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Evaluation of antioxidant compounds, antioxidant activities and capsaicinoid compounds of Chili (Capsicum sp.) germplasms available in Malaysia
Publication date: Available online 14 March 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Md. Amirul Alam, Nur Farah Syazwanie, Nor Hasima Mahmod, Noor Afiza Badaluddin, Kamarul ‘Ain Mustafa, Nadiawati Alias, Farzad Aslani, M. Asaduzzaman Prodhan The 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, Tot...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - March 15, 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 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Swanti Sharma, Kusum Arunachalam, Dhruval Bhavsar, Rajkanti Kala Prediction 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 - March 14, 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: Available online 13 March 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Ioanna Karageorgou, Spyros Grigorakis, Stavros Lalas, Ioannins Mourtzinos, Dimitris P. Makris A 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 (C CD), liquid-to-solid ratio (RL/S) and tempe...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - March 14, 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: Available online 13 March 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Reza Darrudi, Vahideh Nazeri, Forouzandeh Soltani, Majid Shokrpour, Maria Raffaella Ercolano A 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...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - March 14, 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: Available online 12 March 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Sougata Sarkar, Raj K. Lal From 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, in...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - March 12, 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 - March 11, 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: Available online 9 March 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Reza Darrudi, Vahideh Nazeri, Forouzandeh Soltani, Majid Shokrpour, Marria Raffaella Ercolano Twenty 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 corr...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - March 9, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Plant growth regulator mediated consequences of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants
Publication date: Available online 6 March 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Komal Jamwal, Sujata Bhattacharya, Sunil Puri Secondary 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 i...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - March 8, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Leaf nutrient concentration standards for lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora Pal áu) obtained from field and pot fertilization experiments
Publication date: Available online 1 February 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Sandra Afonso, Margarida Arrobas, Isabel Q. Ferreira, Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues Lemon 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, ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - February 2, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic diversity and chemotype selection in genus Ocimum
Publication date: Available online 3 January 2018 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Smita Singh, R.K. Lal, Ranjana Maurya, C.S. Chanotiya The 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), th...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - January 4, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Antioxidant recovery from hydrodistillation residues of selected Lamiaceae species by alkaline extraction
Publication date: Available online 28 December 2017 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Antigoni Oreopoulou, Eleni Papavassilopoulou, Haido Bardouki, Manolis Vamvakias, Andreas Bimpilas, Vassiliki Oreopoulou Aqueous 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 s...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - December 30, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Optimization and comparison of different techniques for complete extraction of saponins from T. terrestris
Publication date: Available online 19 December 2017 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Boris Sarvin, Elena Stekolshchikova, Igor Rodin, Andrey Stavrianidi, Oleg Shpigun Ultrasound-assisted 1 1 UAE – ultrasound-assisted extraction. (UAE), refluxing 2 2 RE – refluxing extraction. (RE), low pressure refluxing 3 3 LPRE – low pressure refluxing extraction. (LPRE) and Soxhlet 4 4 SE – Soxhlet extraction. (SE) extraction techniques were developed for determination of steroidal saponins content in Tribulus terrestris L. Extraction parameters for UAE (solvent base: meth...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - December 20, 2017 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 - December 15, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

In perspective: Potential medicinal plant resources of Kashmir Himalayas, their domestication and cultivation for commercial exploitation
Publication date: Available online 6 December 2017 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Syed Mudassir Jeelani, Gulzar A. Rather, Arti Sharma, Surrinder K. Lattoo The 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 In...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - December 6, 2017 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: Available online 20 November 2017 Source:Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Author(s): Itzaz Aslam, Muhammad Shaharyar Khan Afridi Beaumontia 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 epider...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - November 21, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research