The current consumer demands together with the international regulations have pushed the
cosmetic industry to seek new active ingredients from natural renewable sources for …

The use of essential oils (EOs) in the perfumery, agriculture, food industry and cosmetics is
quite common owing to their aromatic properties. Tea tree oil is an EO with immense …

Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin and Clemants, also known as Mexican tea, and
locally known as Mkhinza, is a polymorphic annual and perennial herb, and it is widely used …

Essential oils are volatile oil-like liquids with a characteristic strong smell and taste. They are
formed in plants and are then extracted. Essential oils have extremely strong physiological …

Essential oils (EOs) are known for their antioxidant properties, and are widely employed in
the food industry as preservatives. They can be used as condiments or as preservatives to …

Allium sativum L., also known as garlic, is a perennial plant widely used as a spice and also
considered a medicinal herb since antiquity. The aim of this study was to determine by gas …

Phytophthora capsici is a plant oomycete pathogen, which causes many devastating
diseases on a broad range of hosts. Zedoary turmeric oil (ZTO) is a kind of natural plant …

Herb drying is a common stabilization technique in preserving vital qualities of essential oil
yield and bioactive compounds. However, systematic and appropriate drying methods are …

Tagetes lucida Cav.(Asteraceae) is an ancient medicinal plant commonly used to alleviate
pain. Nevertheless, scientific studies validating this property are lacking in the literature …

Bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides some of which are endowed with antiviral,
anticancer and antibiofilm properties. These properties could be improved through …