An undescribed species of Raffaelea earlier was shown to be the cause of a vascular wilt disease known as laurel wilt, a severe disease on redbay (Persea borbonia) and other members of the Lauraceae in the Atlantic coastal plains of the southeastern USA. The pathogen is likely native to Asia and probably was introduced to the USA in the mycangia of the exotic redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus g...

The present study was designed to determine the effects of the essential oil of Laurusnobilis L. (Lauraceae) and its three main components on α-glucosidase and reactive oxygenspecies scavenging activity. The chemical composition of the essential oil from Laurus nobilisL. leaves was analyzed by GC/GC-MS and resulted in the identification of 29 compounds,representing 99.18% of the total oil. 1,8-...

En el presente trabajo se estudió efecto del uso de métodos tradicionales para la cocción frijol: remojo, en olla barro o presión, y adición especias (laurel epazote). Con respecto al ácido fítico, los resultados muestran que presión con previo es método disminuye mayor proporción concentración este factor antinutricional. Para disminución ?-oligosacáridos rafinosa estaquiosa, remojo tratamient...

Laurus nobilis L. (sweet laurel) is one of the volatile oil bearing plants of Lauraceae family. It is cultivated in different parts of Iran and its leaves and fruits have been used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. There are a few reports about the effects of some environmental conditions on the quality and quantity of laurel volatiles. The goal of our work was to searc...

The present study was designed to determine the effects of the essential oil of Laurusnobilis L. (Lauraceae) and its three main components on α-glucosidase and reactive oxygenspecies scavenging activity. The chemical composition of the essential oil from Laurus nobilisL. leaves was analyzed by GC/GC-MS and resulted in the identification of 29 compounds,representing 99.18% of the total oil. 1,8-...

Purpose: Cherry laurel has been used as an anti-diabetic drug. In this study, we aimed to evaluate its antidiabetic activity at standard living conditions and under stress by an experimental study. Material and Method: Forty Wistar-Albino rats weighing 300–350 grams were used in this study. Four groups were structured: control, diabetic, glibenclamide and cherry laurel extract. Streptozotocin (...