Objective(s):  Protective effects of different extracts and essential oil from Pimpinella anisum           L. seeds were examined against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced toxicity. The parameters such as serum transaminases, lactate dehydrogenase activity, hepatic glutathione content, liver lipid peroxidation and histopathological changes of liver were assessed as toxicity markers. In the in...

The essential root oils of the Pimpinella saxifraga subspecies eusaxifraga, alpestris and nigra were investigated by means of capillary GC and spectroscopic methods. A total of 48 components was identified. Characteristic constituents of all oils are pseudoisoeugenol derivatives, sesquiterpenoids and trinor-sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, but the qualitative and quantitative patterns of the individ...

The phenylpropene t-anethole imparts the characteristic sweet aroma of anise (Pimpinella anisum, family Apiaceae) seeds and leaves. Here we report that the aerial parts of the anise plant accumulate t-anethole as the plant matures, with the highest levels of t-anethole found in fruits. Although the anise plant is covered with trichomes, t-anethole accumulates inside the leaves and not in the tr...