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Consumers’ constant search for high-quality and safe products, with the least possible preservatives additives, as well extended shelf life, has led industries to research develop alternative forms of food preservation packaging. The purpose this was study effect natural antimicrobials and, in particular, essential oils ginger (Zingiber Officinale Roscoe) rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) on...

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo resgatar o saber popular sobre as plantas medicinais utilizadas para a promoção da saúde e agroecologia no município de Laranjeiras do Sul – Paraná. Foi realizado um estudo etnobotânico abordagem quantitativa, seguindo método descritivo, partir uma campo com agricultores das comunidades Passo Liso, Rio Tigre Verde, situadas nesse município, entre os meses novemb...

Composite methanolic extract of roots of Withania somnifera, leaves of Ocimum sanctum, and rhizomes of Zingiber officinalis was administered by gavage at the dose of 40 mg 100 g(-1) body weight day(-1) to rat orally for 15 days prior to experimentation followed by co-administration of above extract at the same dose for 28 days of swimming to find out the remedial effect of this extract on exhau...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic activity of rosemary (REO, Rosmarinus officinalis L.), turmeric (CEO, Curcuma longa L.), and ginger (GEO, Zingiber officinale R.) essential oils in HeLa cells. Cytotoxicity tests were performed in vitro, using tetrazolium (MTT) and neutral red assays for evaluation of antiproliferative activity by different mechanisms, trypan blue assay ...

Original Article Thymus vulgaris Melissa officinalis Salvia officinalis Anchusa officinalis Coleus blumei O. sanctum

BACKGROUND/AIM This study aimed to document and analyzes the local knowledge of medicinal plants' use by traditional healers in South-west Algeria. METHODS The ethnobotanical survey was conducted in two Saharian regions of South-west of Algeria: Adrar and Bechar. In total, 22 local traditional healers were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire and open questions. Use value (UV), fid...

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) were manually fed a diet supplemented with ginger powder (Zingiber officinalis) at levels (0, 6, 8, and 10) % to observe the effect of on blood biochemical parameters. The research was conducted in fish laboratory Faculty Animal Production /College Agriculture Forestry/University Mosul. In this study 84 used distributed over 12 glass tanks an average weight 28 ±...

Catharanthus roseus (L.).G. Don, a highly valued medicinal plant suffers from a serious disease. A survey on the symptom and severity of the leaf blight of C. roseus was performed in the nurseries of the Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences (IFESCU), Bangladesh Council of Industrial Research (BCSIR) and Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI), Bangladesh. An observation was also...

Present study was carried out regarding enzymatic assay for 5'-nucleotidase enzymes present in snake venom Naja naja karachiensis and to evaluate twenty eight medicinal plants as their antidotes. Elevated enzymatic activities i.e., 119, 183, 262 and 335 U/mL were observed in 10, 20, 30 and 40 µg of crude venom, respectively, in dose dependent manner. Among various plant extracts only two (Bauhi...