In ancient culture and in different parts of world, there exist empirical knowledge of the use of plants for pest control for thousands of years (approx. 1500 BC), for example rotenone in east Asia and south America, neem in India, sabadilla in central and south America, and pyrethrin in Persia (Iran). Subsequently, botanical insecticides were introduced in prominent continents like Europe and ...

In herbalism, botanical supplements are commonly believed to be safe remedies, however, botanical supplements and dietary ingredients interact with transport and metabolic processes, affecting drug disposition. Although a large number of studies have described that botanical supplements interfere with drug metabolism, the mode of their interaction with drug transport processes is not well descr...

Groundnut is infected by 55 pathogens which adversely contribute to the low yield of groundnuts. Three sub-trials were conceived proffer solutions groundnut Cylindrocladium parasiticum disease. These (using biocontrol, synthetic and botanical measures) set up in vitro using completely randomized design with each treatment replicated thrice. Firstly, all biocontrol (Trichoderma) isolates showed ...

Pest management is being confronted with immense economic and environmental issues worldwide because of massive utilization over-reliance on pesticides. The non-target toxicity, residual consequence, challenging biodegradability these synthetic pesticides have become a serious concern, which urgently requires the alternative prompt adoption sustainable cost-effective pest control measures. Incr...

BACKGROUND Topical remedies based on botanical ingredients are popular. OBJECTIVES To assess: (i) the usage of botanical substances in subjects affected with itching and chronic vulvar complaints; (ii) the incidence of side-effects associated with their use and the frequency of contact allergy; (iii) the diagnostic usefulness of patch testing. METHODS Sixty-six patients were provided with a...

Many health benefits are associated with a high dietary intake of vegetables and fruit (VF); however, little effort has been expended to determine whether the botanical families from which high-VF diets are formulated affect their biological activities. The objective of this study was to determine whether the botanical diversity of high-VF diets alters the response in oxidative biomarkers for l...

Under laboratory and glasshouse conditions, the insecticidal activities of essential oil obtained from leaves tea tree plant by steam distillation was evaluated against cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii. The results showed that affected aphid population causing a higher mortality A. This study 50 μL/mL concentration caused 85.67% after 24 hrs exposure time when used as contact treatment. However, mo...

The continuous use of synthetic pesticides and excessive doses can have an impact, both for health the local environment. Alternatives that be done to overcome so environment are not disturbed by plant-based pesticides. In general, vegetable defined as whose basic ingredients plants. Vegetable relatively easy make with simple technology. This pesticide is also safe humans livestock because resi...