The present study was conducted to evaluate and compare five essential oils (EOs) as penetration enhancers (PEs) to improve the transdermal drug delivery (TDD) of ibuprofen to treat dysmenorrhoea. The EOs were prepared using the steam distillation method and their chemical compositions were identified by GC-MS. The corresponding cytotoxicities were evaluated in epidermal keartinocyte HaCaT cell...

Bauhinia variegata Linn. (Kanchnar/Rakta kanchan), is a widely used medicinal plant by the tribals throughout India and popular in various indigenous system of medicine like Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathy. In the present investigations, the anticarcinogenic activity of Bauhinia variegate bark extract was evaluated using two stage protocol in skin papillioma model in Swiss albino mice. The sign...

Tidore Islands City Most of its residents earn income from cinnamon farming. Cinnamon trees are peeled and the process drying is carried out to dry. sold in stick form involves marketing institutions. bark used as a spice ingredient such food mixes, cake making, drinks, medicines aroma therapy. The purpose this study identify channels area, analyze amount costs margins each channel. research wa...

The present study was envisaged to investigate in-vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant efficacy of lemongrass, cinnamon and clove essential oils for their potential application in meat products. Antimicrobial potential was measured by using zone inhibition assay and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) against foodborne pathogens including Gram positive and Gram negative whereas, antioxidant a...

Bark extract of Pinus pinaster contains numerous phenolic compounds such as catechins, taxifolin, and phenolic acids. These compounds have received considerable attentions because of their anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, antimetastatic and high antioxidant activities. Although P. pinaster bark has been intensely investigated in the past; there is comparably less information ...

The study was aimed at evaluating the antibacterial and antioxidant activity of aqueous extract of Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon) bark in order to prevent the spoilage and rancidity of food. The extract was tested for antibacterial activity against three gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Enterococcus faecali) and two gram negative (Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis) food bor...

The essential oils extracted from the four herbs, cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), ginger (Zingiber officinale) and holy basil (Ocimum sanctum), were investigated for their antimicrobial activity and mode of action against Lactococcus garvieae, a fish pathogenic bacteria causing lactococcosis. Of all the tested oils, clove oil had the strongest inhibitory effect and exh...

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and Cinnamon cassia), the eternal tree of tropical medicine, belongs to the Lauraceae family. Cinnamon is one of the most important spices used daily by people all over the world. Cinnamon primarily contains vital oils and other derivatives, such as cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, and cinnamate. In addition to being an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic...

In the words of Carole Bergmann, MNPS board member and forest ecologist for Montgomery County Parks: “Kalmia latifolia is a lovely plant all the way around. Beautiful owers, and evergreen foliage that shines in the winter sun. It often forms huge thickets, and when it gets old, it has an open sprawling habit with a peeling strip cinnamon colored bark. It lives in acidic soil. It will tolerate v...