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Harvesting and management of medicinal and aromatic plants in the Himalaya
Publication date: March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 8Author(s): Natasha Sharma, Chandra P. KalaAbstractThe medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) of the Himalayan region have been harvested from ancient times for their multiple uses. The traditional harvesting practices of these valuable MAPs have been altered over the period of time due to several reasons, including advent of market forces, resulting in decline of many MAPs populations. In this context, the system of MAPs harvesting is analysed and reviewed in view of their management and sustainability. Along the altitud...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Effects of gamma irradiation and comparison of different extraction methods on sesquiterpene lactone yields from the medicinal plant Thapsia garganica L. (Apiaceae)
ConclusionThe study has shown that microwave assisted extraction is an effective method for investigating chemical compounds in T. garganica and the results support the notion that gamma irradiation for sterilisation do not alter the chemical composition.The authors wish to clarify that we cannot recommend the usage of any parts of T. garganica, in any form, for any remedy due to its very high toxicity. (Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants)
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Effects of ultrasound pre-treatment on quantity and quality of essential oil of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus L.) leaves
Publication date: March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 8Author(s): Leila Bahmani, Mohammad Aboonajmi, Akbar Arabhosseini, Hossein MirsaeedghaziAbstractHydro-distillation with ultrasound was used for extraction of essential oil of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus L.) leaves. The results of this method were compared with a traditional distillation method considering the extraction kinetics as well as the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of the essential oil. The experiments were ran at three sound power levels (250, 350 and 500 W), three levels of sonication time (...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Antioxidant capacity, proximate composition, and lipid constituents of Aloe vera flowers
This study presents the chemical characteristics of flowers of Aloe vera as ingredient in food. The α-tocopherol, β-carotene, and β-sitosterol content as well as the oleoresin extraction for Aloe vera (L.) Burm f. flowers were evaluated using two agitation methods and four solvents. Then tocopherol, β-carotene, and β-sitosterol were quantified using an HPLC method. The statistical analysis revealed that the optimal extraction method for α-tocopherol was obtained by vortex agitation and acetone or ethyl acetate extraction, while for β-carotene, it was with acetone alone with no significant difference between agitatio...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Modeling habitat suitability of Perilla frutescens with MaxEnt in Uttarakhand—A conservation approach
Publication date: Available online 12 March 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Swanti Sharma, Kusum Arunachalam, Dhruval Bhavsar, Rajkanti KalaAbstractPrediction of suitable cultivation regions through modeling has evolved as a useful tool for the assessment of habitat suitability and resource conservation to protect medicinal plants. The population of Perilla frutescens, one of the therapeutic traditional crop in the Indian Himalayan region has declined over the past few years. This paper reports on potentially suitable cultivation regions for Perilla in Uttarakhand using Ma...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Impact of postharvest processes on major phenolic constituents and antioxidant potentials of different Ocimum species
Publication date: Available online 24 April 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Jyotshna, Srivastava Nupur, K. Yadav Akhilesh, Shanker Karuna, M. Gupta Madan, K. Lal RajAbstractTulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn.) is one of the preferred herbs used as tea blended beverage in India. Ocimum is a rich source of antioxidants. The present study demonstrates the effect of post-harvest processes and blanching treatment on antioxidant potential of O. sanctum and seven other Ocimum species/cultivars. An optimized high performance liquid chromatographic method was applied to study the distribut...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Plant growth regulator mediated consequences of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Komal Jamwal, Sujata Bhattacharya, Sunil PuriAbstractSecondary metabolites not only play vital role in plant defense against herbivory and other interspecies defenses but also used by humans as medicines, flavorings, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, fragrances, colours, biopesticides, food additives and drugs. Many of the drugs retailed today are simple synthetic modifications of the naturally obtained substances. The developing commercial status of secondary metabolites in recent years has resulted in a great ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Categorization of Saraca asoca and Polyalthia longifolia, using chemical and genetic fingerprinting associated with multivariate statistical analysis
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Poojadevi Sharma, Sonal Sharma, Sheetal Yadav, Anshu Srivastava, Astha Varma, Kuldeep Luhana, Neeta ShrivastavaAbstractSaraca asoca is a medicinally important tree of the Indian system of medicine, bark of which has therapeutic value against gynecological problems. Its morphological similarity with Polyalthia longifolia raise the concern of adulteration and substitution. Chemical and genetic profiles of each plant have been developed and compared, to develop the tool to be applied as the better identifier of t...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Hippocratic medicinal flora on the Greek Island of Kos: Spatial distribution, assessment of soil conditions, essential oil content and chemotype analysis
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Elpida Fanouriou, Dionissios Kalivas, Dimitra Daferera, Petros Tarantilis, Panayiotis Trigas, Petros Vahamidis, Garifalia EconomouAbstractIn recent years, interest in traditional medicine has significantly increased worldwide. Our research focused on an extended survey conducted in Kos Island in order to determine the distribution of Hippocratic Medicinal Flora, to evaluate the composition of their essential oils and the relationship between their occurrence and the soil environment. Cistus salviifolius, Hyper...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Artificial neural network and multiple regression analysis models to predict essential oil content of ajowan (Carum copticum L.)
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Mohsen Niazian, Seyed Ahmad Sadat-Noori, Moslem AbdipourAbstractAjowan is an important medicinal plant that grows in arid and semi-arid regions of central Europe, India, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Essential oil is the most consumable product of ajowan in pharmaceutical and food industrials, and correct predict of oil content is one of the main goals in breeding programs of ajowan. Two methods namely artificial neural network (ANN) and multiple regression model (MLR) were conducted to predict...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Effect of potassium chloride-induced stress on germination potential of Artemisia annua L. varieties
In this study we are reporting the effect of potassium chloride-induced stress on germination potential of two A. annua varieties (‘CIM- Arogya’ and ‘Jeevan Raksha’) under in vitro conditions. The percentage of germination, seedling vigour index I & II, enzymatic and non-enzymatic, biochemical changes were observed by varying the salt concentration in the range of 0 mM (control) to 200 mM at 15 °C coupled with 16 h light and 8 h dark photoperiod. The results revealed a non-significant decrease in the germination percentage and significant decrease in seedling vigor index while proline and lipid peroxidat...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Application of response surface methodology to optimize the extraction of essential oil from ripe berries of Pistacia lentiscus using ultrasonic pretreatment
The objective of this study was to extract essential oil from the ripe berries of this plant and optimize the extraction parameters using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Design Expert 9.0.6 was used to design the experiments based on the Box-Behnken Design with three parameters, namely extraction time, ultrasonic power and plant material to water ratio. The ranges of the examined independent variables (factors), i.e. the extraction time (30.60–90 h), ultrasonic power (20–60 W) and plant material to water ratio of (1:4–1:12 g dry berries per ml water) were identified by preliminary experiments. The antioxi...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Management of pests and diseases of important tropical/subtropical medicinal and aromatic plants: A review
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Ruparao T. GahukarAbstractMedicinal plant parts are generally used in ayurvedic medicines and local decoction and other home-made preparations. Essential oils extracted from aromatic plants are used in perfumes and food industries. Healthy plant material is therefore essential for maintaining product quality. However, cultivation of both medicinal and aromatic plants is facing problems, the major being lack of production technology and unregulated marketing. Additionally, both quantity and quality of biomass a...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic diversity and chemotype selection in genus Ocimum
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Smita Singh, R.K. Lal, Ranjana Maurya, C.S. ChanotiyaAbstractThe present study was conducted to examin the genetic diversity and clustring pattern among twenty five accessions of basil. The highly significant ANOVA results indicated the presence of high amount of genetic variability which was also confirmed by the wide range of D2-values (0.074-212.97). The all accessions, grouped into seven divers clusters (I–VII). The intra-cluster divergence was maximum within cluster-VII (D2 = 43.32), the inter-clust...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

A kinetic study of essential oil components distillation for the recovery of carvacrol rich fractions
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Dimitrios Tsimogiannis, Vassiliki OreopoulouAbstractThe distillation kinetics of the different essential oil components from four Lamiaceae herbs was investigated. Origanum vulgare L. ssp. hirtum, Origanum onites L., Origanum dictamnus L., and Satureja thymbra L. (harvests of 2013–2015), that present similar composition of essential oil were distilled in a laboratory-scale steam distiller. The recovery of the essential oil (EO) and its components was adequately described by non-steady state diffusion kinetic...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research