Early in the co-evolution of plant-animal relationships, some arthropod species began to
utilize the chemical defences of plants to protect themselves from their own predators and …

Eighty-nine essential oil analyses carried out on Cameroonian plant material by gas
chromatography are reviewed, and structures of sixty one main oil compounds are …

Common Names pot marigold, marigold flower, ca lendula, ruddles; Arabic: ajamir,
djoúmaira; Chi nese: chin chan hua, jin zhan ju; French: fleur de souci (des jardins), souci …

A growing body of literature in the behavioral, ecological and pharmacological sciences
suggests that animals use certain plants for the control of parasite infection and related …

This paper provides a preliminary evaluation of fifty-eight ethnomedicinal plants used in
Trinidad and Tobago for skin problems, stomach problems, pain and internal parasites for …

Within a storage period of 10 days, samples of maize and cowpea treated with lemon grass
powder and essential oil showed no physical deterioration. Off-colour, off-odour and …

Cardamom otherwise known as Malabar cardamom, true cardamom or small cardamom
second only to pepper in its importance during the Renaissance period, is often qualified as …

Background: Aframomum species are widely used as a food supplement and remedy in
folklore medicine for the management of several diseases. This study was designed to …

Essential oils are complex mixtures of volatile components produced by the plant secondary
metabolism and consist mainly of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes and, to a minor extent …

The microbiological and nutritional quality of freshly processed and hawked kunun drinks in
South Western Nigeria was investigated at Ibadan, Nigeria. The microbes found associated …