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2021
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Pharmacology of Natural Volatiles and Essential Oils in Food, Therapy, and Disease Prophylaxis.
This commentary critically examines the modern paradigm of natural volatiles in ‘medical aromatherapy’, first by explaining the semantics of natural volatiles in health, then by addressing chemophenetic challenges to authenticity or reproducibility, and finally by elaborating on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in food, therapy, and disease prophylaxis. Research over the... -
2021
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Ecdysteroids from the Stem Bark of Vitex doniana Sweet (Lamiaceae; ex. Verbenaceae): A Geographically Variable African Medicinal Species.
Vitex doniana Sweet is an African medicinal species that is prescribed as an aqueous bark extract to be applied topically or orally to achieve anti-infective outcomes. In select regions it is also taken orally as an antimalarial agent. The aim of the current study was to explore the biological properties...Bunu, Musa I. ; Ndinteh, Derek T. ; Macdonald, Jacinta R. ; Langat, Moses K. ; Isyaka, Sani M. …
Ecdysteroid, Malaria, Africa, MIC, Black plum, Antimicrobial, and Vitex doniana
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2020
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Prostanthera (Lamiaceae) as a ‘Cradle of Incense’: Chemophenetics of Rare Essential Oils from Both New and Forgotten Australian ‘Mint Bush’ Species.
The highly aromatic Australian mint bushes from the genus Prostanthera Labill. produce a high yield of essential oil on hydrodistillation. Together with its rich history, horticultural potential, iconic flowers, and aromatic leaves, it achieves high ornamental and culinary value. Species in the genus express highly diverse and chemically unique essential...Sadgrove, Nicholas J. ; Padilla-González, Guillermo F. ; Telford, Ian R. H. ; Greatrex, Ben W. ; Jones, Graham L. …
Prostanthera, Australia, Chemophenetics, Taxonomy, and Essential oils
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2020
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Feature-Based Molecular Networking to Target the Isolation of New Caffeic Acid Esters from Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius, Asteraceae).
Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) is an edible tuberous Andean shrub that has been included in the diet of indigenous people since before recorded history. The nutraceutical and medicinal properties of yacon are widely recognized, especially for the improvement of hyperglycemic disorders. However, the chemical diversity of the main bioactive series of... -
2021
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The Diversity of Volatile Compounds in Australia’s Semi-Desert Genus Eremophila (Scrophulariaceae).
Australia’s endemic desert shrubs are commonly aromatic, with chemically diverse terpenes and phenylpropanoids in their headspace profiles. Species from the genus Eremophila (Scrophulariaceae ex. Myoporaceae) are the most common, with 215 recognised taxa and many more that have not yet been described, widely spread across the arid parts of the...