Aromatic plants had been used since ancient times for their preservative and medicinal
properties, and to impart aroma and flavor to food. Also their secondary metabolites are …

Plants containing bioactive substances have increasingly become the object of research
studies, particularly those plants with therapeutic value. Many species of the genus Alpinia …

In vitro culture techniques are sustainable alternatives to the large-scale production of
economically important plant species. Lippia origanoides Kunth (Verbenaceae) is an …

Dizygostemon riparius (Plantaginaceae) is an aromatic herbal species known as “Melosa”,
endemic to the Municipality of São Benedito do Rio Preto, East Maranhão state, Brazil. It has …

Alpinia zerumbet is a medicinal and ornamental plant of the Zingiberaceae family cultivated
in many parts of the world. The plant is medicinally important and often misidentified with …

Dizygostemon riparius (Plantaginaceae) is a new aromatic herbaceous species occurring in
Maranhão State, Brazil. It is used as flavorings to remove domestic animal parasites and …

The establishment of Polygala paniculata L. tissue culture allowed a rapid propagation of
raw plant material under aseptic and standardized conditions. Plantlets were subjected to …

Galangal is widely cultivated for the multifunctional plant. This study analyzed the essential
oil chemical components, metabolite profiles, and idioblast cell densities in seven galangal …

Ophiopogon sp. is a perennial herb native to China. It has been introduced to some tropical
countries as an ornamental plant species. This plant has a good local and foreign market as …

A tropical and subtropical Asian genus called Alpinia is used for both horticultural and
medicinal purposes. Species having ornamental uses are now distributed widely all over the …