| effect of foeniculum vulgare seed extracts on cervix & vagina of ovariectomised rats. | | 1988 | 3169890 |
| the vascular action of aqueous extracts of foeniculum vulgare leaves. | the vascular effects of aqueous extracts of foeniculum vulgare leaves were tested using pentobarbital-anaesthetised rats. an intravenous administration of the lyophilized boiled water extract of leaves produced a significant dose-related reduction in arterial blood pressure, without affecting the heart rate or respiratory rate. in contrast the non-boiled aqueous extract showed very little hypotensive activity. the hypotensive effect of the boiling water extract appeared not to be mediated via ad ... | 1988 | 3253492 |
| effect of foeniculum vulgare mill. seed extract on the genital organs of male and female rats. | following the oral administration of acetone extract of foeniculum vulgare (fennel) seeds for 15 days is male rats, total protein concentration was found to be significantly decreased in testes and vas deferens and increased in seminal vesicles and prostate gland. there was a decrease in activities of acid and alkaline phosphatase in all these regions, except that alkaline phosphatase was unchanged in vasa. in female rats, oral administration of the extract for 10 days led to vaginal cornificati ... | 1985 | 4055014 |
| effects of fungal metabolites on the germination of sweet fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.) seeds. | the metabolites of some test fungi adversely affected the seed germination. the maximum reduction was caused by a culture filtrate of penicillium citrinum followed by fusarium moniliforme and f. equiseti, while the minimum was caused by mucor sp. a gradual increase in effective metabolite production was observed by all the fungi up to 15 days. | 1983 | 6623513 |
| fennel and anise as estrogenic agents. | fennel, foeniculum vulgare, and anise, pimpinella anisum, are plants which have been used as estrogenic agents for millennia. specifically, they have been reputed to increase milk secretion, promote menstruation, facilitate birth, alleviate the symptoms of the male climacteric, and increase libido. in the 1930s, some interest was shown in these plants in the development of synthetic estrogens. the main constituent of the essential oils of fennel and anise, anethole, has been considered to be the ... | 1980 | 6999244 |
| influence of spices on protein utilisation of winged bean (psophocarpus tetragonolobus) and horsegram (dolichos biflorus). | the influence of a mixture of eleven spices commonly consumed in india on the utilisation of protein from boiled winged bean (psophocarpus tetragonolobus) and horsegram (dolichos biflorus) was studied at 10 and 20 percent level of protein intake in experimental rats. spices used in the mixture include red chillies (capsicum annum), black pepper (piper nigrum), coriander (coriandrum sativum), cumin (cuminum cyminum), garlic (allium sativum), ajowan (carum copticum), turmeric (curcuma longa), cara ... | 1994 | 7855088 |
| effect of oral administration of fennel (foeniculum vulgare) on ciprofloxacin absorption and disposition in the rat. | the aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of a drug-drug interaction between ciprofloxacin and fennel (foeniculum vulgare) in a rat model. pharmacokinetic assessment of ciprofloxacin was performed in two groups of male sprague-dawley rats. one group (n = 5) received 20 mg kg(-1) antibiotic orally with concomitant oral dosing of the aqueous fennel extract (2 g herb kg(-1)) whereas the controls (n = 5) received 20 mg kg(-1) oral ciprofloxacin. blood and urine samples were collected ... | 1999 | 10678493 |
| influence of intragastric perfusion of aqueous spice extracts on acid secretion in anesthetized albino rats. | the effect of spices on gastric acid secretion is variable. their mechanism of action is also not well established. | 2000 | 10812814 |
| pharmacological evidence of hypotensive activity of marrubium vulgare and foeniculum vulgare in spontaneously hypertensive rat. | the hypotensive effects of the water extract of marrubium vulgare l. and foeniculum vulgare l. were investigated in spontaneously hypertensive rats (shr) and in normotensive wistar-kyoto rats (wky). oral administration of marrubium or foeniculum extract lowered the systolic blood pressure of shr but not of wky. in shr, foeniculum but not marrubium treatment increased water, sodium and potassium excretion. ex vivo as well as in vitro, marrubium extract inhibited the contractile responses of rat a ... | 2001 | 11349824 |
| non-destructive nir-ft-raman analyses in practice. part i. analyses of plants and historic textiles. | non-destructive analysis of natural substances in plants as well as of old dyed textiles by raman spectroscopy has not been possible using conventional techniques. exciting lines from the visible part of the spectrum produced photochemical and thermal decomposition of the objects as well as strong fluorescence. using nd:yag laser excitation at 1,064 nm together with a special sample arrangement and interferometric recording, various polyacetylenes in aethusa cynapium and in chamomile (chamomilla ... | 2001 | 11769790 |
| antimicrobial constituents of foeniculum vulgare. | a phenyl propanoid derivative, dillapional(1) was found to be a antimicrobial principle of the stems of foeniculum vulgare (umbelliferae) with mic values of 125, 250 and 125/ against bacillus subtilis, aspergillus niger and cladosporium cladosporioides, respectively. a coumarin derivative, scopoletin(2) was also isolated as marginally antimicrobial agent along with inactive compounds, dillapiol(3), bergapten(4), imperatorin(5) and psolaren(6) from this plant. the isolates 1-6 were not active aga ... | 2002 | 12009028 |
| antimycotic activities of selected plant flora, growing wild in lebanon, against phytopathogenic fungi. | petroleum ether (pe) and methanolic extracts of nine wild plant species were tested in vitro for their antimycotic activity against eight phytopathogenic fungi. the efficacy of pe extracts against all pathogens tested was higher than that of methanolic extracts. wild marjoram (origanum syriacum) pe extract showed the highest and widest range of activity. it resulted in complete inhibition of mycelial growth of six of eight fungi tested and also gave nearly complete inhibition of spore germinatio ... | 2002 | 12009988 |
| [influence of spiced feed additives on taste of hen's eggs]. | the effect of the spices garlic (allium sativum), extract from garlic, sage (salvia officinalis), caraway (carum carvi), peppermint (mentha piperita), fennel (foeniculum vulgare), thyme (thymus vulgaris), paprika (capsicum annuum), marjoram (majorana hortensis), cardamom (elettaria cardamomum) and sausage-mix fed to white hybrides on the quality of eggs (n = 705) was tested by 10 qualified persons. changes in smell or taste were partly significant; a direct improvement is hard to induce. a well ... | 2002 | 12058595 |
| studies on essential oils: part 10; antibacterial activity of volatile oils of some spices. | the essential oils extracted from the seeds of seven spices, anethum graveolens, carum capticum, coriandrum sativum, cuminum cyminum, foeniculum vulgare, pimpinella anisum and seseli indicum have been studied for antibacterial activity against eight pathogenic bacteria, causing infections in the human body. it has been found that the oil of c. capticum is very effective against all tested bacteria. the oil of c. cyminum and a. graveolens also gave similar results. these oils are equally or more ... | 2002 | 12410554 |
| antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of some essential oils. | in this study the composition and antimicrobial properties of essential oils obtained from origanum onites, mentha piperita, juniperus exalsa, chrysanthemum indicum, lavandula hybrida, rosa damascena, echinophora tenuifolia, foeniculum vulgare were examined. to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activities of these eight aromatic extracts; their in vitro antimicrobial activities were determined by disk diffusion testing, according to the nccls criteria. escherichia coli (attc 25922), staphyloco ... | 2002 | 12510839 |
| hepatoprotective effect of foeniculum vulgare essential oil. | hepatoprotective activity of foeniculum vulgare (fennel) essential oil (feo) was studied using carbon tetrachloride (ccl(4)) induced liver injury model in rats. the hepatotoxicity produced by acute ccl(4) administration was found to be inhibited by feo with evidence of decreased levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase (ast), alanine aminotransferase (alt), alkaline phosphatase (alp) and bilirubin. the results of this study indicate that feo has a potent hepatoprotective action against ccl(4)- ... | 2003 | 12727504 |
| acaricidal activity of constituents identified in foeniculum vulgare fruit oil against dermatophagoides spp. (acari: pyroglyphidae). | acaricidal activities of components derived from foeniculum vulgare fruit oil against dermatophagoides farinae and dermatophagoides pteronyssinus were examined using direct contact application and compared with that of the commercial repellent benzyl benzoate. the major biologically active constituent of foeniculum fruit oil was characterized as (+)-fenchone by spectroscopic analyses. on the basis of ld(50) values, the compound most toxic to d. farinae was p-anisaldehyde (11.3 mg/m(2)) followed ... | 2004 | 15137830 |
| possible mechanism(s) for relaxant effects of foeniculum vulgare on guinea pig tracheal chains. | in a previous study the relaxant (bronchodilatory) effect of foeniculum vulgare on isolated guinea pig tracheal chains was demonstrated. to study mechanisms responsible for this effect the present study evaluated the inhibitory effect of this plant on contracted tracheal chains of guinea pig. the relaxant effects of aqueous and ethanol extracts and an essential oil from foeniculum vulgare were compared to negative controls (saline for aqueous extract and essential oil and ethanol for ethanol ext ... | 2004 | 15296096 |
| antiinflammatory, analgesic and antioxidant activities of the fruit of foeniculum vulgare. | oral administration (200 mg/kg) of foeniculum vulgare fruit methanolic extract exhibited inhibitory effects against acute and subacute inflammatory diseases and type iv allergic reactions and showed a central analgesic effect. moreover, it significantly increased the plasma superoxide dismutase (sod) and catalase activities and the high density lipoprotein-cholesterol level. on the contrary, the malondialdehyde (mda) (as a measure of lipid peroxidation) level was significantly decreased in f. vu ... | 2004 | 15351109 |
| repellency and toxicity of aromatic plant extracts against the mosquito culex pipiens molestus (diptera: culicidae). | the insecticidal activities of essential oil extracts from leaves, flowers and roots of aromatic plants against fourth-instar larvae of the mosquito culex pipiens molestus forskal were determined. extracts of foeniculum vulgare mill were the most toxic, followed by those of ferula hermonis boiss, citrus sinensis osbeck, pinus pinea l, laurus nobilis l and eucalyptus spp with lc50 values of 24.5, 44.0, 60.0, 75.0, 117.0 and 120.0 mg litre(-1), respectively. combination tests between the lc50 and ... | 2005 | 15662650 |
| repellency of aerosol and cream products containing fennel oil to mosquitoes under laboratory and field conditions. | the repellency of fennel (foeniculum vulgare miller)-containing products (5% aerosol and 8% cream) against mosquitoes was compared with those of citronella oil, geranium oil and deet, as well as three commercial repellents, baby keeper cream containing ir3535, meimei cream containing citronella and geranium oils, and repellan s aerosol containing 19% n,n-diethyl-m-toluamide (deet) under laboratory and field conditions. in a laboratory study with female aedes aegypti (l), fennel oil exhibited goo ... | 2004 | 15532688 |
| determination of mineral and trace elements in some medicinal herbs and their infusions consumed in turkey. | fourteen mineral and trace elements (al, ba, ca, cd, co, cr, cu, fe, mg, mn, ni, pb, sr and zn) were determined in the herbs and their infusions consumed for medical purposes in turkey such as chamomile (matricaria chammomile l.), fennel (foeniculum vulgare), linden (tilia vulgaris), nettle (urtica dioical), rosehip (fr.rosa caninae), sage (salvia officinalis) and senna tea (cassia anqustifolia). microwave digestion procedure was applied under optimized conditions for dissolution of medicinal he ... | 2006 | 15907975 |
| chemical compositions and antibacterial effects of essential oils of turkish oregano (origanum minutiflorum), bay laurel (laurus nobilis), spanish lavender (lavandula stoechas l.), and fennel (foeniculum vulgare) on common foodborne pathogens. | chemical compositions and inhibitory effects of essential oils of turkish oregano (origanum minutiflorum o. schwarz & p. h. davis), bay laurel (laurus nobilis l.), spanish lavender (lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas l.), and fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.) on escherichia coli o157:h7, listeria monocytogenes, salmonella typhimurium, and staphylococcus aureus were determined. after the essential oils were applied on the foodborne pathogens at doses of 0 (control), 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 80 ... | 2004 | 15612826 |
| the use of health foods, spices and other botanicals in the sikh community in london. | attitudes and practice concerning complementary and alternative medicine (cam) are currently an area of considerable interest. however, little is known about the overall importance of such practices, for example, in immigrant communities such as the sikh (punjabi) british. the use of cam in immigrants belonging to the sikh religion in london was studied. the primary objective was to analyse the extent to which traditional medicine is used and understood by this population. traditional sikh medic ... | 2005 | 16161027 |
| comparative screening of plant essential oils: phenylpropanoid moiety as basic core for antiplatelet activity. | essential oils extracted from different plants (anthemis nobilis l., artemisia dracunculus l., cannabis sativa l., cupressus sempervirens l., cymbopogon citratus (dc.) stapf., curcuma longa l., foeniculum vulgare l., hypericum perforatum l., hyssopus officinalis l., mentha spicata l., monarda didyma l., ocimum basilicum l., ocotea quixos kosterm., origanum vulgare l., pinus nigra j.f. arnold, pinus silvestris l., piper crassinervium kunth., rosmarinus officinalis l., salvia officinalis l., salvi ... | 2006 | 16274702 |
| in vitro susceptibility of helicobacter pylori to botanical extracts used traditionally for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. | the gram-negative bacterium helicobacter pylori (hp), identified in 1982, is now recognized as the primary etiological factor associated with the development of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. in addition, hp infections are also associated with chronic gastritis, gastric carcinoma and primary gastric b-cell lymphoma. for centuries, herbals have been used in traditional medicine to treat a wide range of ailments, including gastrointestinal (gi) disorders such as dyspepsia, gastritis and pepti ... | 2005 | 16317658 |
| antibacterial activity of coriandrum sativum l. and foeniculum vulgare miller var. vulgare (miller) essential oils. | essential oils were extracted from the fruits of coriandrum sativum l. and foeniculum vulgare miller var. vulgare (miller) and assayed in vitro for antibacterial activity to escherichia coli and bacillus megaterium, bacteria routinely used for comparison in the antimicrobial assays, and 27 phytopathogenic bacterial species and two mycopathogenic ones responsible for cultivated mushroom diseases. a significant antibacterial activity, as determined with the agar diffusion method, was shown by c. s ... | 2004 | 15612768 |
| antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of various plants against tomato late blight disease agent phytophthora infestans. | the aim of this study was to find an alternative to synthetic fungicides currently used in the control of devastating oomycete pathogen phytophthora infestans, causal agent of late blight disease of tomato. antifungal activities of essential oils obtained from aerial parts of aromatic plants such as oregano (origanum syriacum var. bevanii), thyme (thymbra spicata subsp. spicata), lavender (lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas), rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis), fennel (foeniculum vulgare), and la ... | 2006 | 16463095 |
| cholinergic basis of memory-strengthening effect of foeniculum vulgare linn. | alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with a decline in cognitive abilities. dementia is one of the age-related mental problems and a characteristic symptom of alzheimer's disease. nootropic agents are used in situations where there is organic disorder in learning abilities. the present work was undertaken to assess the potential of foeniculum vulgare linn. extract as a nootropic and anticholinesterase agent in mice. methanolic extract of the whole plant of f. vulgare li ... | 2006 | 17004908 |
| comparative chemical composition and antioxidant activities of wild and cultivated laurus nobilis l. leaves and foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum (ucria) coutinho seeds. | the chemical composition and antioxidant activities of wild and cultivated laurus nobilis leaves and foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum seeds were determined. differences were found in the total phenolic content of fennel. gc-ms analysis of the non polar fractions showed a different composition between wild and cultivated plants. cultivated laurel had a high content of terpenes such as linool, alpha-terpinol, alpha-terpinyl acetate, thymol, caryophyllene, aromandrene, selinene, farnesene, and c ... | 2006 | 17015951 |
| comparative essential oil composition and antifungal effect of bitter fennel (foeniculum vulgare ssp. piperitum) fruit oils obtained during different vegetation. | the chemical composition of the flower and unripe and ripe fruits from fennel (bitter) (foeniculum vulgare ssp. piperitum) has been examined by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. the main identified components of the flower and unripe and ripe fruit oils were estragole (53.08%, 56.11%, and 61.08%), fenchone (13.53%, 19.18%, and 23.46%), and alpha-phellandrene (5.77%, 3.30%, and 0.72%), respectively. minor qualitative and major quantitative variations for some compounds ... | 2006 | 17201644 |
| beneficial effects of foeniculum vulgare on ethanol-induced acute gastric mucosal injury in rats. | to examine the anti-ulcerogenic and antioxidant effects of aqueous extracts of foeniculum vulgare (fve) on ethanol-induced gastric lesions in rats. | 2007 | 17278229 |
| folk phytotherapeutical plants from maratea area (basilicata, italy). | field ethnobotanical survey was undertaken for the period of 2002-2003 in the tyrrhenian part of the basilicata region of southern italy. data of 56 species of plants belonging to 29 families where gathered through interviews; among the species, 47 are used in human therapy, 6 as insect repellents, 15 in veterinary medicine, 1 for its ichthyotoxic properties and 3 for magic therapeutic purposes. the most important findings in ethnomedicine relate to nasturtium officinale (renal colic, liver dise ... | 2005 | 15878246 |
| mechanism-based inhibition of cyp3a4 and cyp2d6 by indonesian medicinal plants. | thirty samples of indonesian medicinal plants were tested for their mechanism-based inhibition on cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) and cyp2d6 via erythromycin n-demethylation and dextromethorphan o-demethylation activities in human liver microsomes. from screening with 0 and 20min preincubation at 0.5mg/ml of methanol extracts, five plants (cinnamomum burmani bark, foeniculum vulgare seed, strychnos ligustrina wood, tinospora crispa stem, and zingiber cassumunar rhizome) showed more than 30% increas ... | 2006 | 16414224 |
| protective effect of foeniculum vulgare essential oil and anethole in an experimental model of thrombosis. | in a previous screening work, foeniculum vulgare essential oil emerged from a pool of 24 essential oils for its antiplatelet properties and its ability to destabilize the retraction of the coagulum. in the present work the main component of the oil, anethole, tested in guinea pig plasma was as potent as fennel oil in inhibiting arachidonic acid-, collagen-, adp- and u46619-induced aggregation (ic(50) from 4 to 147 microg ml(-1)). it also prevented thrombin-induced clot retraction at concentratio ... | 2007 | 17709257 |
| screening of indigenous palestinian medicinal plants for potential anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activity. | organic extracts of 24 selected plant species, used by palestinian traditional healers to treat different illnesses and diseases, were tested for their anti-inflammatory and anti-tumoral activities. the plant selection was based on existing ethnobotanic information and interviews with local healers. the extracts of the plants under investigation were tested for their potential anti-tumor (cytotoxic) effect on the murine fibrosarcoma l929sa cells, and on the human breast cancer cells mda-mb231 an ... | 2007 | 17716845 |
| activity against drug resistant-tuberculosis strains of plants used in mexican traditional medicine to treat tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases. | tuberculosis (tb) kills about 3 million people per year worldwide. furthermore, tb is an infectious disease associated with hiv patients, and there is a rise in multidrug-resistant tb (mdr-tb) cases around the world. there is a need for new anti-tb agents. the study evaluated the antimycobacterial activity of nine plants used in mexican traditional medicine to treat tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases. nasturtium officinale showed the best activity (mic = 100 microg/ml) against the sensi ... | 2008 | 17726732 |
| inhibition on human liver cytochrome p450 3a4 by constituents of fennel (foeniculum vulgare): identification and characterization of a mechanism-based inactivator. | fennel, a seed of foeniculum vulgare, is used as a culinary spice and traditional medicine. the methanolic extract of fennel showed a characteristic of mechanism-based inactivation on erythromycin n-demethylation mediated by human liver microsomal cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4). the present study was conducted to identify the fennel constituent having the inhibition. thirteen compounds have been isolated from a methanol extract of fennel and tested for their inhibition on cyp3a4. among them, 5-met ... | 2007 | 17988092 |
| determination of chemopreventive role of foeniculum vulgare and salvia officinalis infusion on trichloroacetic acid-induced increased serum marker enzymes lipid peroxidation and antioxidative defense systems in rats. | today's world is increasingly seeking ways to replace the synthetic drugs with the therapeutic power of natural products. this study was designed to investigate the protective effects of foeniculum vulgare (fv) and salvia officinalis (so) waters infusions against carcinogen chemical trichloroacetic acid (tca)-exposure in rats. the chemopreventive potential of the plant infusions were evaluated by measuring levels of serum marker enzymes [aspartate aminotransferase (ast), alanin aminotransferase ... | 2008 | 17999340 |
| volatile components and key odorants of fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.) and thyme (thymus vulgaris l.) oil extracts obtained by simultaneous distillation-extraction and supercritical fluid extraction. | volatile oil extracts of fennel seeds (foeniculum vulgare mill.) and thyme leaves (thymus vulgaris l.) were obtained by simultaneous distillation-extraction (sde) and supercritical fluid extraction (sfe) and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms). in general, fennel oil extracted by sde and sfe showed similar compositions, with trans-anethole, estragole, and fenchone as the main components. in contrast, thymol and p-cymene, the most abundant compounds in thyme leaves, showed bi ... | 2005 | 15969523 |
| effects of the herbal formulation colimil on upper gastrointestinal transit in mice in vivo. | clinical evidence suggests that the herbal formulation colimil (which contains matricaria recutita flowers extract, foeniculum vulgare fruit extract and melissa officinalis aerial parts extract) is effective in the treatment of breastfed colic in infants. therefore the effect of this phytotherapeutic formulation and its herbal constituents on upper gastrointestinal transit was investigated in mice in vivo. oral administration of the herbal formulation (0.4-0.8 ml/mice) dose-dependently delayed u ... | 2007 | 17582592 |
| the importance of a taste. a comparative study on wild food plant consumption in twenty-one local communities in italy. | a comparative food ethnobotanical study was carried out in twenty-one local communities in italy, fourteen of which were located in northern italy, one in central italy, one in sardinia, and four in southern italy. 549 informants were asked to name and describe food uses of wild botanicals they currently gather and consume. data showed that gathering, processing and consuming wild food plants are still important activities in all the selected areas. a few botanicals were quoted and cited in mult ... | 2007 | 17480214 |
| hypothesis of active components in volatile oil from a chinese herb formulation, 'shao-fu-zhu-yu decoction', using gc-ms and chemometrics. | traditional chinese medicine (tcm) with few or no side effects has increasingly attracted attention all over the world. however, the bioactive components and the therapeutic mechanisms are usually not understood because of the complex chemical compositions of these medicines. in this paper, gc-ms coupled with a chemometric method was developed for analysis of active components in volatile oil from a chinese herb formulation, "shao-fu-zhu-yu decoction". the volatile oils, obtained by hydrodistill ... | 2008 | 18338402 |
| characteristics of fatty acids and essential oil from sweet fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill. var. dulce) and bitter fennel fruits (f. vulgare mill. var. vulgare) growing in turkey. | oil content in sweet and bitter fennels was obtained 12.22% and 14.41%, respectively. the c(18:1 c6), c(18:2), c(18:1 c9) and c(16:0) acids corresponding to approximately 97% of total oil was recorded as principal fatty acids. the ratios of essential oil from sweet and bitter fennels were found similar (average 3.00%). trans-anethole, estragole and fenchone were found to be the main constituents in both fennels. the compound with the highest value in the two oil samples was trans-anethole as 95. ... | 2008 | 18780240 |
| activity of essential oils and individual components against acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterase. | we have tested acetylcholinesterase (ache) and butyrylcholinesterase (bche) inhibitory activities of nineteen essential oils obtained from cultivated plants, namely one from anethum graveolens l. (organic fertilizer), two from foeniculum vulgare mill. collected at fully-mature and flowering stages (organic fertilizer), two from melissa officinalis l. (cultivated using organic and chemical fertilizers), two from mentha piperita l. and m. spicata l. (organic fertilizer), two from lavandula officin ... | 2008 | 18810999 |
| oculohypotensive effects of foeniculum vulgare in experimental models of glaucoma. | evaluation of oculohypotensive activity of single drop application of aqueous extract of foeniculum vulgare in experimental models of glaucoma. | 2008 | 18831355 |
| fungal control of pathogenic fungi isolated from wild plants in taif governorate, saudia arabia. | twenty two plants were collected from taif governorate and identified as: euphorbia glomerifera, juniperus procera, launaea mucronata, capparis dcidua, punica granatum, opuntia ficus, prunus persica, eucalyptus globulus, medicago sativa, artemisia monosperma, trichodesma calathiforme, artemisia judaica, foeniculum vulgare, phagnalon sinaicum, rumex dentatus, asphodelus aestives, pulicaria crispa, launae sonchoides, forsskaolea tenacissima, arnebia hispidissima, avena spp and aerva lanata. pathog ... | 2007 | 18928069 |
| chemomodulatory action of foeniculum vulgare (fennel) on skin and forestomach papillomagenesis, enzymes associated with xenobiotic metabolism and antioxidant status in murine model system. | the chemopreventive effect of different doses of test diet of foeniculum vulgare mill (fennel) seeds was examined on dmba-induced skin and b(a)p-induced forestomach papillomagenesis in swiss albino mice. to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of fennel seeds exhibiting a significant reduction in the skin and the forestomach tumor incidence and tumor multiplicity as compared to the control group. further, biochemical assays showed a significant increase in the content/activities o ... | 2008 | 18976688 |
| an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in chandauli district of uttar pradesh, india. | chandauli district is one of the less studied regions of india for its ethnobotanical values. the present paper synthesizes the first report related to the documentation and conservation of ethnomedicinal plants of chandauli district and their socio-economic relationship with the forests and its resources. | 2009 | 19022368 |
| [advances on the effects of the compounds of a phytotherapic agent (colimil) on upper gastrointestinal transit in mice]. | phytotherapic agents, such as herbal formulations containing matricariae recutita flowers (chamomile) extract, foeniculum vulgare fruit (fennel) extract and melissa officinalis aerial parts (lemon balm) extract have beneficial effects on gastrointestinal tract in colicky infants. however, the mechanism is largely unexplored and, particularly, it is not clear if it affects intestinal motility. the aim of this experimental study was to evaluate the effect of different herbal formulations containin ... | 2008 | 18487975 |
| the future of enzymes in cosmetics. | the skin employs a host of protective mechanisms to defend itself against the ravages of the environment. one of the most widely studied protective mechanisms is the system of free radical scavengers. free radical scavengers help to protect the skin by neutralizing dangerous substances that can be generated by sun exposure and pollution. two such protective substances - superoxide dismutase and peroxidase - were examined for their ability to reduce uv-induced erythema. the ability to reduce eryt ... | 2000 | 18503464 |
| chemical compositions and antioxidant properties of essential oils from nine species of turkish plants obtained by supercritical carbon dioxide extraction and steam distillation. | chemical compositions and antioxidant activities of essential oils from nine different species of turkish plants, namely melissa officinalis l., rosmarinus officinalis l., cuminum cyminum l., piper nigrum l., lavandula stoechas spp., foeniculum vulgare, pimpinella anisum l., thymus serpyllum and liquidamber orientalis mill., were studied. essential oils were obtained by supercritical carbon dioxide (scco2) extraction and steam distillation, and were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectromet ... | 2008 | 19382349 |
| apoptotic activities of ethanol extracts from some apiaceae on human leukaemia cell lines. | apiaceae are a family of medicinal plants widely used in traditional medicine. the apoptotic activities of seven ethanol extracts from fruits of seven species of apiaceae, eryngium planum, archangelica officinalis, pastinaca sativa, heracleum sibiricum, carum carvi, foeniculum vulgare, levisticum officinale against ml-1--human acute myeloblastic leukaemia, j-45.01--human acute t cell leukaemia, eol--human eosinophilic leukaemia, hl-60--human caucasian promyelocytic leukaemia, 1301--human t cell ... | 2008 | 18672039 |
| investigations into the antibacterial activities of phytotherapeutics against helicobacter pylori and campylobacter jejuni. | the prevalence of gastric diseases is increasing with h. pylori, the causative agent of acute and chronic gastritis, being a major predisposing factor for peptic ulcer disease and gastric carcinoma. c. jejuni is the most common cause of enteric infections, particularly among children, resulting in severe diarrhoea. increasing drug resistance of these bacteria against standard antibiotics, and the more widespread use of herbal medicines, favours investigations into additional anti-helicobacter an ... | 2010 | 19653313 |
| antibacterial and phytochemical screening of anethum graveolens, foeniculum vulgare and trachyspermum ammi. | anethum graveolens linn., foeniculum vulgare mill. and trachyspermum ammi l. are widely used traditional medicinal plants to treat various ailments. to provide a scientific basis to traditional uses of these plants, their aqueous and organic seed extracts, as well as isolated phytoconstituents were evaluated for their antibacterial potential. | 2009 | 19656417 |
| essential oils in the treatment of intestinal dysbiosis: a preliminary in vitro study. | dysbiosis is associated with a number of gastrointestinal and systemic disorders. there is a need for selectively acting antimicrobial agents capable of inhibiting the growth of potentially pathogenic microorganisms, or those found to be out of balance, while not negatively impacting the bulk gastrointestinal tract microflora. | 2009 | 20030464 |
| [antioxidant properties of essential oils]. | by the method of capillary gas-liquid chromatography we studied antioxidant properties and stability during the storage of hexane solutions of 14 individual essential oils from black and white pepper (piper nigrum l.), cardamom (elettaria cardamomum l.), nutmeg (myristica fragrans houtt.), mace (myristica fragrans houtt), juniperberry (juniperus communis l.), seed of fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill., var. dulce thelling), caraway (carvum carvi l.), dry leaves of cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum b ... | 2009 | 20067158 |
| systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of foeniculumvulgare mill. from portugal. | fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.) is a widespread perennial umbeliferous (apiaceae) herb, traditionally used for medicinal purposes and human consumption. it is highly recommended for diabetes, bronchitis and chronic coughs, and for the treatment of kidney stones; some of those chronic diseases are related to the production of radical species involved in the oxidative stress. therefore, the antioxidant potential of this herb might explain some of their empirical uses in folk medicine. this is th ... | 2009 | 19596397 |
| in vitro antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of the essential oil of foeniculum vulgare mill. | in our study, four samples of volatile oil from foeniculum vulgare, cultivated in different pedoclimatic conditions, were investigated for their antimicrobial activity and chemical composition. | 2008 | 20201277 |
| indigenous traditional medicine: in vitro anti-giardial activity of plants used in the treatment of diarrhea. | the ethnopharmacology for treatment of parasitic infections facilitates and directs the search for new chemical entities. in this direction, this study evaluated the cytotoxicity in vitro, against trophozoites of giardia lamblia, of aqueous extracts of leaves achyrocline satureioides (lam.) dc., barks of eugenia uniflora l., aerial parts of foeniculum vulgare miller, and barks of psidium guajava l. these plants are traditionally used for the treatment of diarrhea by the indigenous population mby ... | 2009 | 19153765 |
| phytotoxic activities of mediterranean essential oils. | twelve essential oils from mediterranean aromatic plants were tested for their phytotoxic activity, at different doses, against the germination and the initial radicle growth of seeds of raphanus sativus, lactuca sativa and lepidium sativum. the essential oils were obtained from hyssopus officinalis, lavandula angustifolia, majorana hortensis, melissa officinalis, ocimum basilicum, origanum vulgare, salvia officinalis and thymus vulgaris (lamiaceae), verbena officinalis (verbenaceae), pimpinella ... | 2010 | 20657443 |
| biodegradable gelatin-chitosan films incorporated with essential oils as antimicrobial agents for fish preservation. | essential oils of clove (syzygium aromaticum l.), fennel (foeniculum vulgare miller), cypress (cupressus sempervirens l.), lavender (lavandula angustifolia), thyme (thymus vulgaris l.), herb-of-the-cross (verbena officinalis l.), pine (pinus sylvestris) and rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis) were tested for their antimicrobial activity on 18 genera of bacteria, which included some important food pathogen and spoilage bacteria. clove essential oil showed the highest inhibitory effect, followed by ... | 2010 | 20688230 |
| essential oil composition and larvicidal activity of six mediterranean aromatic plants against the mosquito aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae). | laboratory bioassays on insecticidal activity of essential oils (eos) extracted from six mediterranean plants (achillea millefolium, lavandula angustifolia, helichrysum italicum, foeniculum vulgare, myrtus communis, and rosmarinus officinalis) were carried out against the larvae of the culicidae mosquito aedes albopictus. the chemical composition of the six eos was also investigated. results from applications showed that all tested oils had insecticidal activity, with differences in mortality ra ... | 2010 | 20697909 |
| an attempt of postharvest orange fruit rot control using essential oils from mediterranean plants. | twelve essential oils from mediterranean aromatic plants were tested at different doses against four fungi known as causal agents of post-harvest orange fruit rot: botrytis cinerea, penicillium italicum, phytophthora citrophthora, and rhizopus stolonifer. essential oils were obtained from hyssopus officinalis, lavandula angustifolia, majorana hortensis, melissa officinalis, ocimum basilicum, origanum vulgare, salvia officinalis, and thymus vulgaris (family lamiaceae), verbena officinalis (family ... | 2010 | 20874226 |
| antifungal efficacy of punica granatum, acacia nilotica, cuminum cyminum and foeniculum vulgare on candida albicans: an in vitro study. | the establishment and maintenance of oral microbiota is related not only to interbacterial coaggregations but also to interactions of these bacteria with yeasts. hence, it is important for agents used in the treatment of oral diseases to have antifungal properties for effective therapy. objective: the main purpose of this study was to evaluate the in vitro antifungal efficacy of punica granatum, acacia nilotica, cuminum cyminum and foeniculum vulgare on candida albicans. | 2010 | 20930339 |
| investigations into the antiadhesive activity of herbal extracts against campylobacter jejuni. | campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common bacterial causes of diarrhoea in the industrialized world, being associated with the occurrence of guillain-barré syndrome, and inducing diseases partially through intestinal adherence. with increasing reports of c. jejuni drug resistance against standard antibiotics, investigations into antiadhesive agents for the prevention of bacterial infection are highly significant. given the consumer-driven development towards holistic and integrative healthc ... | 2011 | 21280113 |
| screening of antioxidant properties of seven umbelliferae fruits from iran. | antioxidative activities (ic(50)) of ethanol extracts from seven umbelliferae fruits (bunium persicum, coriandrum sativum, cuminum cyminum, foeniculum vulgare, heracleum persicum, pimpinella anisum and trachyspermum copticum) have been studied by the dpph (2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging test. all the studied extracts showed antioxidant capability and p. anisum extract exhibited the strongest activity. the scavenging activity of the extracts in decreasing order was: p. anisum> ... | 2009 | 19168417 |
| antifungal activity of some essential oils against toxigenic aspergillus species. | increasing attentions have been paid on the application of essential oils and plant extracts for control of postharvest pathogens due to their natural origin and less appearance of resistance in fungi pathogens. some aspergillus species are toxigenic and responsible for many cases of food and feed contamination. some toxins that produce with some aspergillus species are known to be potent hepatocarcinogens in animals and humans. the present work evaluated the parameters of antifungal activity of ... | 2010 | 21534488 |
| antioxidant and anticarcinogenic effects of methanolic extract and volatile oil of fennel seeds (foeniculum vulgare). | abstract the present study evaluated the efficacy of fennel seed methanolic extract (fsme) for its antioxidant, cytotoxic, and antitumor activities and for its capacity to serve as a nontoxic radioprotector in swiss albino mice. we also assessed the natural antioxidant compounds of fsme for use in industrial application. cytotoxic activity of fsme was evaluated in a mouse model of ehrlich ascites carcinoma (eac) and on different types of human cell lines in vitro. the safety and optimum dose of ... | 2011 | 21812646 |
| essential oil composition of foeniculum vulgare mill. fruits from pharmacies in different countries. | variations in the essential oil composition of foeniculum vulgare mill. commercial fruits obtained from retail pharmacies in estonia, norway, austria and moldova and from a spice shop in turkey were determined using capillary gc techniques. the essential oil content of all the samples was 5-51ôçëôçëmlôçëkg(-1) and between 22 and 51ôçëmlôçëkg(-1) in fennel fruits bought from pharmacies. a total of 34 compounds were identified. the major component was trans-anethole (34.8-82.0%); the other princip ... | 2011 | 21827282 |
| effect of essential oils in control of plant diseases. | in this study, antifungal activity of some essential oils, extracted from syzygium aromoticum, foeniculum vulgare, cuminum cyminum and mentha piperita were investigated against grey mould of apple. the essential oils of s. aromaticum and f. vulgare showed considerable antifungal activities on pda medium against botrytis cinerea. results indicated that the increasing of dosage of the essential oils caused to the more antifungal activity against b. cinerea in vitro condition. after 10 days, result ... | 2009 | 20222570 |
| role of phenolic compounds in peptic ulcer: an overview. | peptic ulcer is the most common gastrointestinal tract (git) disorder in clinical practice, which affects approximately 5-10% of the people during their life. the use of herbal drugs for the prevention and treatment of various diseases is constantly developing throughout the world. this is particularly true with regard to phenolic compounds that probably constitute the largest group of plants secondary metabolites. phenolic compounds have attracted special attention due to their health-promoting ... | 2011 | 21966156 |
| antimicrobial activity of plant essential oils against bacterial and fungal species involved in food poisoning and/or food decay. | the currative properties of aromatic and medicinal plants have been recognized since ancient times and, more recently, the antimicrobial activity of plant essential oils has been used in several applications, including food preservation. the purpose of this study was to create directly comparable, quantitative data on the antimicrobial activity of some plant essential oils prepared in the national institute of research-development for chemistry and petrochemistry, bucharest to be used for the fu ... | 2010 | 21462837 |
| volatile chemical composition and bioactivity of six essential oils against the stored food insect sitophilus zeamais motsch. (coleoptera dryophthoridae). | essential oils (eos) of achillea millefolium, myrtus communis, rosmarinus officinalis, helichrysum italicum, foeniculum vulgare and lavandula angustifolia were analysed with gc-fid and gc-ms in order to define their aromatic profiles and then their toxicity and repellent activity against sitophilus zeamais motsch. (coleoptera dryophthoridae) with specific bioassays were evaluated. results from topical applications on insects showed that all eos had variable and significant insecticidal activity. ... | 2011 | 21861644 |
| chemistry, antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal activities of volatile oils and their components. | the present paper reports the chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of several essential oils and their components. analysis showed that three oils (carum carvi l., verbena officinalis l. and majorana hortensis l.) contained predominantly oxygenated monoterpenes, while others studied (pimpinella anisum l., foeniculum vulgare mill.) mainly contained anethole. c. carvi, v. officinalis and m. hortensis oils exhibited the most potent antioxidant activity, due their contents ... | 2009 | 20120118 |
| foeniculum vulgare mill: a review of its botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, contemporary application, and toxicology. | foeniculum vulgare mill commonly called fennel has been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory systems. additionally, it is also used as a galactagogue agent for lactating mothers. the review aims to gather the fragmented information available in the literature regarding morphology, ethnomedicinal applications, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of foeniculum vulgare. it also compiles available scientific ... | 2014 | 25162032 |
| evaluation of essential oils for maintaining postharvest quality of thompson seedless table grape. | the effects of postharvest spraying of essential oils from sweet basil (ocimum basilicum), fennel (foeniculum vulgare), summer savory (satureja hortensis) and thyme (thymus vulgaris) on fungal decay and quality parameters of the 'thompson seedless' table grape stored at 0 ±â€‰1°c for 60 days were evaluated. results showed that the essential oils, especially of thyme and fennel, have a good inhibitory effect on the development of fungal decay in thompson table grapes. in addition, essential oils re ... | 2012 | 21999332 |
| effect of fennel on pain intensity in dysmenorrhoea: a placebo-controlled trial. | the aim of this study was to determine the clinical effect of foeniculum vulgare on primary dysmenorrhoea. sixty virgin girls with complaints of dysmenorrhoea were enrolled in this study, out of which 50 cases were completed the course of treatment and were divided in two groups (study and placebo) and were under treatment for two cycles. in study group a capsule of 30 mg fennel extract, four times a day for three days from start of their menstrual period and in placebo a capsule containing whea ... | 2012 | 23559811 |
| antioxidant and antiacetylcholinesterase activities of some commercial essential oils and their major compounds. | the commercial essential oils of citrus aurantium l., cupressus sempervirens l., eucalyptus globulus labill., foeniculum vulgare mill. and thymus vulgaris l., isolated by steam distillation by a company of morocco were evaluated in terms of in vitro antioxidant activity through several methods. in vitro acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity was also determined. citrus limon (l.) burm. f. oil was also studied, but it was obtained by peel expression. the best antioxidant was t. vulgaris oil, in ... | 2011 | 21900869 |
| inhibition of microorganisms involved in deterioration of an archaeological site by silver nanoparticles produced by a green synthesis method. | the citadel, part of the pre-hispanic city of teotihuacan and listed as a world heritage site, harbors irreplaceable archaeological walls and murals. this city was abandoned by the 7th century and its potential deterioration represents a noteworthy loss of the world's cultural heritage. this research consisted of isolation and identification of bacteria and fungi contributing to this deterioration from walls of a pre-hispanic city. in addition, silver nanoparticles (agnp) produced, using a green ... | 2016 | 27015961 |
| efficacy of chemically characterized foeniculum vulgare mill seed essential oil in protection of raw tobacco leaves during storage against fungal and aflatoxin contamination. | to report fungal and aflatoxin contamination in stored tobacco leaves and the potential of foeniculum vulgare (fennel) seed essential oil (eo) as a plant-based preservative in protection of tobacco during storage. | 2015 | 26218659 |
| larvicidal activity of essential oils of apiaceae plants against malaria vector, anopheles stephensi. | plant extracts and oils may act as alternatives to conventional pesticides for malaria vector control. the aim of this study was to evaluate the larvicidal activity of essential oils of three plants of apiaceae family against anopheles stephensi, the main malaria vector in iran. | 2011 | 22808418 |
| antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of the essential oils of portuguese foeniculum vulgare fruits. | the aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from fruits of six fennel accessions collected from wild populations occurring in the centre and south of portugal. composition of essential oils was established by gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (gc-fid) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms) analysis. the obtained yields of the essential oils were found to vary greatly in the range ... | 2015 | 25973507 |
| empirical prediction and validation of antibacterial inhibitory effects of various plant essential oils on common pathogenic bacteria. | in this study, fractional compound composition, antioxidant capacity, and phenolic substance content of 14 plant essential oils-anise (pimpinella anisum), bay leaves (laurus nobilis), cinnamon bark (cinnamomum verum), clove (eugenia caryophyllata), fennel (foeniculum vulgare), hop (humulus lupulus), istanbul oregano (origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum), izmir oregano (origanum onites), mint (mentha piperita), myrtus (myrtus communis), orange peel (citrus sinensis), sage (salvia officinalis), thyme ( ... | 2015 | 25764982 |
| supercritical coâ‚‚ extraction of volatile oils from sardinian foeniculum vulgare ssp. vulgare (apiaceae): chemical composition and biological activity. | this article reports the results on the composition and antifungal effect of volatile extracts obtained from the aerial parts of sardinian wild fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.), by supercritical fluid extraction (sfe) and by hydrodistillation (hd). the extracts were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for qualitative composition and gas chromatography-flame ionisation detector to establish the percentage of constituents. the main components were fenchone (7.1% vs. 8.8%), estragole ... | 2014 | 25115687 |
| effect of essential oils on aspergillus spore germination, growth and mycotoxin production: a potential source of botanical food preservative. | to investigate effect of essential oils on aspergillus spore germination, growth and mycotoxin production. | 2014 | 25183114 |
| assessment of safe bioactive doses of foeniculum vulgare mill. essential oil from portugal. | this study was designed to evaluate the antifungal activity of foeniculum vulgare essential oil; concomitantly, the safety of bioactive doses was also unveiled, for the first time, in several mammalian cells. the chemical characterisation was made by gc and gc-ms. antifungal activity was evaluated against yeasts, dermatophytes and aspergillus strains and germ tube inhibition assay was evaluated using candida albicans. cell viability was assessed by the mtt assay. the main constituents of the oil ... | 2017 | 28278624 |
| antibacterial activity against clostridium genus and antiradical activity of the essential oils from different origin. | in the present study, the antimicrobial and antiradical activities of 15 essential oils were investigated. the antimicrobial activities were determined by using agar disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods against clostridium genus and antioxidant properties of essential oils by testing their scavenging effect on dpph radicals activities. we determined the antibacterial activity of clostridium butyricum, clostridium hystoliticum, clostridium intestinale, clostridium perfringens and clostr ... | 2014 | 24813985 |
| 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 |
| nematicidal activity of essential oils and volatiles derived from portuguese aromatic flora against the pinewood nematode, bursaphelenchus xylophilus. | twenty seven essential oils, isolated from plants representing 11 families of portuguese flora, were screened for their nematicidal activity against the pinewood nematode (pwn), bursaphelenchus xylophilus. the essential oils were isolated by hydrodistillation and the volatiles by distillation-extraction, and both were analysed by gc and gc-ms. high nematicidal activity was achieved with essential oils from chamaespartium tridentatum, origanum vulgare, satureja montana, thymbra capitata, and thym ... | 2010 | 22736831 |
| 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 |
| inhibitory effect of different fennel (foeniculum vulgare) samples and their phenolic compounds on formation of advanced glycation products and comparison of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. | in this study, antioxidant, antibacterial and antiglycation properties of methanolic extracts of 23 fennel samples were evaluated and their major compounds were determined using hplc analysis. the anti-glycative activity of extracts was evaluated in the bovine serum albumin (bsa)/glucose system. the level of glycation, conformational alterations and protein binding to rage receptors were assessed by congo red binding assay and a brown staining method. among samples, kh1 from iran possessed the h ... | 2016 | 27451172 |
| 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 |
| effects of artemisia annua and foeniculum vulgare on chickens highly infected with eimeria tenella (phylum apicomplexa). | intensive poultry production systems depend on chemoprophylaxis with anticoccidial drugs to combat infection. a floor-pen study was conducted to evaluate the anticoccidial effect of artemisia annua and foeniculum vulgare on eimeria tenella infection. five experimental groups were established: negative control (untreated, unchallenged); positive control (untreated, challenged); a group medicated with 125 ppm lasalocid and challenged; a group medicated with a. annua leaf powder at 1.5% in feed and ... | 2014 | 24731599 |
| chemical composition, antibacterial, antibiofilm and synergistic properties of essential oils from eucalyptus globulus labill. and seven mediterranean aromatic plants. | essential oils (eos) from eucalyptus globulus labill. ssp. globulus and from mediterranean autochthonous aromatic plants - thymus mastichina l., mentha pulegium l., rosmarinus officinalis l., calamintha nepeta (l.) savi ssp. nepeta, cistus ladanifer l., foeniculum vulgare l., dittrichia viscosa (l.) greuter ssp. viscosa - were extracted by hydrodistillation and characterized by gc-fid and nmr spectroscopy. eos were evaluated for antimicrobial properties against several bacterial strains, using d ... | 2017 | 28281322 |
| larvicidal activity against aedes aegypti of foeniculum vulgare essential oils from portugal and cape verde. | dengue is a potentially fatal mosquito-borne infection with 50 million cases per year and 2.5 billion people vulnerable to the disease. this major public health problem has recurrent epidemics in latin america and occurred recently in cape verde and madeira island. the lack of anti-viral treatment or vaccine makes the control of mosquito vectors a high option to prevent virus transmission. essential oil (eo) constituents can affect insect's behaviour, being potentially effective in pest control. ... | 2015 | 25973508 |
| 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 |
| aromatic plant-derived essential oil: an alternative larvicide for mosquito control. | five aromatic plants, carum carvi (caraway), apium graveolens (celery), foeniculum vulgare (fennel), zanthoxylum limonella (mullilam) and curcuma zedoaria (zedoary) were selected for investigating larvicidal potential against mosquito vectors. two laboratory-reared mosquito species, anopheles dirus, the major malaria vector in thailand, and aedes aegypti, the main vector of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever in urban areas, were used. all of the volatile oils exerted significant larvicidal acti ... | 2007 | 17337133 |
| 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 |