| ethnopharmacological approach to the herbal medicines of the "antidotes" in nikolaos myrepsos׳ dynameron. | this paper focuses on the plants quoted in the recipes of the first chapter entitled "about the antidotes" belonging to the first and largest section "element alpha" of nikolaos myrepsos׳ dynameron, a medieval medical manuscript. nikolaos myrepsos was a byzantine physician at the court of john iii doukas vatatzes at nicaea (13th century). he wrote in greek a rich collection of 2667 recipes, the richest number known in late byzantine era, conventionally known as dynameron and divided into 24 sect ... | 2015 | 25596353 |
| repellent activity of constituents identified in foeniculum vulgare fruit against aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae). | the repellent activity of materials derived from the methanol extract of fruits from foeniculum vulgareagainst hungry aedes aegypti females was examined using skin and patch tests and compared with that of the commercial n,n-diethyl-m-toluamide (deet) and (z)-9-octadecenoic acid. the biologically active constituents of the foeniculum fruits were characterized as (+)-fenchone and (e)-9-octadecenoic acid by spectroscopic analyses. responses varied according to compound, dose, and exposure time. in ... | 2002 | 12428949 |
| ethnobotanical study of the medicinal plants from tlanchinol, hidalgo, méxico. | the people in mexico still depend upon the use of medicinal plants to treat simple health problems, including those who live in regions like tlanchinol hidalgo, where it is still possible to find people who speak the pre-hispanic nahua language. this area is surrounded by rain forest, which is more or less well conserved, so ethnopharmacological field studies are quite relevant. the cultural knowledge about the use of medicinal plants converge with the richness in the surrounding flora making th ... | 2009 | 19146936 |
| nutritional and antioxidant properties of wild edible plants and their use as potential ingredients in the modern diet. | thirteen species of wild edible plants belonging to 11 botanical families consumed in the traditional mediterranean diet were evaluated. sanguisorba minor, quercus ballota and sedum sediforme showed the highest hydrophilic total antioxidant activity (h-taa) and total phenols. asparagus acutifolius, allium ampeloprasum, foeniculum vulgare and malva sylvestris presented high levels of potassium, malva and asparagus are interesting due to their zinc content, and urtica urens contains a high content ... | 2013 | 23944868 |
| wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of dalmatia (southern croatia). | dalmatia is an interesting place to study the use of wild greens as it lies at the intersection of influence of slavs, who do not usually use many species of wild greens, and mediterranean culinary culture, where the use of multiple wild greens is common. the aim of the study was to document the mixtures of wild green vegetables which are sold in all the vegetable markets of dalmatia. | 2013 | 23286393 |
| effects of extracts of spices on rumen methanogenesis, enzyme activities and fermentation of feeds in vitro. | an experiment was conducted to study the effects of boiling water, methanol and ethanol extracts (0, 0.25 and 0.50 ml) of seeds of foeniculum vulgare (fennel), flower buds of syzygium aromaticum (clove), bulbs of allium sativum (garlic), bulbs of allium cepa (onion) and roots of zingiber officinalis (ginger) on rumen methanogenesis, fibrolytic enzyme activities and fermentation characteristics in vitro. | 2010 | 20355074 |
| antibacterial activity of essential oils, their blends and mixtures of their main constituents against some strains supporting livestock mastitis. | ten of the most known and used commercial essential oils (cinnamomum zeylanicum l., citrus bergamia risso, eucalyptus globulus labill., foeniculum vulgare mill., origanum majorana l., origanum vulgare l., rosmarinus officinalis l., satureja montana l., thymus vulgaris l. ct. carvacrol, thymus vulgaris l. ct. thymol) were tested against six bacteria strains staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcus chromogenes, staphylococcus sciuri, staphylococcus warneri, staphylococcus xylosus and escherichia coli ... | 2014 | 24727086 |
| evaluation of antibacterial activity of crude protein extracts from seeds of six different medical plants against standard bacterial strains. | a huge group of natural antimicrobial compounds are active against a large spectrum of bacterial strains causing infectious threat. the present study was conducted to investigate the crude extracts of antimicrobial protein and peptide efficacy from six medicinal plant seeds. extraction was carried out in sodium phosphate citrate buffer, and sodium acetate buffer using different ph. antimicrobial activities of these plants were determined by the microbiological technique using agar well diffusion ... | 2014 | 24600307 |
| anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects of selected pakistani medicinal plants in helicobacter pylori-infected gastric epithelial cells. | helicobacter pylori infection is associated with gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric cancer. due to its high global prevalence and uprising resistance to available antibiotics, efforts are now directed to identify alternative source to treat and prevent associated disorders. in the present study, effect of selected indigenous medicinal plants of pakistan was evaluated on the secretion of interleukin-8 (il-8) and generation of reactive oxygen species (ros) in a bid to rationalize their medicinal ... | 2012 | 22433535 |
| inhibitory effects of various essential oils and individual components against extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl) produced by klebsiella pneumoniae and their chemical compositions. | in the current study, in vitro inhibitory activity of several essential oils obtained from the cultivated plants, foeniculum vulgare, mentha piperita and m. spicata, ocimum basilicum, origanum majorana, o. onites, o. vulgare, satureja cuneifolia, and a number of individual essential oil components of terpene and aromatic types were screened against 10 isolated strains of klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl) enzyme, which makes this microorganism quite resistant ... | 2011 | 22417594 |
| chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from organic fennel, parsley, and lavender from spain. | the aim of this work was to (i) determine the chemical composition of the essential oils of three spices widely cultivated in spain from organic growth: foeniculum vulgare, petroselium crispum, and lavandula officinalis; (ii) determine the total phenolic content; (iii) determine the antioxidant activity of the essentials oils by means of three different antioxidant tests and (iv) determine the effectiveness of these essentials oils on the inhibition of listeria innocua cect 910 and pseudomonas f ... | 2016 | 28231113 |
| synergistic and antagonistic interactions of terpenes against meloidogyne incognita and the nematicidal activity of essential oils from seven plants indigenous to greece. | biorational means for phytonematode control were studied within the context of an increasingly ecofriendly pest management global approach. the nematicidal activity and the chemical composition of essential oils (eos) isolated from seven plants grown in greece and ten selected compounds extracted from them against second-stage juveniles (j2) of meloidogyne incognita (kof. & white) chitwood were evaluated using juvenile paralysis experiments. additionally, synergistic and antagonistic interaction ... | 2011 | 21308960 |
| nematicidal activity of essential oils and their components against the root-knot nematode. | abstract nematicidal activity of essential oils extracted from 27 spices and aromatic plants were evaluated in vitro and in pot experiments. twelve of the twenty-seven essential oils immobilized more than 80% of juveniles of the root-knot nematode meloidogyne javanica at a concentration of 1,000 mul/liter. at this concentration, most of these oils also inhibited nematode hatching. essential oils of carum carvi, foeniculum vulgare, mentha rotundifolia, and mentha spicata showed the highest nemati ... | 2000 | 18944489 |
| simulation of germination of pioneer species along an experimental drought gradient. | the germination of ten plant species from the iberian peninsula was assessed along a water deficit gradient between -0. 1652 (moist) and -0.4988 mpa (dry) of osmotic potential, created by addition of increasing concentrations of polyethylene glycol (peg 6000) to distilled water in which plants were grown hydroponically. the level and rate of germination of daucus carota and thapsia villosa significantly decreased with decreasing psi. seeds of dactylis glomerata and dittrichia viscosa had positiv ... | 2006 | 17405330 |
| in vitro antifungal activity and mechanism of essential oil from fennel (foeniculum vulgare l.) on dermatophyte species. | fennel seed essential oil (fseo) is a plant-derived natural therapeutic against dermatophytes. in this study, the antifungal effects of fseo were investigated from varied aspects, such as mic and minimum fungicidal concentration, mycelia growth, spore germination and biomass. the results indicated that fseo had potent antifungal activities on trichophyton rubrum atcc 40051, trichophyton tonsurans 10-0400, microsporum gypseum 44693-1 and trichophyton mentagrophytes 10-0060, which is better than t ... | 2015 | 25351709 |
| traditional uses of medicinal plants reported by the indigenous communities and local herbal practitioners of bajaur agency, federally administrated tribal areas, pakistan. | in the study area, knowledge related to the traditional uses of medicinal plants is totally in the custody of elder community members and local herbalists. the younger generation is unaware of the traditional knowledge, however with only few exceptions. therefore, this study was planned with objective to document the medicinal importance of plants, conserve this precious indigenous knowledge, and share it among other communities through published literature. | 2017 | 28108383 |
| in vitro inhibition of cholera toxin production in vibrio cholerae by methanol extract of sweet fennel seeds and its components. | a newly emerged vibrio cholerae o1 el tor variant strain with multidrug resistance is considered a threat to public health. recent strategies to suppress virulence factors production instead of bacterial growth may lead to less selective pressure for the emergence of resistant strains. the use of spices and their active constituents as the inhibitory agents against cholera toxin (ct) production in v. cholerae may be an alternative approach to treat cholera. in this study, we examined the potenti ... | 2016 | 26902215 |
| medicinal plants used for ophthalmological problems in navarra (spain). | several plants have been found to have effective against number of ophthalmological problems in navarra. | 2016 | 27269391 |
| the effect of essential oils of sweet fennel and pignut on mortality and learning in africanized honeybees (apis mellifera l.) (hymenoptera: apidae). | it was recently discovered that exposure to small concentrations of the essential oils of sweet fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill) or pignut [hyptis suaveolens (l.) poit] can be used to control aphids. what is not known is whether these oils also influence honeybee behavior. experiments using both harnessed and free-flying foragers at concentrations used to control aphids showed that bees readily associated the odors with a reward, discriminated between them, and were not repelled. honeybees, howe ... | 2008 | 18246255 |
| review of scientific evidence of medicinal convoy plants in traditional persian medicine. | one concept used in traditional persian medicine (tpm) for multidrug therapy is that of the convoy drug (mobadregh). according to tpm texts, convoy drugs are substances (or drugs), which facilitate the access of drugs or foods to the whole body or to specific organs. this study reviewed some convoy drugs presented in tpm, their biological effects, and their probable interactions with main drugs, considering the increased absorption through inhibition of p-glycoprotein (p-gp) efflux function, bio ... | 2017 | 27041871 |
| management of usr-i-tamth (menstrual pain) in unani (greco-islamic) medicine. | usr-i-tamth in unani (greco-arabic) medicine is pain associated with menstruation, and classical manuscripts are enriched with traditional knowledge for the management of usr-i-tamth (menstrual pain/dysmenorrhoea). hence, a comprehensive search was undertaken to find classical manuscripts for the management of menstrual pain was. we searched the cochrane database, pubmed/google scholar, and other websites for articles on complementary and alternative medicine treatment and management of menstrua ... | 2015 | 26721552 |
| accurate mass gc/lc-quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry analysis of fatty acids and triacylglycerols of spicy fruits from the apiaceae family. | the triacylglycerol (tag) structure and the regio-stereospecific distribution of fatty acids (fa) of seed oils from most of the apiaceae family are not well documented. the tag structure ultimately determines the final physical properties of the oils and the position of fas in the tag molecule affects the digestion; absorption and metabolism; and physical and technological properties of tags. fixed oils from the fruits of dill (anethum graveolens), caraway (carum carvi), cumin (cuminum cyminum), ... | 2015 | 26633337 |
| evaluation of nitric oxide scavenging activity of certain spices in vitro: a preliminary study. | the plant extracts of some commonly used spices were examined for their possible regulatory effect on nitric oxide (no) levels using sodium nitroprusside as a no donor in vitro. most of the extracts tested demonstrated direct scavenging of no and exhibited significant activity and the potency of scavenging activity was in the following order: foeniculum vulgare (aqueous) > citrus limettiodes > murraya koenigii (seed, aqueous) > murraya koenigii (leaf, aqueous) > curcuma aromatica (aqueous) > mur ... | 2003 | 13678266 |
| anti-aging potential of phytoextract loaded-pharmaceutical creams for human skin cell longetivity. | the exposure to ultraviolet radiations (uvr) is the key source of skin sunburn; it may produce harmful entities, reactive oxygen species (ros), leading to aging. the skin can be treated and protected from the injurious effects of ros by using various pharmaceutical formulations, such as cream. cream can be loaded with antioxidants to quench ros leading to photo-protective effects. moreover, modern medicines depend on ethnobotanicals for protection or treatment of human diseases. this review arti ... | 2015 | 26448818 |
| outbreak of fatal nitrate toxicosis associated with consumption of fennels (foeniculum vulgare) in cattle farmed in campania region (southern italy). | nitrate and nitrite are toxicants that have become increasingly significant environmental chemicals. increase in environmental distribution of nitrogenous compounds, especially in surface and ground water, has been attributed to the intensive use of nitrate as agricultural fertilizers and to increasing amounts of nitrogenous wastes produced by municipalities, industries, and feedlots. the purpose of this study is to illustrate a fatal nitrate toxicosis in cattle associated with the consumption o ... | 2014 | 24453016 |
| [treatment of chronic colitis with an herbal combination of taraxacum officinale, hipericum perforatum, melissa officinaliss, calendula officinalis and foeniculum vulgare]. | twenty four patients with chronic non-specific colitis were treated with a herb combination. as a result from the treatment, the spontaneous and palpable pains along the large intestine disappeared in 95.83 per cent of the patients by the 15th day of their admission to the clinic. defecation became daily in the patients with obstipation syndrome, but a combination of rhamus frangula, citrus aurantium, c. carvi was added to the herb combination already indicated. defecation was normalized in pati ... | 1981 | 7336706 |
| evaluation of native plant flower characteristics for conservation biological control of prays oleae. | several studies have shown that manipulating flowering weeds within an agroecosystem can have an important role in pest control by natural enemies, by providing them nectar and pollen, which are significant sources of nutrition for adults. the aim of this study was to assess if the olive moth, prays oleae (bernard, 1788) (lepidoptera: praydidae), and five of its main natural enemies, the parasitoid species chelonus elaeaphilus silvestri (hymenoptera: braconidae), apanteles xanthostigma (haliday) ... | 2016 | 26780918 |
| antidiabetic antihyperlipidemic and hepato-protective effect of gluconorm-5: a polyherbal formulation in steptozotocin induced hyperglycemic rats. | the antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, and hepato-protective effect of gluconorm-5, was studied in steptozotocin (stz) induced hyperglycemic rats. | 2017 | 25737607 |
| anticancer activity of certain herbs and spices on the cervical epithelial carcinoma (hela) cell line. | acetone extracts of selected plant species were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity against a noncancerous african green monkey kidney (vero) cell line and an adenocarcinoma cervical cancer (hela) cell line. the plants studied were origanum vulgare l. (oregano), rosmarinus officinalis l. (upright and ground cove rosemary), lavandula spica l. (lavender), laurus nobilis l. (bay leaf), thymus vulgaris l. (thyme), lavandula x intermedia l. (margaret roberts lavender), petroselinum crispum mill ... | 2012 | 22649474 |
| effects of medicinal herb extracts and their components on steatogenic hepatotoxicity in sk-hep1 cells. | herbal medicines are widely used in many countries for the treatment of many diseases. although the use of herb extracts as alternative medicine is growing, their toxicological properties have not been thoroughly investigated. in this study, we have investigated the effects of water and ethanol extracts of 18 herbs on the hepatic lipid metabolism and steatogenic hepatotoxicity. ethanol extracts of cirsium japonicum, carthamus tinctorius, rehmanniae glutinosa (preparata), polygala tenuifolia, foe ... | 2011 | 24278574 |
| spasmolytic effect of traditional herbal formulation on guinea pig ileum. | the herbal formulation consisting of andrographis paniculata nees., cassia fistula l., foeniculum vulgare mill. and cuminum cyminum l. is widely used by the local traditional practitioners in rural northern karnataka for spasmodic abdominal pain. | 2017 | 26604555 |
| dietary foeniculum vulgare mill extract attenuated uvb irradiation-induced skin photoaging by activating of nrf2 and inhibiting mapk pathways. | foeniculum vulgare mill (fv) has long been prescribed in traditional medicine due to its antioxidant anti-inflammatory properties. however, little research has been done on the use of fv to alleviate changes in uvb-induced photoaging purpose: this study was to investigate the photoprotective effects and mechanism of fv in vitro and in vivo. | 2016 | 27765346 |
| laūq: a sustained-release dosage form for respiratory disorders in traditional persian medicine. | laūq is a pharmaceutical dosage form that had been mainly used for the treatment of various respiratory disorders in traditional persian medicine. it is important from 2 aspects: a dosage form with efficient and optimum delivery of drugs to the respiratory tract and biological effects of its ingredients. natural medicine in laūq has been demonstrated to act in respiratory disorders by their antitussive, antiallergic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, spasmolytic, and antibacterial activities. some ... | 2016 | 26008751 |
| a survey of wild plant species for food use in sicily (italy) - results of a 3-year study in four regional parks. | this paper illustrates the results of a study carried out in four regional parks of sicily (italy), concerning traditional knowledge on food use of wild plant species. the main aims of the paper were: (i) to verify which wild plant species are used for food purpose in the local culture based on information provided by elderly inhabitants (ii) to verify the presence of wild plant species which have not been cited for food use in previous studies in the mediterranean area (iii) to determine how ma ... | 2016 | 26860327 |
| foeniculum vulgare extract and its constituent, trans-anethole, inhibit uv-induced melanogenesis via orai1 channel inhibition. | ultraviolet radiation exposure is the most important cause of extrinsic skin aging (photoaging), which causes skin wrinkling and hyperpigmentation. although many factors are involved in the photoaging process, calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1 (orai1) has been reported to be involved in uv-induced melanogenesis. | 2016 | 27712859 |
| investigation of compositions and effect of herbal essential oils local silybum marianum, foeniculum vulgare and glycyrrhiza glabra on cell line of stomach cancer by mtt assays in ardabil, iran. | | 2016 | 27678921 |
| perceived health and medicinal properties of six species of wild edible plants in north-east lebanon. | wild edible plants (wep) play the dual role of securing food diversity and promoting health in traditional societies. current simplified dietary habits contribute to increasing population health risks. since wep are integral to the diet of traditional communities, identifying their significance as foods to people provides further evidence to conserve them and promote their consumption. six species of wep were identified as integral to the diet of rural lebanese communities. we investigated their ... | 2009 | 19232151 |
| radical scavenging and iron-chelating activities of some greens used as traditional dishes in mediterranean diet. | this study aimed at evaluating the antioxidative activity of nine different families of greens. raphanus raphanistrum (wild radish), anchusa azurea (bugloss), daucus carota (wild carrot), sonchus oleraceus (sowthistle), papaver rhoeas (corn poppy), malva sylvestris (blue mallow), foeniculum vulgare (fennel), cichorium intybus (chicory) and salicornia europaea (jointed glasswort) are native to the mediterranean and are commonly consumed as a salad or an ingredient in some recipes. the antioxidati ... | 2004 | 14630594 |
| anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative activities of moroccan commercial essential oils. | essential oils (eo) possess antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, insect repellent, anti-cancer, and antioxidant properties, among others. in the present work, the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative activities of moroccan commercial eos (citrus aurantium, c. limon, cupressus sempervirens, eucalyptus globulus, foeniculum vulgare and thymus vulgaris) were evaluated and compared with their main constituents. t. vulgaris eo showed the best free radicals scavenging capacity. this eo wa ... | 2014 | 24868891 |
| morphological characterization of pollens from three apiaceae species and their ingestion by twelve-spotted lady beetle (coleoptera: coccinellidae). | larvae and adults of certain species of predator lady beetles feed on pollen, guaranteeing their survival, and at times, reproduction in the absence of preferred prey. palynology, therefore, may contribute in the investigation of botanical families visited by these predators in order to obtain this floral resource. there are records of the visitation of apiaceae flowers by coleomegilla maculata degeer, 1775 (coleoptera, coccinellidae), but not the ingestion of their pollen grains by this lady be ... | 2016 | 27097091 |
| seed germination of medicinal plant, fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill), as affected by different priming techniques. | reduced seed germination is among the most important factors adversely affecting crop stand and subsequent plant growth. fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill) is an important medicinal plant with poor seed germination rate, occasionally. it is accordingly pertinent to find methods which can enhance fennel seed germination and remove the barriers of dormancy breaking. the present experiments studied the effects of two different priming (cold moist stratification and osmopriming) and 14 dormancy breaki ... | 2016 | 27080166 |
| dietary supplements for dysmenorrhoea. | dysmenorrhoea refers to painful menstrual cramps and is a common gynaecological complaint. conventional treatments include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) and oral contraceptive pills (ocps), which both reduce myometrial activity (contractions of the uterus). a suggested alternative approach is dietary supplements. we used the term 'dietary supplement' to include herbs or other botanical, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and amino acids. we excluded traditional chinese medicines. | 2016 | 27000311 |
| antimycobacterial activity of constituents from foeniculum vulgare var. dulce grown in mexico. | bioassay guided fractionation of an antimycobacterial extract of foeniculum vulgare var dulce (apiaceae) led to the isolation and characterization of 5-hydroxyfurano-coumarin. the chemical structure of this compound was elucidated by 1h and 13c (1d and 2d) nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) spectroscopy. in addition, the active fractions were analyzed by gc-ms and seventy eight compounds were identified; the major compounds were 1,3-benzenediol, 1-methoxycyclohexene, o-cymene, sorbic acid, 2-hydro ... | 2012 | 22797778 |
| anthelmintic effects of the essential oil of fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill., apiaceae) against schistosoma mansoni. | foeniculum vulgare mill. (apiaceae), known as fennel, is a widespread aromatic herbaceous plant, and its essential oil is used as additive in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and perfume industries. the in vitro antischistosomal activity and cytotoxic effects against v79 cells of the essential oil of f. vulgare cultivated in southeastern brazil (fv-eo) was investigated. the fv-eo was obtained by hydrodistillation and characterized by gc-fid and gc/ms analyses. (e)-anethole (69.8%) and limonen ... | 2015 | 26172330 |
| effect of foeniculum vulgare (fennel) vaginal cream on vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. | vaginal atrophy is one of the main concerns of postmenopausal women. the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of fennel vaginal cream on vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women in ahvaz, iran. | 2016 | 26617271 |
| extraction of volatile oil from aromatic plants with supercritical carbon dioxide: experiments and modeling. | an overview of the studies carried out in our laboratories on supercritical fluid extraction (sfe) of volatile oils from seven aromatic plants: pennyroyal (mentha pulegium l.), fennel seeds (foeniculum vulgare mill.), coriander (coriandrum sativum l.), savory (satureja fruticosa béguinot), winter savory (satureja montana l.), cotton lavender (santolina chamaecyparisus) and thyme (thymus vulgaris), is presented. a flow apparatus with a 1 l extractor and two 0.27 l separators was built to perform ... | 2012 | 22951395 |
| intercropping garlic plants reduces tetranychus urticae in strawberry crop. | the effect of aromatic plants on number of twospotted spider mite (tssm), tetranychus urticae koch, when intercropped with strawberry were assessed in the field. during the first year, chives (allium schoenoprasum l.), coriander (coriandrum sativum l.), fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.), garlic (allium sativum l.), oregano (origanum vulgare l.), or sweet marjoram (origanum majorana l.) were intercropped with strawberry. assessments were performed on tssm populations by taking six samples from ju ... | 2016 | 27085718 |
| novel application of natural anisole compounds as enhancers for transdermal delivery of ligustrazine. | to improve the transdermal delivery of ligustrazine, foeniculum vulgare food origin anisole compounds were employed as promoters. transdermal fluxes of ligustrazine were determined by franz-type diffusion cells. fourier transform-infrared (ft-ir) spectra were used to detect the biophysical changes of the stratum corneum and to explore the mechanism of permeation enhancement. a scanning electron microscope (sem) was used to monitor the morphological changes of the skin. among the three anisoles, ... | 2015 | 26446204 |
| elemental characterization of wild edible plants from countryside and urban areas. | thirteen elements (na, k, ca, mg, fe, mn, cu, zn, cr, co, cd, ni and pb) in 11 different wild edible plants (wep) (amaranthus retroflexus, foeniculum vulgare, cichorium intybus, glebionis coronaria, sonchus spp., borago officinalis, diplotaxis tenuifolia, sinapis arvensis, papaver rhoeas, plantago lagopus and portulaca oleracea) collected from countryside and urban areas of bari (italy) were determined. b.officinalis and p.rhoeas could represent good nutritional sources of mn and fe, respectivel ... | 2015 | 25660854 |
| spme determination of volatile aldehydes for evaluation of in-vitro antioxidant activity. | the in-vitro antioxidant activity of natural (essential oils, vitamin e) or synthetic substances ( tert-butyl hydroxy anisole (bha), trolox) has been evaluated by monitoring volatile carbonyl compounds released in model lipid systems subjected to peroxidation. the procedure employed methodology previously developed for the determination of carbonyl compounds as their pentafluorophenylhydrazine derivatives which were quantified, with high sensitivity, by means of capillary gas chromatography with ... | 2002 | 12012174 |
| investigation of urban ethnoveterinary in three veterinary clinics at east zone of são paulo city, brazil. | urban ethnoveterinary should be further explored because of its value as it resists conventional medical care. in addition, the comparison between the resources used by ethnoveterinary and ethnopharmacology should be investigated in depth, increasing the availability of new bioactive potential in human and veterinary medicines. this project aimed to determine whether plants are used in the health care of dogs and/or cats in urban area and to compare its uses with other ethnoveterinary and ethnop ... | 2015 | 26205641 |
| detection of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in german licensed herbal medicinal teas. | because of the hepatotoxic, mutagenic, and cancerogenic effects of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (pas) the german federal institute for risk assessment (bfr) recommends not to exceed a daily pa intake of 0.007 µg/kg body weight (0.42 µg/60 kg adult). in a recent study conducted by the bfr, up to 5647 µg pa/kg dried herbal material were detected in tea products marketed as food. | 2015 | 26055130 |
| [isolation and identification of flavon(ol)-o-glycosides in caraway (carum carvi l.), fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.), anise (pimpinella anisum l.), and coriander (coriandrum sativum l.), and of flavon-c-glycosides in anise. i. phenolics of spices (author's transl)]. | the flavonoid constituents of various spices were separated by means of chromatography on cellulose colums, and the following compounds were obtained crystalline: quercetin 3-glucuronide from caraway, fennel, anise, and coriander; isoquercitrin from caraway and fennel; rutin from fennel and anise; quercetin 3-o-caffeylglucoside and kaempferol 3-glucoside from caraway; quercetin 3-arabinoside from fennel, and luteolin 7-glucoside, isoorientin and isovitexin from anise. other constitutents which w ... | 1977 | 910554 |
| herbal medicines as diuretics: a review of the scientific evidence. | there is increasing interest in the health and wellness benefits of herbs and botanicals. this is with good reason as they might offer a natural safeguard against the development of certain conditions and be a putative treatment for some diseases. one such area may be the lowering of blood pressure in those where it is elevated (i.e., hypertension). one class of clinical medicines used to lower blood pressure are known as diuretics and work by increasing the excretion of urine from the body as w ... | 2007 | 17804183 |
| anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of coumarins isolated from foeniculum vulgare in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages and 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-stimulated mice. | foeniculum vulgare (f. vulgare) is traditionally used to treat inflammatory diseases. recently, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of methanol extract of the fruits of f. vulgare were reported. to identify biologically active compounds responsible for the anti-inflammatory activity, we isolated four coumarins, scopoletin, 8-methoxypsoralen, bergapten and imperatorin from the fruits of f. vulgare. | 2015 | 25990850 |
| traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used in palestine (northern west bank): a comparative study. | a comparative food ethnobotanical study was carried out in fifteen local communities distributed in five districts in the palestinian authority, pa (northern west bank), six of which were located in nablus, two in jenin, two in salfit, three in qalqilia, and two in tulkarm. these are among the areas in the pa whose rural inhabitants primarily subsisted on agriculture and therefore still preserve the traditional knowledge on wild edible plants. | 2008 | 18474107 |
| transition rates of selected metals determined in various types of teas (camellia sinensis l. kuntze) and herbal/fruit infusions. | teas and raw materials used as ingredients of herbal and fruit infusions (hfi) were analysed by means of icp-ms for their content of aluminium, arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead and mercury in the dry product and in the infusion. samples of tea (camellia sinensis l. kuntze) were selected to include different origins, types (black, green), leaf grades (whole leaf, broken, fannings, dust) and manufacturing techniques (orthodox, "crush, tear, curl"). the selected hfi raw materials (chamomile, elderber ... | 2017 | 27542446 |
| foeniculum vulgare mill. protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice through erk-dependent nf-κb activation. | foeniculum vulgare mill. (fennel) is used to flavor food, in cosmetics, as an antioxidant, and to treat microbial, diabetic and common inflammation. no study to date, however, has assessed the anti-inflammatory effects of fennel in experimental models of inflammation. the aims of this study were to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of fennel in model of lipopolysaccharide (lps)-induced acute lung injury. mice were randomly assigned to seven groups (n=7~10). in five groups, the mice were ... | 2015 | 25729281 |
| insecticidal activity of some traditionally used ethiopian medicinal plants against sheep ked melophagus ovinus. | twelve medicinal plants and a commercially used drug ivermectin were examined for insecticidal activity against melophagus ovinus sheep ked at different time intervals using in vitro adult immersion test. the findings show that at 3.13 µl/ml, 6.25 µl/ml and 12.5 µl/ml concentration of cymbopogon citratus, foeniculum vulgare and eucalyptus globulus essential oils respectively, recorded 100% mortalities against m. ovinus within 3 hour of exposure. significantly higher insecticidal activity of esse ... | 2014 | 24649357 |
| seed germination in response to chemicals: effect of nitrogen and ph in the media. | seed germination generally presents a peak in the next growing season after a fire. among other factors associated with fire are the increase of soil nitrogen and changes in the ph of the soil. in this study, we addressed the question, whether or not the germination response of eight species is linked with the increase in ph and nitrogenous compounds in the germination media? we assessed the separate and combined effects of nitrogenous compounds and ph on the percentage and rate of germination o ... | 2006 | 16850869 |
| cytotoxicity of syringin and 4-methoxycinnamyl alcohol isolated from foeniculum vulgare on selected human cell lines. | this study was carried out to determine the cytotoxic effect of seven plant extracts and the isolated compounds - syringin and 4-methoxycinnamyl alcohol - on cancerous and non-cancerous cells. the ethanol extract of foeniculum vulgare was found to exhibit the most significant toxicity with an ic50 value of 19.97 μg/ml on hela cells. bioassay-guided fractionation led to the isolation of two compounds, syringin (1) and 4-methoxycinnamyl alcohol (2). both compounds showed toxicity against mcf-7, he ... | 2015 | 25588942 |
| evaluation of the essential oil of foeniculum vulgare mill (fennel) fruits extracted by three different extraction methods by gc/ms. | hydrodistillation (hd) and steam-distillation, or solvent extraction methods of essential oils have some disadvantages like thermal decomposition of extracts, its contamination with solvent or solvent residues and the pollution of residual vegetal material with solvent which can be also an environmental problem. thus, new green techniques, such as supercritical fluid extraction and microwave assisted techniques, are potential solutions to overcome these disadvantages. | 2014 | 25435608 |
| evaluation of anxiolytic activity of the essential oil of the aerial part of foeniculum vulgare miller in mice. | foeniculum vulgare locally known as ensilal, is an aromatic plant widely cultivated in temperate and tropical regions. the anti-anxiety activity of the crude extract of f. vulgare has been reported. however, the fraction responsible for anxiolytic activity is not known and there is no any report on the anti-anxiety activity of the essential oil of f. vulgare. the objective of study was to evaluate the anxiolytic activity of the essential oil of foeniculum vulgare miller. | 2014 | 25149087 |
| traditional botanical knowledge of artisanal fishers in southern brazil. | this study characterized the botanical knowledge of artisanal fishers of the lami community, porto alegre, southern brazil based on answers to the following question: is the local botanical knowledge of the artisanal fishers of the rural-urban district of lami still active, even since the district's insertion into the metropolitan region of porto alegre? | 2013 | 23898973 |
| effect of the aqueous extract of foeniculum vulgare (fennel) on the kidney in experimental pcos female rats. | foeniculum vulgare seed (f. vulgare) is an herbal plant which is used with phytoestrogene compounds for polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) treatment. in this research, renoprotective effect of the aqueous extract of foeniculum vulgare (aef) in experimental pcos female rats is studied. | 2014 | 25050308 |
| the biology and thermal requirements of the fennel aphid hyadaphis foeniculi (passerini) (hemiptera: aphididae). | the relationship between the insect development rate and temperature was established very early and represents an important ecological variable for modeling the population dynamics of insects. the accurate determination of thermal constant values and the lower and upper developmental thresholds of hyadaphis foeniculi (passerini) (hemiptera: aphididae) on fennel (foeniculum vulgare miller (apiales: apiaceae)) crops would obviously benefit the effective application of control measures. this paper ... | 2014 | 25003593 |
| a study of antioxidant activity, enzymatic inhibition and in vitro toxicity of selected traditional sudanese plants with anti-diabetic potential. | diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease with life-threatening complications. despite the enormous progress in conventional medicine and pharmaceutical industry, herbal-based medicines are still a common practice for the treatment of diabetes. this study evaluated ethanolic and aqueous extracts of selected sudanese plants that are traditionally used to treat diabetes. | 2014 | 24885334 |
| investigation of the cytotoxic, genotoxic, and apoptosis-inducing effects of estragole isolated from fennel (foeniculum vulgare). | the present study was undertaken to evaluate, in the hepg2 human hepatoma cell line, the in vitro cytotoxic, genotoxic, and apoptotic activities of estragole (1), contained in the essential oil of foeniculum vulgare (fennel) and suspected to induce hepatic tumors in susceptible strains of mice. toward this end, an mtt cytotoxicity assay, a trypan blue dye exclusion test, a double-staining (acridine orange and dapi) fluorescence viability assay, a single-cell microgel-electrophoresis (comet) assa ... | 2014 | 24617303 |
| screening, purification and characterization of anionic antimicrobial proteins from foeniculum vulgare. | foeniculum vulgare mill., commonly called fennel, is a medicinal plant belonging to the umbelliferae (apiaceae) family, and is used in traditional medicine. antibacterial peptides were isolated using sodium phosphate citrate buffer and, for extraction, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (ctab) buffer with ph 6, have been employed and antimicrobial activity tested against four reference strains. the extracted protein was subjected to 3 kda dialysis and separation was carried out by deae-ion exchange ... | 2017 | 28397764 |
| an insight on salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction for phytoanalysis. | salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction (salle) is a technique that, although simple and not requiring any complex equipment, is very powerful and versatile. it has obtained growing interest in bioanalysis particularly when combined with chromatographic techniques. | 2017 | 28124812 |
| the effect of fennel (foeniculum vulgare) gel 3% in decreasing hair thickness in idiopathic mild to moderate hirsutism, a randomized placebo controlled clinical trial. | hirsutism is a common symptom presenting to primary care endocrinologists, gynecologists, and dermatologists. management is usually a long and troublesome process. this study was designed to evaluate the effect of fennel topical gel on mild to moderate idiopathic hirsutism. | 2014 | 24490010 |
| effect of cymbopogon martinii, foeniculum vulgare, and trachyspermum ammi essential oils on the growth and mycotoxins production by aspergillus species. | this study was performed to investigate effect of essential oils on aspergillus spore germination, growth, and mycotoxin production. in vitro antifungal and antiaflatoxigenic activities of cymbopogon martinii, foeniculum vulgare, and trachyspermum ammi essential oils were carried out on toxigenic strains of aspergillus species. plant materials were hydrodistilled for 4-5 h in clevenger apparatus. 0.25 μl/ml, 0.5 μl/ml, 1 μl/ml, 2 μl/ml, and 4 μl/ml concentrations of each essential oil were prepa ... | 2014 | 26904653 |
| antioxidant activity and cholinesterase inhibition studies of four flavouring herbs from alentejo. | essential oils (eos) and aqueous extracts of aerial parts of four aromatic species, calamintha nepeta, foeniculum vulgare, mentha spicata and thymus mastichina, from southwest of portugal were characterised chemically and analysed in order to evaluate their antioxidant potential and cholinesterase inhibitory activities. the main components of eos were oxygenated monoterpenes, and aqueous extracts were rich in phenol and flavonoid compounds. eos and aqueous extracts presented a high antioxidant p ... | 2017 | 28076987 |
| distillation time modifies essential oil yield, composition, and antioxidant capacity of fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill). | fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill) is an essential oil crop grown worldwide for production of essential oil, as medicinal or as culinary herb. the essential oil is extracted via steam distillation either from the whole aboveground biomass (herb) or from fennel fruits (seed). the hypothesis of this study was that distillation time (dt) can modify fennel oil yield, composition, and antioxidant capacity of the oil. therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of eight dt (1.25, 2 ... | 2013 | 24005011 |
| oral fennel (foeniculum vulgare) drop effect on primary dysmenorrhea: effectiveness of herbal drug. | primary dysmenorrhea refers to the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of uterus and is considered as a gynecological complaint. the common treatment for this problem is medical therapy such as mefenamic acid [non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids)] and oral contraceptive pills, both of which work by reducing myometrial activity. fennel contains an antispasmodic and anethol agents and may be helpful for management of primary dysmenorrhea. | 2013 | 23983742 |
| protective mechanism of anethole on hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice. | the aim of this study was to investigate the hepatoprotective effect of anethole (trans-anethole, 1), a major component of foeniculum vulgare, and its molecular mechanism during ischemia/reperfusion (i/r). mice were subjected to 60 min of partial hepatic ischemia followed by 1 and 6 h of reperfusion. compound 1 (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg) or the vehicle alone (10% tween 80-saline) was orally administered 1 h prior to ischemia. after 1 and 6 h of reperfusion, serum alanine aminotransferase, tumor ne ... | 2013 | 23962021 |
| chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of anethole-rich oil from leaves of selected varieties of fennel [foeniculum vulgare mill. ssp. vulgare var. azoricum (mill.) thell]. | the chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oils obtained from the leaves of two different cultivars of florence fennel cropped under three different fertilization treatments (control not fertilized; mineral fertilization; compost from municipal solid wastes) have been analyzed. all the oils were characterized by high anethole concentration and some showed also a good percentage of limonene. thus, the leaves of florence fennel, which are agricultural wastes, could be used f ... | 2013 | 23933237 |
| rapid discrimination of closely related seed herbs (cumin, caraway, and fennel) by direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (dart-ms). | direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (dart-ms) was applied as a rapid method for the discrimination of the spices and traditional medicines cumin (cuminum cyminum l.), caraway (carum carvi l.), and fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.). the seeds of these plants were analyzed without sample preparation by dart ion source coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight (qtof) tandem mass spectrometry. the relatively clean dart spectra showed characteristic patterns, fingerprints, for each herb. it w ... | 2016 | 27725613 |
| effects of foeniculum vulgare ethanol extract on osteogenesis in human mecenchymal stem cells. | osteoporosis or silent disease is a major bone disorder in elderly women in current century. estrogen has an important role in osteogenesis and prevention of bone fractures. hormone replacement therapy (hrt) is usually accompanied by such effects as breast and ovary cancers. thus, there is an increasing demand for replacement with plant phytoestrogens. this study is focused on determining the effects of foeniculum vulgare extract on proliferation and osteogenesis progress in human mesenchymal st ... | 2013 | 25050267 |
| phytotoxicity and stimulatory impacts of nanosized and bulk titanium dioxide on fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill). | the objective of the this study was to compare concentrations of nanosized tio2 at 0, 5, 20, 40, 60 and 80 mg l(-1) with bulk tio2 for phytotoxic and stimulatory effects on fennel seed germination and early growth stage. after 14 d of seed incubation, germination percentage highly improved following exposure to 60 ppm nanosized tio2. similar positive effects occurred in terms of shoot dry weight and germination rate. application of bulk tio2 particles in 40 ppm concentration greatly decreased sh ... | 2013 | 23357866 |
| foeniculum vulgare mill. increases cytosolic ca(2+) concentration and inhibits store-operated ca(2+) entry in vascular endothelial cells. | this study assessed the effects of essential oil of foeniculum vulgare mill. (fennel oil) and of trans-anethole, the main component of fennel oil, on extracellular ca(2+)-induced store-operated ca(2+) entry (soce) into vascular endothelial (ea) cells and their mechanisms of action. components of fennel oil were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. cytosolic ca(2+) concentration ([ca(2+)]c) in ea cells was determined using fura-2 fluorescence. in the presence of extracellular ca(2+), ... | 2016 | 27721178 |
| a comparative study between natural and synthetic antioxidants: evaluation of their performance after incorporation into biscuits. | currently, the food industry is focused in replacing the use of synthetic by natural antioxidants. the present study focused on the use of fennel and chamomile extracts, rich in phenolic compounds, as natural antioxidants in biscuits and compared their performance with a synthetic antioxidant widely used, the butylated hydroxyl anisole (bha). the complete nutritional profile, free sugars, fatty acids and antioxidant activity were determined immediately after baking and also after 15, 30, 45 and ... | 2017 | 27596429 |
| comprehensive research on essential oil and phenolic variation in different foeniculum vulgare populations during transition from vegetative to reproductive stage. | chemical composition and antioxidant activity of four fennel populations (england, spain, poland and iran) were investigated during six developmental stages including two vegetative and four reproductive phases. in reproductive phase, the essential oil content of fruits decreased and the maximum content (5.9%) was obtained in immediate fruits. the essential oils were analyzed using gc/ms. trans-anethole was the main component of the leaves and the fruits oil. in leaves, it ranged from 41.28% in ... | 2017 | 27558813 |
| depolymerized carrageenan ameliorates growth, physiological attributes, essential oil yield and active constituents of foeniculum vulgare mill. | irradiated carrageenan (ic) elicits an array of plant defense responses and biological activities in plants. an experiment was carried out in the naturally illuminated conditions of net house in order to assess the effects of foliar spray of ic on agricultural performance of fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.), which is a high-value essential oil bearing medicinal crop used in pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries. there were applied four ic concentrations (40, 60, 80 and 100 mg l(-1)) as f ... | 2012 | 24751059 |
| can estragole in fennel seed decoctions really be considered a danger for human health? a fennel safety update. | fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.) mature fruit (commonly known as seeds) and essential oil of fennel are widely used as flavoring agents in food products such as liqueurs, bread, cheese, and an ingredient of cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. moreover fennel infusions are the classical decoction for nursing babies to prevent flatulence and colic spasm. traditionally in europe and mediterranean areas fennel is used as antispasmodic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, secretomotor, secret ... | 2012 | 22899959 |
| inhibition of aldose reductase and anti-cataract action of trans-anethole isolated from foeniculum vulgare mill. fruits. | foeniculum vulgare fruits are routinely consumed for their carminative and mouth freshening effect. the plant was evaluated for aldose reductase inhibition and anti-diabetic action. bioguided fractionation using silica gel column chromatography, hplc, and gc-ms analysis revealed trans-anethole as the bioactive constituent possessing potent aldose reductase inhibitory action, with an ic50 value of 3.8μg/ml. prolonged treatment with the pet ether fraction of the f. vulgare distillate demonstrated ... | 2012 | 26434305 |
| fortification of yogurts with different antioxidant preservatives: a comparative study between natural and synthetic additives. | consumers demand more and more so-called "natural" products and, therefore, the aim of this work was to compare the effects of natural versus synthetic antioxidant preservatives in yogurts. matricaria recutita l. (chamomile) and foeniculum vulgare mill. (fennel) decoctions were tested as natural additives, while potassium sorbate (e202) was used as a synthetic additive. the fortification of yogurts with natural and synthetic antioxidants did not cause significant changes in the yoghurt ph and nu ... | 2016 | 27211646 |
| [antioxidant effects of the uygur herb, foeniculum vulgare mill, in a rat model of hepatic fibrosis]. | to evaluate therapeutic and antioxidant effects of uygur herb foeniculum vulgare mill (fvm) in hepatic fibrosis rats. | 2012 | 22475144 |
| potent inhibitory effect of foeniculum vulgare miller extract on osteoclast differentiation and ovariectomy-induced bone loss. | inhibition of osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption is considered an effective therapeutic approach to the treatment of postmenopausal bone loss. to find natural compounds that may inhibit osteoclastogenesis, we screened herbal extracts on bone marrow cultures. in this study, we found that an aqueous extract of foeniculum vulgare miller seed (fvms) at low concentration, which has traditionally been used as a treatment for a variety of ailments, inhibits the osteoclast differentiation an ... | 2012 | 22447109 |
| assessment of fennel aphids (hemiptera: aphididae) and their predators in fennel intercropped with cotton with colored fibers. | the fennel aphid, hyadaphis foeniculi (passerini) (hemiptera: aphididae) is a major pest of fennel, foeniculum vulgare miller in northeast region of brazil. we hypothesize that intercropping can be used as an alternative pest management strategy to reduce aphid yield loss in fennel. thus, we investigated the severity of fennel plant damage in relation to infestation by the fennel aphid and predation by cycloneda sanguinea (l.) (coleoptera: coccinellidae) (spotless lady beetle), green lacewing, c ... | 2012 | 22420262 |
| changes in volatile compounds during aging of sweet fennel fruits-comparison of hydrodistillation and static headspace sampling methods. | two extraction methods for subsequent gas chromatographic (gc) determination of volatiles from freshly harvested and aged fennel fruit samples (foeniculum vulgare mill.,ssp. vulgare var. dulce) have been compared. hydrodistillation followed by gc-fid and gc-ms analysis was used as a standard method for essential oil characterization, while static headspace followed by gc (shs-gc-fid) was used as a comparative method for determination of volatile components. as the fennel fruit ages, there is a g ... | 2016 | 27169197 |
| investigation of antimutagenic potential of foeniculum vulgare essential oil on cyclophosphamide induced genotoxicity and oxidative stress in mice. | the present study investigated the protective effects of foeniculum vulgare (fennel) essential oil (feo) against genotoxicity induced by cyclophosphamide (cp). mice bone marrow chromosomal aberration (ca), micronucleus, and sperm abnormality assays were employed to measure genotoxicity and cytotoxicity, respectively. the activities of superoxide dismutase (sod), glutathione (gsh), catalase (cat), and malondialdehyde (mda) content in the liver were also investigated spectrophotometrically. animal ... | 2013 | 22264205 |
| sublethal effects of essential oils from eucalyptus staigeriana (myrtales: myrtaceae), ocimum gratissimum (lamiales: laminaceae), and foeniculum vulgare (apiales: apiaceae) on the biology of spodoptera frugiperda (lepidoptera: noctuidae). | spodoptera frugiperda (smith 1797) (lepidoptera: noctuidae) is a major pest of maize, zea mays l. its control is often achieved through repeated applications per season of insecticides, which may lead to adverse effects on the ecosystem. thus, the study of alternative methods with less environmental impact has expanded to include the use of essential oils. these oils are products of the secondary metabolism in plants, and their insecticidal activity has been widely demonstrated in populations of ... | 2016 | 26868417 |
| cottage cheeses functionalized with fennel and chamomile extracts: comparative performance between free and microencapsulated forms. | globally, there is a trend for healthy food products, preferably incorporating natural bioactive ingredients, replacing synthetic additives. from previous screening studies, extracts of foeniculum vulgare mill. (fennel) and matricaria recutita l. (chamomile) maintained nutritional properties and improved the antioxidant activity of cottage cheese. nevertheless, this effect was limited to 7 days. accordingly, aqueous extracts of these plants were microencapsulated in alginate and incorporated int ... | 2016 | 26776029 |
| study of foeniculum vulgare effect on folliculogenesis in female mice. | foeniculum vulgare (fve) is used in traditional medicine for its antiseptic, palliative and anti-inflammatory effects. traditionally, fve is utilized for treating female infertility. the present study aims to investigate the effects of fve extract on folliculogenesis in female albino mice. | 2011 | 25101154 |
| [chemical composition of essential oil obtained from romanian fennel fruits]. | for therapeutical purposes, fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.), an important aromatic plant, is used for its expectorant, antispasmodic, carminative and diuretic properties. the chemical composition, especially of the volatile fraction, depends on the origin of the plant, and the ecological and environmental conditions in which it grows. | 2012 | 21870762 |
| phytotherapy in medieval serbian medicine according to the pharmacological manuscripts of the chilandar medical codex (15-16th centuries). | the chilandar medical codex is the most significant and best preserved medieval serbian manuscript and collects together documents on european medical science from the 12th to 15th centuries. it represents the best-known and most complete example of a large collection of medical manuscripts from the salerno-montpellier school, written in the vernacular - something which does not exist among the majority of european nations. this paper presents the section of the codex that deals with phytotherap ... | 2011 | 21708242 |
| infusions and decoctions of mixed herbs used in folk medicine: synergism in antioxidant potential. | infusions (herbal teas) and decoctions are used frequently to administer oral doses of herbs. although some herbs are used as single ingredients, they are often prepared as mixtures, as reported by numerous ethnobotanical surveys. the present work was carried out to identify the different types of interaction (synergistic, additive and antagonistic effects) which may be found in the antioxidant activity of preparations from mixtures of the popular herbs aloysia citrodora (lemon verbena), foenicu ... | 2011 | 21308820 |
| simultaneous determination of essential oil components and fatty acids in fennel using gas chromatography with a polar capillary column. | cultivated and wild growing samples of fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill., apiaceae) from r. macedonia were studied for their volatiles and fatty acid composition. the main essential oil components isolated via hydrodistillation were: trans-anethole (>80%), estragole (< 6%), limonene (< 6%), anisaldehyde (< 1%) and 0.5 % fenchone. an alternative method for characterization of both the non-polar volatile and non volatile fractions was developed using n-hexane and dichloromethane (3:1, v/v) in a sox ... | 2015 | 26594773 |
| intake of selected bioactive compounds from plant food supplements containing fennel (foeniculum vulgare) among finnish consumers. | the purpose of this study was to estimate the intake of selected bioactive compounds from fennel-containing plant food supplements (pfs) among finnish consumers. the estimated average intake of estragole was 0.20mg/d, of trans-anethole 1.15mg/d, of rosmarinic acid 0.09mg/d, of p-coumaric acid 0.0068mg/d, of kaempferol 0.0034mg/d, of luteolin 0.0525μg/d, of quercetin 0.0246mg/d, of matairesinol 0.0066μg/d and of lignans 0.0412μg/d. the intakes of kaempferol, quercetin, luteolin, matairesinol and ... | 2016 | 26471600 |