Zanthoxylum avicennae (Lam.) DC. is a medicinal and aromatic plant, belong to the genus. The plant found in some Asian contries, including Viet Nam. various parts of this has been used medicine contain essential oils. In study, oil Z. was isolated. Two oils from leaves twigs (Lamk.) collected limestone forest Northern part Vietnam were separately obtained by hydrodistillation analyzed GC-MS. A ...

Dried and ground leaves of Crithmum maritimum were used as a matrix for supercritical extraction of volatile oil with CO2. Operative conditions were: extractor, 90 bar and 50 °C for 240 min; first separator, 90 bar and –10°C; second separator, 15 bar and 15 °C. GC/MS analysis of the leaves volatile oil revealed that it mainly consisted of: para-cymene, βphellandrene, γ-terpinene, thymol methyl ...

In this study, the variability of essential oil composition in different parts of summer savory was investigated. Extraction of essential oils from air-dried leaves and healthy seeds was done using water-distillation in Clevenger-type apparatus for 4 h. In total, 23 and 24 components were identified in the leaves and seeds of summer savory, respectively. Carvacrol (46.023%), Estragole (Methyl C...

The candidiasis caused by C. albicans is a public health problem. The abuse of antifungals has contributed to the development of resistance. B. morelensis has demonstrated antibacterial and antifungal activities. In this work the activity of the essential oil of B. morelensis was evaluated and for its two pure compounds with analysis of the different mechanisms of pathogenesis important for C. ...

The present study aimed to investigate the in vitro mutagenic activity of Origanum majorana essential oil. The most abundant compounds identified by GC-MS were γ-terpinene (25.73%), α-terpinene (17.35%), terpinen-4-ol (17.24%), and sabinene (10.8%). Mutagenicity was evaluated by the Salmonella/microsome test using the preincubation procedure on TA98, TA97a, TA100, TA102, and TA1535 Salmonella t...

Black cumin (Nigella sativa L., Ranunculaceae) is an annual herb commonly used in the Middle East, India and nowadays gaining worldwide acceptance. Historical and traditional uses are extensively documented in ancient texts and historical documents. Black cumin seeds and oil are commonly used as a traditional tonic and remedy for many ailments as well as in confectionery and bakery. Little is k...

A pot experiment was conducted to determine the effect of compost and bio-fertilizers on the growth, yield and oil constituents of marjoram (Majorana hortensis L.). Forty five days old seedling were transplanted in soil treated with 15 and 30% aqueous extracts of compost and/or biofertilizers (mixture of Azospirillum brasilienses, Azotobacter chroococcum, Bacillus polymyxa & B. circulans) in ad...