Objective: To evaluate lipoxygenase inhibitory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of selected essential oils. Materials and Methods: Essential oils were obtained by hydro distillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus and oils composition was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Lipoxygenase inhibitory activity of essential oils was evaluated by lipoxygenase inhibition assay...

The variation, in general, of the composition of the aromatic fraction and, in particular, of the enantiomeric composition of certain chiral volatile compounds of commercial Mentha pulegium L. powders caused by boiling water was evaluated. A comparison between the volatile profile of the studied herbs demonstrated that most M. pulegium L. samples contained high proportions of Mentha piperita L....

Japanese cornmint (Mentha canadensis L., synonym M. arvensis L.) is a subtropical plant with major producers India, China, Vietnam, and Brazil (Chand et al., 2004; Clark, 1998; Kumar et al., 2000; Lawrence, 2007; Singh and Saini, 2008). Th ere is no production of Japanese cornmint in the United States despite some incorrect reports (Pandey et al., 2003; Singh and Saini, 2008). Japanese cornmint...

Recently re-named as a sub-species of Mellinus arvensis , Mellinus arvensis obscurus Handlirsch 1888 was investigated ecologically and morphologically in Nepal, in order to underline the most important differences with the well known M. arvensis arvensis . Mellinus arvensis obscurus females nested in clumped aggregations on inclined plains at high altitudes, both on sunny bare soil and on a sha...