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Medicinal Plants: Consumption, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Trade in India
Published in Amit Baran Sharangi, K. V. Peter, Medicinal Plants, 2023
The important specialized herbal mandis are located at Tanakpur Depot (Tanakpur), Bibiwala (Rishikesh) and Amanda (Ramnagar) of Uttarakhand and mainly deal with three medicinal plant species viz. Parmelia sp., Cinnamomum tamala and Chondrus sp. There are specialized herbal mandis at Himachal Pradesh (Shamshi, Kullu) and Rajasthan (Udaipur).
Quorum Sensing and Essential Oils
Published in K. Hüsnü Can Başer, Gerhard Buchbauer, Handbook of Essential Oils, 2020
Isabel Charlotte Soede, Gerhard Buchbauer
Banu et al. (2018) tested the antibiofilm and QSI potential of Cinnamomum tamala EO from India, as well as its main compounds cinnamaldehyde and linalool, on the pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which can cause food-borne infections when consuming raw sea foods. Additionally, synergistic effects of EO together with DNase and marine bacterial DNase on preformed biofilms were investigated. eDNA (environmental DNA) is seen to be as an important component of biofilms to ensure structural integrity in V. parahaemolyticus. Enzymes like DNase can therefore weaken biofilms and, as a result, can improve the efficacy of antibacterial agents by improving biofilm penetration. The authors also tested linalool and cinnamaldehyde on their preservative efficacy in prawns infected with V. parahaemolyticus and proved them to reduce bacterial load and inhibit lipid peroxidation equal to the standard food preservative sodium benzoate. Also, SEM analysis revealed that the compounds do not damage muscle tissue of the tested prawns, which makes them a possible new food preservative.
Identification of proper herbs
Published in C. P. Khare, Evidence-based Ayurveda, 2019
Cinnamomum tamala Nees leaf oil resembles C. zeylanicum leaf oil which contains d-alpha-phellandrene and 78% eugenol. A sample of oil from Assam (yield 2.0%) has been found to contain as high as 80–85% eugenol (13.3 and 1.0% from Kumaun hills and Joginder Nagar, respectively. (Clove contains 60–90% eugenol. Cinnamomum tamala leaves belong to two chemotypes: eugenol type and cinnamic aldehyde type. Eugenol type trees are found in Kashmir, Tehri Garhwal, other tropical and subtropical Himalayan areas. Khasi and Jaintia hills and West Bengal. Eugenol type trees occur more widely than cinnamic aldehyde type.
Effects of cinnamaldehyde on glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, some biochemical and hematological parameters in diabetic rats
Published in Biomarkers, 2022
Remzi Çelik, Handan Mert, Bahat Comba, Nihat Mert
Kumar et al. (2012) found that total cholesterol and triglyceride levels increased and HDL levels decreased when they compared diabetic rats with healthy rats. It was reported that total cholesterol and triglyceride levels were low in both diabetic rats treated with 200 mg/kg Cinnamomum tamala oil and 20 mg/kg cinnamaldehyde compared to the non-cinnamaldehyde-treated diabetic rats and high in HDL cholesterol levels. This is due to the increase in plasma insulin level by cinnamaldehyde, the most effective component of Cinnamomum tamale oil. Lipolysis was inhibited by increased insulin levels and total cholesterol and triglyceride levels decreased in diabetic rats