The present research was planned to characterize the aroma composition of important members of the Lamiaceae family such as Salvia officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia and Mentha asiatica. Aroma components of the S. officinalis, L. angustifolia and M. asiatica were extracted with the purge and trap technique with dichloromethane and analyzed with the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) ...

Equally effective way to achieve sustainable farming and the challenge set by European Commission on 20 May 2020: proper crop rotation thus reduction of quantity on-farm chemicals. Long-term stationary field experiments were established in 1966 at Vytautas Magnus University Experimental Station (54°53? N, 23°50? E). The study was conducted with intensive, three-course, row crops, for green manu...

Health hazards caused by heavy metals have become a great concern to the population. Excessive industrial effluents, pesticide application and biomedical activities load a large amount of metals and metalloids to the environment. Cadmium is one of these, with high rate of bioaccumulation and extreme toxicity at low concentration. Cadmium is exposed to air and water through a number of industria...

Background: Thromboembolic disorders are one of the important causes leading to death. In Siddha system medicine, many drugs have been mentioned in literature and their thrombolytic potential needs be scientifically evaluated. Aim: The study aims perform Silico computational studies Phytoconstituents formulation Sikkanjar Manapagu (SM) evaluate its potential. Methods: Autodock program was used ...

In the present study, we evaluated the antibacterial activity in the leaf extracts of Mentha piperita L. against pathogenic bacteria like Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aureus, Pseudomonas aerogenosa, Serratia marcesens and Streptococcus aureus. The aqueous as well as organic extracts of the leaves were found to posses strong antibacterial activity against a range of pathogenic bacteria as reve...