The essential oils of Cananga odorata (ylang ylang), Citrus sinensis (orange), Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass), Cymbopogon nardus (citronella grass), Eucalyptus citriodora (eucalyptus), Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) and Syzygium aromaticum (clove), were tested for their insecticide activity against Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles dirus using the WHO standard susceptibility...

BACKGROUND In aromatherapy, essential oils are used as anti-inflammatory remedies, but experimental studies on their action mechanisms are very limited. AIMS To assess their anti-inflammatory activities, effects of essential oils on neutrophil activation were examined in vitro. METHODS Neutrophil activation was measured by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced adherence reaction o...

This study aimed to verify the sedative and anaesthetic effect of the essential oils of basil (Ocimum basilicum) (EOOB) and lemongrass (Cymbopogum flexuosus) (EOCF) in Nile tilapia juveniles. The fish were transferred to aquaria containing different concentrations of each essential oil: 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 and 600 μL L-1. The time of sedation ranged from 7 to 31 seconds and the recommende...

Hypertension is caused by various factors including severe stress and an unhealthy lifestyle. Various ways are done to lower blood pressure, one of which lemongrass aromatherapy combined with massage. The purpose this study was determine the effect extremity massage using on pressure in patients hypertension. This uses a pre-experimental research design group pre-post test design. population we...

Abstract. Rahmi Z, Yurnaliza Y, Hastuti LDS. 2022. Isolation and screening of lovastatin-producing endophytic fungi from lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus L.). Biodiversitas 23: 4189-4194. Fungi have long been studied for their cholesterol-lowering compounds, known as statins the derivatives through fermentation in laboratory investigations. Therefore, this study aimed to isolate screen fungal stra...

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf.) is a perennial plant indigenous to semi-tropical regions of Asia and cultivated in other countries. The present study aimed examine the key chemical constituents various parts lemongrass temperate climate Poland. content essential oil its composition were determined 4 parts: leaves (part C), overground shoots B), underground A), roots R). Moreover, d...

Rheumatoid arthritis occurs in 0.5-1% of the adult population developed countries. Based on data from Riskesdas (2018), there is an increase joint disease, originally was 7.3%, increased to 11.9%. The high incidence Arthritis influenced by many factors, namely age, gender, genetics, sex hormones, and immunity. should not be ignored, because it will damage joints which cause severe pain. One mea...