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Application of INAA technique for analysis of essential trace and toxic elements in medicinal seeds of Carum carvi L. & Foeniculum vul-gare Mill. used in Algeria
The objective of this work is to contribute by using nuclear analytical techniques, for studying a large number of natural food samples consumed in Algeria related to nutrition and human health. The present study focuses on the analysis of the seeds of caraway and fennel used in our country by using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) technique. Twenty-seven elements were assessed (As, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Hf, La, Mo, Lu, Nd, Sb, Sc, Se, Sm, Tb, Yb, Th, Ba, Br, Rb, Sr, Zn, Ca, K, Na and Fe) and the accuracy of the method was evaluated by analyzing the Certified Reference Materials (CRMs). The daily intake of ess...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Evaluation of antioxidant compounds, antioxidant activities and capsaicinoid compounds of Chili (Capsicum sp.) germplasms available in Malaysia
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Md. Amirul Alam, Nur Farah Syazwanie, Nor Hasima Mahmod, Noor Afiza Badaluddin, Kamarul ‘Ain Mustafa, Nadiawati Alias, Farzad Aslani, M. Asaduzzaman ProdhanAbstractThe study was carried out to quantify and to evaluate the important chilli bioactive compounds from six different chilli varieties such as; Wild Capsicum, Cili Padi Thai, Cili Johor, Cili Padi Rangup, Cili Padi Putih and Cili Padi Centil collected from different locations of Malaysia. The antioxidant compounds; Total Phenolics, Total Flavonoids, T...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic architecture of some agronomic traits as deciphered from diallel cross analysis of Plantago ovata Forsk
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Sougata Sarkar, Raj K. LalAbstractFrom a collection of 105 genetic stocks of Plantago sp., a 7 × 7 diallel analysis was conducted for the estimation of gene action in seven parents in Plantago ovata. Using Hayman's Graphical (Wr – Vr graphs) model we analyzed the gene action for fourteen agronomic traits. The traits – days to 50% flowering, plant height, branches per plant, panicles per plant, peduncle length, panicle length, panicle weight per plot, days to maturity, seed yield per plot, inflorescenc...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Incorporation of 2-hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin in a biomolecule-based low-transition temperature mixture (LTTM) boosts efficiency of polyphenol extraction from Moringa oleifera Lam leaves
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Ioanna Karageorgou, Spyros Grigorakis, Stavros Lalas, Ioannins Mourtzinos, Dimitris P. MakrisAbstractA novel LTTM composed of glycerol and sodium acetate was used to assess the effect of 2-hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin (CD) on the effectiveness of polyphenol extraction from M. oleifera leaves (MoL). The extraction process was based on a 23-full factorial design and response surface methodology, to evaluate simultaneously the effect of CD concentration (CCD), liquid-to-solid ratio (RL/S) and temperature (T). By...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Evaluation of combining ability in Cucurbita pepo L. and Cucurbita moschata Duchesne accessions for fruit and seed quantitative traits
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Reza Darrudi, Vahideh Nazeri, Forouzandeh Soltani, Majid Shokrpour, Maria Raffaella ErcolanoAbstractA complete diallel cross study of seven Iranian accessions of Cucurbita, including five C. pepo (four naked seed and one true seed type) and two C. moschata accessions, was carried out during two planting seasons at University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Investigated traits were fruit number, fruit yield, seed yield, fruit weight, seed weight, ratio of fruit weight/seed weight, 100 seeds weight and seed number. ANOV...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Breeding cumin landraces (Cuminum cyminum L.) for drought tolerance based on physiological and genetical traits
Publication date: May 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Volume 9Author(s): Hossein Kazemi, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Mortazavian, Majid Ghorbani-JavidAbstractThe effect of water stress on the different physiological and biochemical traits, including the essential oil (EO) content, the relative water content (RWC) of leaf, soluble sugars, chlorophyll a and b, and carotenoid besides seed yield, was studied in 49 landraces of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.). The genetic bases of distinct traits were estimated to get an overview of the genetic variability for cumin breeding programs. Heritability,...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Impact of amine- and phenyl-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles impacts on microwave-assisted extraction of essential oils from root of Berberis integerrima Bunge
In this study, essential oils were extracted from the roots of Berberis integerrima Bunge using hydrodistillation (HD) and modified microwave-assisted hydrodistillation (MAHD) techniques for the first time. In the first step, amine- and phenyl-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized through the silanization method. Afterwards, their effects on extraction efficiency were investigated from quantitative and qualitative points of view. The results obtained from the conventional HD method explicitly showed that the quantity of the extracted essence was negligible both in the presence and absence of modified synth...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Morphological, physiological and phytochemical response of different Satureja hortensis L. accessions to salinity in a greenhouse experiment
This study is focusing on Satureja hortensis L., an annual herbal plant, which is accepted as a spice and traditional herbal medicine in Iran. The aim of this study is to investigate effects of salinity stress on the morphological, physiological, osmotic and phytochemical parameters of S. hortensis accessions. This experiment was arranged as factorial based on a completely randomized design with three replications. Factors were salinity stress, including 0 and 50 mM NaCl treatments and accessions including Rafsanjan, Zarand, Shahr-e Babak, Sirjan, Kerman, Baft, Jiroft, Bardsir and Kahnuj. All accessions showed significan...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Microwave-assisted extraction of Vernonia amygdalina leaf for optimal recovery of total phenolic content
Publication date: Available online 19 June 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): O.R. Alara, N.H. Abdurahman, S.K. Abdul Mudalip, O.A. OlalereAbstractThe microwave-assisted extraction conditions for the optimal yield of extracts and total phenolic content (TPC) from Vernonia amygdalina leaf were optimized using a face-centered central composite design of response surface methodology. The independent parameters were viz: irradiation time (5–15 min), microwave power (400–600 W), temperature (90–110 °C), and feed-to-solvent ratio (1:8–1:12 g/mL). The optimal condit...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic diversity in Callicarpa kwangtungensis Chun. based on morphological, biochemical and ISSR markers
Publication date: Available online 20 June 2018Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Hai-ling Fang, Wei Nie, Pei-lin Zhu, Cheng-yuan Liang, Shao-yong DengAbstractAn evaluation of genetic variation and genetic structure of 17 wild populations of Callicarpa kwangtungensis in China were studied using morphological traits, biochemical and ISSR markers. The 17 accessions of C. kwangtungensis genotypes exhibited considerable variation for morphological characters, which plant height, ground diameter, leaf length, leaf width and leaf area were the main traits according to the principal coo...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Essential oil of Piper betle L. leaves: Chemical composition, anti-acetylcholinesterase, anti-β-glucuronidase and cytotoxic properties
In this study, the essential oils were extracted from seven local varieties of P. betle L. leaves (Bangla, Bagerhati, Manikdanga, Meetha, Kalibangla, Chhaanchi and Ghanagete) with the aim to characterize the varieties on the basis of oil constituents and to study their enzyme inhibitory and cytotoxic properties. Forty five identified essential oil constituents were subjected to different multivariate statistical analyses e. g. PCA, PLS-DA (R2 = 0.40694; Q2 = 0.31199), OPLS-DA (R2X = 0.154; R2Y = 0.742; Q2 = 0.664) and sPLS-DA. The first three statistical models distinguished mainly Chhaanchi, Meetha, Ma...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - July 10, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research