Ralstonia solanacearum (biovar 2, race 3) is a soil and water-borne pathogen that causes serious diseases in several solanaceous hosts. It can also infect geranium plants, posing an important threat to their culture when latently infected cuttings are imported from countries where the pathogen is endemic. R. solanacearum can be present in very low numbers in asymptomatic geranium cuttings, and/...

The chemical constituents of the essential oil of Ruta graveolens L. from aerial parts collected from Iran were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The oil yield of the dried plant obtained by hydrodistillation was 0.4% (v/w). Nineteen compounds, representing for 95.2% of the oil, were identified. The main classes of compounds were found to be ketons(46.6%) and sesquiterpenoids (13.3%) and monoterpenoids...

1,3-Dimethylamylamine (1,3-DMAA) is an aliphatic amine with stimulant properties that are reportedly found naturally only in geranium plants (Pelargonium graveolens). The presence of 1,3-DMAA in geranium plants was first reported in a paper published in 1996, but some have questioned the identification of 1,3-DMAA in that study. Since then, a number of additional studies have been published, la...

Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii is the causal agent of bacterial blight of geranium. A specific and rapid real-time PCR assay for detecting the bacterium in plant was developed in this study. We compared sensitivity of conventional and real-time PCR for detection of the pathogen in inoculated plants. For application to disease management programs, PCR amplification must be able to detect la...

BACKGROUND Apium graveolens L. is a traditional Chinese medicine prescribed as a treatment for hypertension, gout, and diabetes. This study aimed to determine the neuroprotective effects of A. graveolens extract against a Parkinson's disease (PD) model induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) in C57BL/6 mice. METHODS Male C57BL/6 mice treated with MPTP were orally dosed ...

Historically Ruta graveolens L. has been used in many countries, including Brazil, as an abortifacient. Scientists wanted to determine its effect on pregnancy. The active ingredient in Ruta graveolens was given to mice between the first and third day of pregnancy (DOP), between the fourth and sixth DOP or between the seventh and ninth DOP. The extract did not cause preimplantation embryonic los...

BACKGROUND The number of diabetic patients in adult population is increasing. All this population are at risk of developing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) that are associated with unwanted ailments and high mortality. In spite of current therapies for DFUs, further therapies are needed to help the patients. METHODS The efficacy of herbal cream containing Pelargonium graveolens and Oliveria deco...

Bu çalışmada Pelargonium graveolens’den (ıtır) elde edilen esansiyel yağın karakteristik özellikleri incelenerek doğal katkı maddesi olarak elma suyunda kullanılabilirliği araştırılmıştır. Esansiyel yağ üretiminde mikrodalga destekli hidrodistilasyon yöntemi kullanılmış ve %1.75 verimle üretimi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Uçucu bileşenlerin tanımlanması amacıyla gaz kromatografisi kütle spektrometres...

Aim: In this study we aimed to search the antibacterial effect of the drugs with active ingredients of Pelargonium sidoides on different bacterial species isolated from the throat cultures of patients with upper airway infection. Methods: Antibacterial activity on 72 Streptococci, 48 Stapyhlococcus, 32 Neisseriae spp, 20 Moraxella catarrhalis, and 20 Haemophilus influenzae was evaluated by usin...