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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 - June 30, 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 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Hai-ling Fang, Wei Nie, Pei-lin Zhu, Cheng-yuan Liang, Shao-yong Deng An 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 co...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - June 20, 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 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): O.R. Alara, N.H. Abdurahman, S.K. Abdul Mudalip, O.A. Olalere The 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 - June 19, 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 - May 6, 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 - May 6, 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 - May 4, 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: Available online 24 April 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Mohsen Niazian, Seyed Ahmad Sadat-Noori, Moslem Abdipour Ajowan 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...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - April 25, 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 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Jyotshna, Srivastava Nupur, K. Yadav Akhilesh, Shanker Karuna, M. Gupta Madan, K. Lal Raj Tulsi (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 distrib...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - April 25, 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: Available online 25 April 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Elpida Fanouriou, Dionissios Kalivas, Dimitra Daferera, Petros Tarantilis, Panayiotis Trigas, Petros Vahamidis, Garifalia EconomouGraphical abstract (Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants)
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - April 25, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Application of INAA technique for analysis of essential trace and toxic elements in medicinal seeds of Carum carvi L. & amp; 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 - April 24, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

A kinetic study of essential oil components distillation for the recovery of carvacrol rich fractions
Publication date: Available online 12 April 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Dimitrios Tsimogiannis, Vassiliki Oreopoulou The 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 diffusi...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - April 13, 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 p...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - April 11, 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: Available online 10 April 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Poojadevi Sharma, Sonal Sharma, Sheetal Yadav, Anshu Srivastava, Astha Varma, Kuldeep Luhana, Neeta Shrivastava Saraca 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 ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - April 11, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Management of pests and diseases of important tropical/subtropical medicinal and aromatic plants: A review
Publication date: Available online 26 March 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Ruparao T. Gahukar Medicinal 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 ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - March 27, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Breeding cumin landraces (Cuminum cyminum L.) for drought tolerance based on physiological and genetical traits
Publication date: Available online 21 March 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Hossein Kazemi, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Mortazavian, Majid Ghorbani-Javid The 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. He...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - March 21, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research