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Aromatic Medicine
Published in Anil K. Sharma, Raj K. Keservani, Surya Prakash Gautam, Herbal Product Development, 2020
Sakshi Bajaj, Himangini Bansal
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.) belonging to the family of Lamiaceae bears little light blue blossoms in pre-summer/late-spring and grows up to the tallness of 90 cm. It has three assortments (silver, gold, and green stripe). It is the green assortment that is utilized for its therapeutic properties. This plant is rich in bitter principle, tannic acid, resin, and volatile oil. The active chemical constituents are bornyl acetate, borneol along with other esters and, special camphor like that possesses by the myrtle, cineol, pinene and camphene (Svoboda and Deans, 1992). Its oil has a marked action on the digestive system, with diminishing the symptoms of indigestion, flatulence, and stomach cramps. It works as liver and gallbladder tonic. The oil additionally has some great action on the cardiovascular system. It regularizes the blood pressure and retards the solidifying of arteries. The advantages of rosemary EO in treating respiratory issues are unmatched. The aroma of the oil gives help from throat blockage. In most recent human trials, aromatherapy is a strong nonpharmacological treatment for dementia and may have some potential for improving psychological capacity, particularly in Alzheimer’s disease patients, because of its free radical scavenging activity (Atsumi and Tonosaki, 2007). Brilliant skin tonic properties, a relieving, beneficial outcome on menstrual issues, for hair development are a portion of the other significant properties of this oil. Different advantages of rosemary incorporate a stimulant for the scalp empowering hair development and giving treatment to dandruff and oily hair (Al-Sereiti et al., 1999).
Eco-friendly management strategies of insect pests: long-term performance of rosemary essential oil encapsulated into chitosan and gum Arabic
Published in International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2023
Abir Soltani, Sarra Ncibi, Tasnim Djebbi, Amina Laabidi, Hela Mahmoudi, Jouda Mediouni-Ben Jemâa
Chromatographic analysis identified 23 compounds representing 98.35% of the total essential oil. 1,8-Cineole (39.67%), Camphor (18.04%), followed by borneol (10.51%) and α-Pinene (6.33%) were the major components. The results obtained in this study are consistent with findings reported by Bannour et al. (2006), who analyzed the chemical composition of essential oils from four Tunisian populations rosemary. They found that the oils were mainly composed of 1,8-cineole, camphor, α-pinene, and borneol although in varying proportions. Similarly, Napoli et al. (2010) described three chemotypes of rosemary essential oil: cineoliferum which had a high percentage of 1,8- cineole; camphoriferum characterized by significant amount of camphor (over 20%); and verbenoniferum, with more than 15% verbenone. This research showed that the chemotype was defined by 1,8-cineole/camphor. Identified compounds have been grouped into chemical classes (hydrocarbon monoterpenes, oxygenated monoterpenes, hydrocarbon sesquiterpenes, and other compounds) (Table 2). Recent study conducted by Abada et al. (2019) defined 1,8-cineole/α-pinene/camphor as the chemotype of rosemary essential oil collected from different localities in Tunisia. Similarly, Khalil et al. (2017), reported the chemical composition of rosemary essential oil collected from Hamada region in Tunisia, which consisted mainly of camphor (16.29%), 1,8-cineole (16,21%), bornyl acetate (14.54%), and borneol (6.02%). Another study conducted in Morocco found that camphor (31.6) and β-caryophyllene (18.5) were the major compounds in R. officinalis essential oil (Ainane et al. 2020). In this work, Monoterpenes presented the significant fraction of the oil (71.14% including 58.87% oxygenated Monoterpenes). Consistent with other research, the composition of rosemary essential oil is known to vary according to the chemotype of the plant, with common compounds including 1,8-cineole, camphor, α-pinene, β-caryophyllene, borneol, and verbenone (Chung et al. 2020).
Co-composting with herbal wastes: Potential effects of essential oil residues on microbial pathogens during composting
Published in Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2021
Babett Greff, Erika Lakatos, Jenő Szigeti, László Varga
The biological activities of rosemary EO are mainly due to α-pinene, 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol), camphor, and (–)-bornyl acetate (Ribeiro-Santos et al., 2015). Because α-pinene and 1,8-cineole belong to the moderately active hydrocarbons and ethers, respectively (Fadil et al., 2018), rosemary EO generally have weak antimicrobial properties compared to EO from other herbs.
Geographic analysis of the cultivation region of Ai pian derived from Blumea balsamifera through the determination of volatiles in the medicinal product and blood of treated mice by gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Published in Instrumentation Science & Technology, 2019
Xiaofen Li, Zhen Mou, Xiangpei Wang, Hongmei Wu, Feng Xu, Chaoxia Zhu, Ming Zhang
The Chinese pharmacopeia stipulates the content of L-borneol and the limit of the content of L-camphor of Ai pian. However, the results of this study revealed that Ai pian and their blood components contained L-borneol, L-camphor, and bornyl acetate. Many studies have shown the anti-inflammatory activities of L-borneol, L-camphor, and bornyl acetate.