Mathews L. Paret, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences (PEPS), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu 96822; Roxana Cabos, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, HI 96720; B. A. Kratky, Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa; and Anne M. Alvarez, PEPS, ...

We examined the composition and antimicrobial activity of two essential oils from Chloranthus japonicus Sieb. and Chloranthus multistachys Pei. GC-FID and GC-MS analyses identified 48 and 39 compounds, which represented 95.56% and 94.58%, respectively, of all components in these oils. Of these, 28 compounds were common to both, with a relatively high amount of oxygenated monoterpenes (50.95% an...

with it whenever I got opportunity. Again, I saw an interesting column in the December 1922 copy of the Indian Medical Gazette, p. 474, about the use of essential oils in cholera cases. Later on, I also found an interesting article in the June 1923 issue of the Indian Mcdical Gazette, p. 257, by Dr. Tomb which gives a very suitable method of administering these oils. Then again I came across an...

Coriandrum sativum L. has a distinct flavour and aroma which is due to the essential oil present in it. The main component of the essential oil of the fruit is monoterpenoids and linalool. All parts of the plant are edible. The content and composition of essential oil is influenced by climatic conditions, agro technology and stage of maturity at time of harvesting, geography of growing region, ...

Essential oils can be used as an alternative to using synthetic insecticides for pest management. Therefore, the insectistatic and insecticidal activities of the essential oil of aerial parts of Salvia ballotiflora (Lamiaceae) were tested against the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The results demonstrated insecticidal and insectistatical activities against this in...

The title compound, C(16)H(22)Cl(2)O, was synthesized from β-himachalene, which was isolated from essential oil of the Atlas cedar (cedrus atlantica). The asymmetric unit contains two independent mol-ecules, in each of which the six-membered ring shows a half-chair conformation, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a boat conformation. The dihedral angle between the two rings is slightly di...

The title compound, C16H22Br2Cl2, was synthesized from β-him-achalene (3,5,5,9-tetra-methyl-2,4a,5,6,7,8-hexa-hydro-1H-benzo-cyclo-heptene), which was isolated from the essential oil of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus Atlantica). The mol-ecule is built up from fused six- and seven-membered rings and an appended three-membered ring. The six-membered ring has a half-chair conformation, whereas the seven-...

For many years, the battle between humans and the multitudes of infection and disease causing pathogens continues. Emerging at the battlefield as some of the most significant challenges to human health are bacterial resistance and its rapid rise. These have become a major concern in global public health invigorating the need for new antimicrobial compounds. A rational approach to deal with anti...

The chemical and analgesic comparison of essential oils o Congo was investigated. The Chemical analysis wa carried out by u the two essential oils while acetic acid-induced writhings, hot plate activity. The results showed that the two essential oils exhibite writhings, however, the essential oil of Benin induced more significa specie showed more effect in the tail flick test. These observation...

The effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) essential oil (REO) and modified-atmosphere packaging (MAP) on the survival of certain pathogens (Salmonella Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes) in poultry fillets and on their meat quality during 7 days of refrigerated storage were investigated. Because REO at 0.05% and 0.1% had weak antibacterial activity and REO at 0.3%, 0.5% and 1.0% im...