Chemical composition of the essential oil of Majorana hortensis grown in Uttaranchal Shishir Kumar Singh Abstract GLC and GC-MS Analysis was done to analyse the hydrodistilled essential oil of Majorana hortensis grown in Uttranchal state of India. The 36 compounds could be identified out of 50 by their mass spectra accounting for 93% of the oil. The major ones are trans-sabinene hydrate (41.2%)‚ terpinen-4-ol (18.5%)‚ cis-sabinene hydrate (9.3%)‚ a-terpineol (3.8%)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The success of this investigatory project is directly related to the contributions of the ever supportive persons in my aura: To my friends who were there to cheer me up in time of doing this investigatory project‚ “Thank you so much!” To my parents who help me in providing significant material contributions‚ “Thank you and I love you so much!” To my adviser‚ Analiza R. Barcarse for her exquisite attention in guiding me‚ “Thank you‚ Ma’am!” To Ms. Estrella B. Acosta‚ the Science
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INTRODUCTION Oregano (Scientific name: Origanum vulgare) is also known as Wild Marjoram‚ Mountain Mint‚ Origanum‚ Wintersweet and Winter Marjoram. This erectly spreading plant has strong aromatic characteristics‚ with leaves and stems that are fleshy. The leaves of oregano are heart-shaped‚ with toothed edges‚ and which‚ grow for up to 9 meters in length. In other countries‚ the plant is primarily used as a culinary ingredient. However‚ in countries like the Philippines‚ Oregano is a known herbal
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Pharmacologyonline 3: 64-72 (2006) Newsletter ROLE AND SCOPE OF ETHNOMEDICAL PLANTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIVIRALS Debprasad Chattopadhyay ICMR Virus Unit‚ ID & BG Hospital‚ GB 4‚ First floor‚ 57 Dr. Suresh C Banerjee Road‚ Beliaghata‚ Kolkata 700 010‚ India. Summary Ethnomedicinal plants have been used as source of drugs for almost all diseases‚ but none are used against viruses probably because there are a very few specific viral targets for natural molecules to interact. Most
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PHILIPPINE MEDICINAL PLANTS Here are the list of Medicinal Plants that can be found here in the Philippines : AKAPULKO Scientific name : Casia Alata Other name : Ringworm Bush‚ Kasitas (Bik.‚ Bis.) Treats skin diseases like Tinea infections‚ringworms‚eczema‚scabies and insect bites. USE AND PREPARATION: Pound enough fresh leaves; express (squeeze out) the juice and apply on the affected skin morning and evening. Improvement should be noticed after 2 - 3 weeks of treatment. You
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Pineapple (Ananas comosus) skin and Dusol (Kaempferia galanga Linn.) Rhizome As Antibacterial Organic Soap A Science Investigatory Project Presented by: Romi Necq S. Abuel Bansud National High School Regional Science High School for Region IV -MIMAROPA Pag-asa‚ Bansud‚ Oriental Mindoro Abstract Many soaps in the market offer different kinds of benefits such as whitening the skin‚ treating various skin problems and removing bacteria from skin. But some may still produce
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Essential Oils Isolated from Artemisia Vulgaris Linn Of Philippine Origin: Its Antibacterial Activity Prepared by: Dr. Jennifer U. Dotado-Maderazo Lyceum of the Philippines University- Batangas College of Dentistry 2010 Introduction and Review of Literature Introduction The Philippines is known for its natural resources‚ being a tropical country‚ its supply of naturally occurring medicinal plants can be observed everywhere. Thus‚ the practice of traditional medicine has been passed
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CHAPTER II RELATED LITERATURE Blumea balsamifera(sambong) A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review Sambong (Blumea balsamifera) is a native flowering or weed that is endemic in the Philippines and other tropical countries. It is a popular herb especially for its healing properties including antidiarrhetic‚ antigastralgic‚ expectorant‚ stomachic‚ and antispasmodic‚ among others. Aside from these‚ sambong is also popular for being emmenagogues‚ or for stimulating menstruation or the blood flow
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Chemistry of Spices This page intentionally left blank Chemistry of Spices Edited by Villupanoor A. Parthasarathy Indian Institute of Spices Research Calicut‚ Kerala‚ India Bhageerathy Chempakam Indian Institute of Spices Research Calicut‚ Kerala‚ India and T. John Zachariah Indian Institute of Spices Research Calicut‚ Kerala‚ India CABI is a trading name of CAB International CABI Head Office Nosworthy Way Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 8DE UK Tel: +44 (0)1491 832111 Fax:
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CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS Terpenoids Sameena Bano Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Jamia Hamdard New Delhi-110062 (24.09.2007) CONTENTS Introduction Classification of Terpenoids Isolation of mono and sesquiterpenoids General properties of Terpenoids General methods of structure elucidation Terpenoids Citral Menthol Camphor Eugenol Keywords Terpenes‚ isoprene‚ citral‚ menthol‚ camphor and eugenol 1 Introduction There are many different classes of naturally occurring
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