Guava is a small tropical tree that grows up to 35 feet tall; it is widely grown for its fruit in tropics. It is a member of the Myrtaceae family‚ with about 133 genera and more than 3‚800 species. The leaves and bark of P. guajava tree have a long history of medicinal uses that are still employed today (Nwinyi et al.‚ 2008). In the view of the immense medicinal importance of P. guajava plant evidenced in the various studies mentioned above and also corroborated in a recent review article by Kamath
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licorice-like‚ similar to anise oil. Even if you’re not a fan of licorice taste‚ don’t give up on it just yet. Fennel essential oil provides optimal digestive support. It can also soothe the mind as well as the body. Therapeutic Compounds: • Anethole • Limonene • Fenchone • Estragole • Pinene Fun Facts: Fennel herb has been well-known since Ancient times. The Chinese‚ Indians and Egyptians all used it as both a condiment and medicine. The Romans used it for its digestive properties. In fact‚ fennel was
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stability‚ Boca Raton‚ CRC Press‚ pp: 269329. 32. Hirose‚ K.‚ B. Harte‚ J.R.Giacin‚ J. Miltz and C. Stine‚ 1988. Sorption of d-limonene by ealant films and effects on mechanical properties. In: Food and Packaging Interactions; ACS Symposium Series (vol. 365). 33. Sadler‚ G.D. and R.J. Braddock‚ 1990. Oxygen permeability of low density polyethylene as a function of limonene absorption. An approach to modelling flavour (Scalping). J. Food Sci.‚ 55: 587-590. 510
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Chapter One INTRODUCTION Herbal medicines tend to look primitive and unscientific when compared to synthetic (conventional) drugs‚ which are thought to be more reliable than those made from plants. Herbal medicine is still the mainstay of about 75-80% of the world population‚ mainly in the developing countries for primary health care (Kamboj‚ 2000). This is primarily because of the general belief that herbal drugs are without any side effects‚ besides being cheap and locally available. The
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Current Research in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 1‚ No. 3 (2013): 98-103 Research Article Open Access ISSN: 2320-2246 Study of Citronella leaf based herbal mosquito repellents using natural binders Nandini Rani‚ Aakanksha Wany‚ Ambarish Saran Vidyarthi and Dev Mani Pandey* Department of Biotechnology‚ Birla Institute of Technology‚ Mesra‚ Jharkhand- 835215‚ India * Corresponding author: Dev Mani Pandey‚ email: dmpandey@bitmesra.ac.in Received: 15 April 2013 Accepted: 27 April
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EFFECTS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (10244818) Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemical compounds that have high enough vapor pressures under normal conditions to significantly vaporize and enter the atmosphere. According to EPA ’s Terms of the Environment‚ a volatile organic compound is "any organic compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions except those designated by EPA as having negligible photochemical reactivity." VOC can also stand for the term “volatile
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Talamban National High School Talamban‚ Cebu City Production of Insecticide out of Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum) leaves extracts and Orange (Citrus sinensis) Peelings extracts Bonute‚ Darby A. Nelmida‚ Shaira Mae B. Solamo‚ Patricia C. IV-CARIEGO July 18‚ 2013 Chapter 1 The Problem and its Background Introduction Over the years‚ insects greatly contribute much with ecological balance in nature yet it also dramatically causes economic problems like the loss of production the
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IV. RESEARCH PLAN Statement of the Problem/ Objectives This study will be conducted to show the effectiveness of Cayenne Pepper and Garlic as an alternative Mosquito Killer. Specifically‚ it will be sought to answer the following questions: 1. Is Cayenne Pepper and Garlic as an alternative Mosquito Killer comparable to the commercial product in terms of: 2.1. Affordability 2.2. Effectiveness 2. What are the properties of Cayenne Pepper and Garlic that can kill mosquitoes
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★★★★ Saftiuc Paul-Alexandru B1 The name of the hotel is Heartbreak Hotel & Resort‚ and you can find the hotel in Brasov‚ a city situated on the central part of Romania. The hotel has 4 stars‚ and is regarded as one of the greatest hotels in the city‚ the type is one resort‚because it is a seasonal hotel. The Hotel has 3 floors‚ with 150 rooms‚ and 5 elevators. This hotel is famous for its services that the hotel offers in the Housekeeping department. The following housekeeping areas in the
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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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