur Srivastava, Karuna ShankerAbstractPrevailing diversity among germplasm in a crop assists invaluably in crop improvement program. Genetic divergence in 60 germplasm lines of opium poppy was studied based on 13 morphometric characters by using Mahalonobis D2 statistics. The germplasm lines belong to the different eco-geographical origin and are being maintained at CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow. The ANOVA revealed significant amount of differentiation among germplasm. The genotypes were gro...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Leaf nutrient concentration standards for lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora Paláu) obtained from field and pot fertilization experiments
Publication date: March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 8Author(s): Sandra Afonso, Margarida Arrobas, Isabel Q. Ferreira, Manuel Ângelo RodriguesAbstractLemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora Paláu) is a perennial shrub native to South America, used in the food industry to add a lemon flavour to food and drink. The species has also caught the attention of the scientific community due to its potential pharmaceutical value. In spite of the useful work that has been carried out in recent years on the chemical composition and pharmacological properties of lemon verbena, very few agr...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research