In nature, plant extracts play a crucial role in defending plants against biotic and abiotic stressors. Moreover, the use of plant-based products, such as plant extracts, represents a promising alternative to syntheti...
The fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of the most important pests in all mango-producing areas, particularly in West Africa. In Senegal, O. americanum leaves have been used for several years...
Department of Science and Technology-SERB-SRG research grant(Grant No.:SRG/2021/000750-G)and Department of Biotechnology for Ramalingaswami grant(Grant No.:BT/RLF/Re-entry/21/2020);Director,Prabodh Kumar Trivedi,of CSIR-CIMAP for providing infrastructure,facility,and funding support from CSIR,India(Grant Nos.:FC2020-23/NMITLI/TLP0001&TLP0002);We acknowledge Dr.Ritu Trivedi(CSIR-CDRI Lucknow,India)for support and Dr.Abolie Girme and Dr.Lal Hingorani(Pharmanza herbal Pvt.Ltd,India)for providing Withania somnifera samples.We acknowledge Dr.Neerja Tiwari for FT-NIR access,Ms.Manju Yadav and Ms.Namita Gupta for HPLC access,and Ms.Anju Yadav for GC-MS access.Authors would like to thank Aroma mission HCP-0007,India for funding support.Prof.Christopher T.Elliott would like to thank Bualuang ASEAN Chair Professor Fund,UK and Queen's University Belfast Fund,UK.
Herbal medicines are popular natural medicines that have been used for decades.The use of alternative medicines continues to expand rapidly across the world.The World Health Organization suggests that quality assessme...
supported by the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Zambia.
Background:Ocimum americanum L.is an annual herbaceous plant used to manage pain and inflammation.Lack of standard dosage forms,and safety and efficacy data potentially exposes users of this medicinal plant to the ris...
The present study aimed to comparatively analyze the antibacterial activity,combined with antibiotics,and toxicological activity of the essential oil of O.gratissimum L.and its major compound,eugenol.The phytochemical...
Maize is consumed throughout the year in Kenya.Storage facilities of Maize vary with the economic status of the producers.Poor resource producers are likely to have unsuitable storage facilities whose conditions may p...
In recent years,the need for the capability of decelerating the ripening process has increased significantly,especially in countries such as India where the post-harvest loss is∼630 billion dollars annually.The ripen...
funded by Chittagong University Research Cell,grant number#curespub/2016/13。
Background: Justicia adhatoda and Ocimum tenuiflorum, locally known as bashok and tulsi, are two ethnomedicinally important herbs that have been using as dietary supplements for several therapeutic applications. This ...
Iodine Deficiency Diseases (IDDs) occupy important positions in the health problems of developing countries. Salt Iodisation has been the common approach to solving these problems. However, apart from the problems of ...