The present study focuses on archaeobotanical analyses performed at the Phoenicians site of Motya, a small island (ca. 45 ha) located in Stagnone di Marsala, western Sicily.The macro-remains focused two closed contexts: votive favissa by sacred area “Cappiddazzu”, and disposal pit Area D, both dating between 8th 6th century BC. In latter context, palynological were also performed. allows to rec...

Leaves of species the genus Juglans L. Juglandaceae family are promising types officinal medicinal plant materials, which preparations have an antimicrobial, restorative effect. In our opinion, contribution to antimicrobial activity, along with naphthoquinones, is also made by flavonoids contained in leaves various Therefore, there a need determine chemical composition using modern methods anal...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is the main biopharmaceutical export commodity of Indonesia. However, its productivity and quality are low because it not cultivated using optimal techniques. This study aimed to examine effect magnesium (Mg) fertilizer on growth, rhizome yield, essential oil content two ginger varieties in organic field. The factors tested were rate Mg application (0, 50, 100, 150 ...

6-Shogaol, a dehydrated form of 6-gingerol, is a minor component in ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and has recently been reported to have more potent bioactivity than 6-gingerol. Based on the thermal instability of gingerols (their dehydration to corresponding shogaols at high temperature), we aimed to develop an optimal process to maximize the 6-shogaol content during ginger extraction by...

Objectives: The bioactive phytocompounds present in Zingiber officinale were assessed for their tumor-suppressing activity against TP-53 BP1 linked to hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods: study investigates the interaction of phytochemicals from Ginger (Zingiber officinale) with tumor protein TP53. Drug likeness chosen ligand was evaluated using SWISS ADME. Autodock tools used investigate interac...

In vitro antibacterial activity of crude aqueous and organic extracts of rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe (ginger) was studied against both Gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi) and Gram-positive (Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes) bacterial strains. The present study reveals that the pattern of inhibition varied with the s...

There are some herbal plants in Iranian traditional system of medicine which are believed to be excellent remedies to alleviate the symptoms of xerostomia. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of systemic administration of seven different herbal extracts on the rate of salivation in rats. The extracts of 7 herbs; Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Zingiberaceae), Citrus sinensis (L....

This review focuses on the efficacy and safety of effective herbal medicines in the management of obesity in humans and animals. PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and IranMedex databases were searched up to December 30, 2008. The search terms were "obesity" and ("herbal medicine" or "plant", "plant medicinal" or "medicine traditional") without narrowing or limiting search elements...

The use of botanical medicine is ancient, and plant chemicals are still the backbone of our pharmacopoeia because more than 50 % of drugs used in Western pharmacopoeia are isolated from herbs or derived from modification of chemicals first found in plants. Zingiber officinale Roscoe. (Ginger) is a spice that has been used from two thousand years ago as a medicine in several Asian countries. Rec...

The antimicrobial activities of the ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol extract of 12 plant species were studied. The extract of Capsicum annuum (red pepper) (fruit) Zingiber officinale (ginger) (root), Cuminum cyminum (cumin), Alpinia ficinarum (galingale), Coriandrum sativum (coriander), Cinnamomun zeylanicum Nees (cinnamomun), Origanum onites L. (thyme), Folium sennae (senna), Eugenia caryop...