The composition of the essential oils of Nepeta crispa Willd. and N. menthoides Boiss. and Buhse (Lamiaceae) was investigated by means of gas chromatography (GC) and GC- mass spectrometery (MS). 1, 8-Cineole was the most abundant component in oils: Nepeta crispa (71%) and N. menthoides (41.1%). In the oil of N. crispa, b-pinene (5%) an...

In Present study the antinociceptive and the gastroprotective effects of orally administered or inhaled Thevetia peruviana Pers. K. (Schum) (Oleander) volatile oil, and its principal constituents linalool and 1,8-cineole were evaluated in mice. Either when orally administered (100μl/kg) or inhaled for 60 min Thevetia peruviana volatile oil significantly reduced the acetic acid-writhing response...

The forest industry in Uruguay has grown considerably during the last decade. Eucalyptus plantations account for 74% of the forested land, with Eucalyptus globulus being the most widely distributed species. This industry is dedicated exclusively to the production of wood without exploiting the by-products (leaves and small branches). Eucalyptus leaves are known to contain important amounts of e...

http://www.revistadechimie.ro 131 The genus Salvia is one of the largest among the Labiatae genera; it includes over 900 species and has an almost cosmopolitan distribution. Salvia officinalis L. or Dalmatian sage is a perennial low shrub which is native of the western part of the Balkan Peninsula [1]. In Romania, the Salvia genus contains 15 species including Salvia officinalis [2]. According ...

The methanolic leaf extract of Artemisia parviflora (APLE) tested against Anopheles stephensi larvae and pupae and recorded the mortality rate, LC 50 and LC 90 values. This investigation revealed that this leaf extract possess higher toxicity against Anopheles stephensi. The biological activity of the plant extract might be due to the presence of active compounds âCaryophyllene, germacrene D, C...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the chemical composition of essential oil isolated from the rhizomes of Kaempferia galanga L. The essential oil was isolated from the dried rhizomes of Kaempferia galanga L. by steam distillation method and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. Total fifty constituents were identified from rhizome oil constituting 97.19%...

In order to understand the implications of agriculture on the environment, ecosystem health must be measured. Observing the presence of a biological indicator within an ecosystem is one such method. In this study, male euglossine bees were observed using as attractant cineole 1:8, at adjacent organic (La Paz) and conventional (La Carena) coffee farms near the Northern Barranca River, San Ramón,...