The interest in natural phenolic compounds has increased because of their attractive use especially as antioxidant and antimicrobial agents foods. large content Santolina chamaecyparissus L. (S. chamaecyparissus) makes this plant a target source that is worthy note. In work, new extraction technologies comprising ultrasound (UAE) microwave (MAE) assisted the S. have been developed, optimized, c...

Rosa indica L. belongs to the family Rosaceae and is locally known as gulaab. It has different traditional uses in cardiovascular and gastrointestinal disorders but there is no scientific data available in this regard. Therefore, the basic aim of this study was to explore the chemical composition and gastrointestinal and cardiovascular effects of the essential oil obtained from R. indica. The c...

Some medicinal plants, which are known to produce allergic reactions, are also specifically used as antiinflammatory agents. Among the more relevant plants, we report species with cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic alcohol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, eugenol and isoeugenol are all potential allergens. In addition, fragrances, which are mixtures of small-molecular-weight compounds, may induce allergic ...

The essential oil obtained in toto from Santolina insularis was investigated for its antiviral activity on herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) in vitro. The IC50 values, determined by plaque reduction assays, were 0.88 and 0.7 mg/ml for HSV-1 and HSV-2, respectively, while the CC50 determined by the MTT test on Vero cells was 112 mg/ml, indicating a CC50/IC50 ratio of 127 for HSV-1...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE In the Amalfi Coast, Campania (Southern Italy) a total number of 102 plant species are used for medicinal purposes, with a total of 276 different uses, among which, 183 are new for the area and 34 are new for Italy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with 214 inhabitants of the study area. RESULTS Folk phytotherapy is i...