The major aromatic components of the essential leaf oil of the New Zealand lemonwood tree Pittosporum eugenioides are octyl acetate (33%), terpinen-4-ol (13%), decanol (6%) and (Z)-hex-3-enol (5%). These products are responsible for the characteristic Citrus-like aroma which is detected when the leaves are crushed, a phenomenon which provided the species with its common name. The major componen...

Osteoarthritis is a common, chronic, progressive, skeletal, degenerative disorder, which commonly affects the knee joint. Boswellia serrata tree is commonly found in India. The therapeutic value of its gum (guggulu) has been known. It posses good anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic and analgesic activity. A randomized double blind placebo controlled crossover study was conducted to assess the eff...

OBJECTIVE Several experimental studies and clinical trials support the potential of Boswellia serrata extracts (BSE) for the treatment of various inflammatory diseases. The aim of this registry study was to assess the safety and the efficacy of a novel lecithin-based delivery form of Boswellia serrata extract (Casperome®) in the supportive management of osteo-muscular pain. PATIENTS AND METHO...

Trunks of large trees play an important role in whole-plant water balance but technical difficulties have limited most hydraulic research to small stems, leaves, and roots. To investigate the dynamics of water-related processes in tree trunks, such as winter embolism refilling, xylem hydraulic vulnerability, and water storage, volumetric water content (VWC) in the main stem was monitored contin...

The paper titled “Chemistry and Biology of Essential Oils of Genus Boswellia” [1], published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, has been retracted as it was found to contain a substantial amount of material from the manuscript titled “The volatile constituents of frankincense—a review” byMichaela Mertens, Andrea Buettnera, and Eva Kirchhoffa which was published in Flavour...

Broussonetia papyrifera and Lonicera japonica have long been used in the treatment of inflammatory disorders in Chinese medicine, especially respiratory inflammation. Previously, a new phytoformula (BL) containing B. papyrifera and L. japonica was found to exert strong anti-inflammatory activity against several animal models of inflammation, especially against an animal model of acute bronchiti...

Biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles (SNPs) are being widely using in the field of medicine. Extracellular biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles was carried out by using medicinal plant extracts for the reduction of aqueous silver ions in short period. The silver nanoparticles formation was confirmed by the colour change of plant extracts (SNPs) and further confirmed with the help of UV...

Broussonetia papyrifera (Linn.) Vent has been attracting interest recently as a valuable wood source for pulping and papermaking manufacturing. The present study aims to determine the anatomical structure, ultrastructure and distribution of lignin in the fiber cell walls of this shrub, using electron microscopy, fluorescence microscopy (FM) and confocal Raman microscopy, which, to our knowledge...

Department of Amraze Niswan wa Qabalat (Obstetrics and Gynecology) 1 , National Institute of Unani Medicine, PG Institute of Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Department of Ilmus Saidla (Pharmacy) 2 , National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Department of AYUSH 3 , Bangalore, Karnataka, India Department of Imul Advia (Pharmacology) 4 , Al Farooq Unani Medical Colleg...

A protocol for micropropagation of Boswellia ovalifoliolata Bal & Henry (Burseraceae) was developed using cotyledonary nodal explant on Murashige and Skoog modified medium (MS). A comparative study of micropropagation with 6-benzyladenine, kinetin and thidiazuron along with 1-naphthalene acetic acid (0.054 microM) was conducted. The highest shoot multiplication (7.1 +/- 0.2 shoots per node) was...