abstractbackground and objectives:anise (pimpinella anisum l.) is an annual medicinal plant which belonged to the apiaaceace family. grain is the most important organ to produce essential oil of anise. in order to produce medicinal plant it is necessary to determine the environmental factors under which they give higher yields and better quality (23). in medicinal plants, balanced fertilization...

In an examination ofthe volatile metabolic products of the odoriferous fungus Lentinuoa lepideu Fr., Birkinshaw & Findlay (1940) identified the methyl esters of p-methoxycinnamic, and cinnamic acids. Another acid, anisic acid, was also present as an ester but the nature of the alcohol moiety was left undetermined, although it was considered that the ester was probably the methyl ester. Another ...

The well-known alcoholic beverage Pastis becomes turbid when mixed with water due to the poor solubility of trans-anethol, the anise-flavored component of Pastis in the water solution formed. This destabilization appears as the formation of micrometer-sized droplets that only very slowly grow in size, thus expanding the life of the anise-flavored beverage. The slow growth has been attributed to...

introduction: anethole is the main constituent of pimpinella anisum l. (anise), a herbaceous annual plant which has several therapeutic effects. in the folk medicine, anise is employed as an antiepileptic drug. specifically, this study was focused on the cellular effect of anethole, an aromatic compound in essential oils from anise and camphor. anethole has various physiological effects on the ...

BACKGROUND Olfaction plays an important role in mammalian social behavior. Olfactory deficits are common in schizophrenia and correlate with negative symptoms and low social drive. Despite their prominence and possible clinical relevance, little is understood about the pathological mechanisms underlying olfactory deficits in schizophrenia and there are currently no effective treatments for thes...