Plant oils have been utilized for a variety of purposes throughout history, with their integration into foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. They are now being increasingly recognized for their effects on both skin diseases and the restoration of cutaneous homeostasis. This article briefly reviews the available data on biological influences of topical skin applications of some plant o...

Oils are important food ingredients, mainly as a source of unsaturated fatty acids. The offer of novel edible oils from herbs, spices and fruit seeds has grown and many of them are used as functional food and dietary supplements but also as feed additives in animal feeding. Poultry meat is recommended.in properly balanced diet and its consumption in Poland has been growing. The objective of pre...

background: pomegranate seed oil and its main constituent, punicic acid, have been shown to decrease plasma glucose and have antioxidant activity. the objective of the present study was to examine the effects of pomegranate seed oil on rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus. method: six groups (n=8 each) of male sprague-dawley rats, comprising a control, a diabetic (induced by streptozocin and nico...

This research focuses on the production of biodiesel from low cost feedstock such as Melothria madraspatana seed oil via MnCO3 catalyzed transesterification process at 60°C, investigating the effects of process parameters such as molar ratio of feedstock to methanol, catalyst quantity, and reaction time on biodiesel yield. The biodiesel was successfully produced via transesterification process ...

Yang et al, (1999) conducted a placebo-controlled, double-blind study to investigate the effects of seed and pulp oils of sea buckthorn on atopic dermatitis. Forty-nine atopic dermatitis patients took 5 g (10 capsules) of seed oil, pulp oil, or paraffin oil (control group) by mouth daily for 4 months. Patients treated with sea buckthorn seed oil had increased levels of linoleic, alpha-linoleic,...

This study was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station, King Abdulaziz University at Hada El-Sham during 2007 and 2008 seasons to improve the seed yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in the Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia. Split plot design with four replications was used in this study. Main plot treatments were four nitrogen rates (0, 100, 150 and 200 kg N/ha) and the sub plot treatments w...

for determining the oil content, seed and fruit characteristics of ethiopian jatropha provenances, the study was conducted in five regions of ethiopia namely southern nation nationalities peoples regional state, amhara region, tigria region, oromia region and benishangul gumuz regions, where jatropha is found abundantly. a total of 23 zones, 36 weredas and 40 sampling sites were considered from...