Spice plants have a great influence on world history. For centuries, different civilizations
have used them to condiment the foods of kings and nobles and applied them as embalming …

The interest in using natural antimicrobials instead of chemical preservatives in food
products has been increasing in recent years. In regard to this, essential oils—natural and …

Protein-lipid oxidation is one of the main causes of quality deterioration in meat and meat
products during processing and storage. The application of natural antioxidants in muscle …

Infection by bacteria is one of the main problems in health. The use of commercial antibiotics
is still one of the treatments to overcome these problems. However, high levels of …

Despite advancements in food preservation ways, the nature of preservatives remains one
of the real problems that must be taken into account for the preservation of consumer health …

Strawberries are very perishable and decay rapidly after harvest. Among the several
preservation techniques, application of edible coating is found to be an effective way to …

In recent years, the search for alternatives to the use of synthetic chemical additives in food
has led to an increase in research focused on essential oils (EOs). Among the EOs with food …

An urgent demand for natural compound alternatives to conventional medications has
arisen due to global health challenges, such as drug resistance and the adverse effects …

Contamination of heavy metals and antibiotics would threaten the water and soil resources.
Phytoremediation can be potentially used to remediate metal and antibiotics contaminated …

In this chapter, the traditional use, the phytochemical composition, and the pharmacological
activities of African medicinal plants displaying antibacterial effects were reported. We have …