The pattern of peltate glandular trichome initiation and ontogeny on expanding peppermint (Mentha x piperita) leaves was defined by surveying the populations of peltate glands in each of seven developmental stages within sampling areas of leaf apical, mid-, and basal zones for both abaxial and adaxial surfaces. It was shown that new peltate glands continue to form until leaf expansion ceases an...

This study was designed to determine the response of diverse mint genotypes to three commonly used cryopreservation techniques. Four mints [Mentha x piperita nothosubsp. citrata (Ehrh.) Briq.; M. canadensis L.; M. australis R. Br, and M. cunninghamii Benth] were cryopreserved using three protocols: controlled rate cooling (CC), encapsulation dehydration (ED) and PVS2 vitrification (VIT). Regrow...

As part of ongoing research on the chemical composition and the antimicrobial properties of Burkinabe plants essential oils alone and in combination, essential oils (EOs) from leaves of Cymbopogon citratus and Cymbopogon giganteus from Burkina Faso were analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Five constituents, which accounted for 96.3% of the oil, were identified in the EO of C. citratus. Geranial (48.1...

Antimicrobial Activity of Crude Methanol and Chloroform Extracts of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves on Cariogenic Bacteria and Other Pathogenic Oral Bacteria E O Oshomoh 1, , O Oyiborhoro 2 Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty OF Basic Medical Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, O...

Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson is a climbing deciduous shrub. It is found throughout tropical part of India also found in China, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Srilanka. Plant refers wide range of soil, acid to alkaline and it needs moderate moisture level. In Ayurveda, basically it is used for its general adaptogenic, rejuvenating and immunomodulatory activity. Besides of these prope...