Backhousia citriodora F. Muell. (Lemon Myrtle), an Unrivalled Source of Citral

Essential Oil and Microelement Composition of Lemon Verbena and Lemon Thyme

1 Department of Field Crops, Agriculture Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey Abstract. Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora H.B.K., Verbenaceae family) is indigenous to South America and cultivated as an aromatic plant in various parts of world. Lemon thyme (Thymus citriodorus L.), Lamiaceae family, is a perennial medicinal plant native to southern Europe and is cultivated in the Mediterr...

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Antioxidant Properties of Various Solvent Extracts of Lemon Verbena (Lippia Citriodora) Leaves

Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora) belongs tothe Verbenaceae (shahpasand) family. L.citriodora is chemical  composition of the leaves plant have antimicrobial properties, refrigerant, anti-headaches one-sided, anti- pains nerve and housing, carminative, helping to digestion, relaxation, dizziness, colds therapy,  memory Booster and etc.  In this study, phenolic compounds of <em...

Pharmacognostical Studies on Orilaitamarai -hybanthus Enneaspermus (l) F. Muell-(violaceae)

The paper deals with the detailed pharmacognosy of the whole plant of Orilaitamarai (Hybanthus enneasperms) sold in the local market under the name Purusharatna, Ratanpursuha. The studies include macro, microscopical, histochemical and diagnostic characters of the root, stem and leaf. The physical constants, fluorescence characteristics and chromatographic studies of the whole plant are also pr...

Simple Colorimetric Measurement of Citral in Lemon Scented Essential Oils Using Schiff’s Reagent

Abstract Citral is a key component of lemon scented essential oils. In our aromatic plant breeding programs it is necessary to rapidly screen hundreds of samples for their citral content. The current method based on GLC analysis is expensive and time consuming. Here, we describe a colorimetric method for citral determination based on the Schiff’s reaction of citral. The method is rapid, reprodu...