| sensitization to fragrance materials in indonesian cosmetics. | 2 different groups of patients were patch tested with 2 test series (a and b) containing extracts of fragrance raw materials, traditionally used in indonesian cosmetics. series a consisted of diluted extracts of commercially available indonesian fragrances. series b consisted of extracts prepared in our department from corresponding indigenous flowers and fruits. group 1 consisted of 32 patients positive to fragrance-mix, of whom 8 (25%) had positive tests to 1 or more of the different extracts ... | 1990 | 2347175 |
| formation of flower fragrance compounds from their precursors by enzymic action during flower opening. | flower fragrance compounds were found to be produced from the precursor solution obtained from flower buds by crude enzyme prepared from the flowers at the opening stage. gc and gc-ms analyses showed the formation of volatile aroma constituents from the precursor solution of jasminum polyanthum f, jasminum sambac ait, and gardenia jasminoides e, but none in the case of osmanthus fragrans l. the aroma-producing enzyme activity of g. jasminoides rapidly increased to reach the maximum at flower ope ... | 1993 | 27280992 |
| ecology and behavior of pezothrips kellyanus (thysanoptera: thripidae) on citrus. | the most common thrips species found in cyprus citrus orchards between 2003 and 2008 were pezothrips kellyanus (bagnall) (thysanoptera: thripidae), frankliniella occidentalis (pergande) (thysanoptera: thripidae), and thrips tabaci (lindeman) (thysanoptera: thripidae). only pezothrips kellyanus, kelly's citrus thrips (kct) causes feeding damage on citrus fruits in cyprus. kct adults prefer to concentrate mostly in the northern and eastern sides of both lemon and grapefruit canopies. the attractiv ... | 2010 | 20214367 |
| antibacterial potential assessment of jasmine essential oil against e. coli. | the antibacterial activity of jasmine (jasminum sambac l.) flower hydro steam distilled essential oil, synthetic blends and six major individual components was assessed against escherichia coli (mtcc-443) strain. the activity was bactericidal. minimum inhibitory concentration was determined by tube dilution technique, and the minimum inhibitory concentration ranged between 1.9-31.25 mul/ml. phenolcoefficient of the oil, synthetic blends and components varied between 0.6-1.7. the activity of the ... | 2008 | 20046722 |
| screening of medicinal and edible plants in okinawa, japan, for enhanced proliferative and collagen synthesis activities in nb1rgb human skin fibroblast cells. | to identify plants with bioactive potential for skin care, methanol extracts of 56 plant parts from 47 medical and edible plants cultivated in okinawa were tested for their proliferative effects on nb1rgb skin fibroblast cells. extracts from six plants, bischofia javanica, colocasia esculenta, melaleuca alternifolia, piper angustifolia, jasminum sambac, and curcuma longa, showed higher nb1rgb cell proliferation activity (>10%) than the control, at various concentrations. among the six extracts, ... | 2012 | 23221723 |
| cytotoxic activity screening of bangladeshi medicinal plant extracts. | the cytotoxic activity of 23 crude methanol extracts from 19 bangladeshi medicinal plants was investigated against healthy mouse fibroblasts (nih3t3), healthy monkey kidney (vero) and four human cancer cell lines (gastric, ags; colon, ht-29; and breast, mcf-7 and mda-mb-231) using mtt assay. high cytotoxicity across all cell lines tested was exhibited by aegiceras corniculatum (fruit) and hymenodictyon excelsum (bark) extracts (ic50 values ranging from 0.0005 to 0.9980 and 0.08 to 0.44 mg/ml, re ... | 2014 | 23846168 |
| anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic activities of standardized root extract of jasminum sambac. | the plant jasminum sambac l. (oleaceae) is cultivated throughout india. the leaves and roots of the plant are used traditionally in the treatment of inflammation, fever and pain. the leaves of the plant have been reported to posses significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. | 2015 | 25479154 |
| stimulating effect of aromatherapy massage with jasmine oil. | the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of aromatherapy massage with jasmine oil (jasminum sambac l., oleaceae) on humans. human autonomic parameters, i.e. blood pressure, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation, breathing rate, and skin temperature, were recorded as indicators of the arousal level of the autonomic nervous system. in addition, subjects had to rate their emotional condition in terms of relaxation, vigor, calmness, attentiveness, mood, and alertness in order to assess subj ... | 2010 | 20184043 |