A wide range of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been explored for their
essential oils in the past few decades. Essential oils are complex volatile compounds …

Coumarin compounds represent an important type of naturally occurring and synthetic
oxygen-containing heterocycles with typical benzopyrone framework. This type of special …

The old traditional phytomedicine asafoetida, an oleo-gum-resin obtained from the roots of
different Ferula assa-foetida, is used in different countries for various purposes. Asafoetida is …

Essential oils are complex natural mixtures, their main constituents, eg terpenes and
phenylpropanoids, being responsible for their biological properties. Essential oils from …

Essential oil of star anise as well as phenylpropanoids and sesquiterpenes, for example,
trans‐anethole, eugenol, β‐eudesmol, farnesol, β‐caryophyllene and β‐caryophyllene …

Two new sesquiterpene coumarins, designated 5′-acetoxy-8′-hydroxyumbelliprenin (1)
and 10′ R-acetoxy-11′-hydroxyumbelliprenin (2), and a new diterpene, 15-hydroxy-6-en …

Results Beta-pinenene and limonenen reduced viral infectivity by 100%. The mode of
antiviral action has been determined, only moderate antiviral effects were revealed by …

Propolis is a well-known medicinal bee hive product amongst others due to its antiviral
properties. Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are recognized to be responsible for more than 50 …

Viruses are responsible for a variety of human pathogenesis. Owing to the enhancement of
the world population, global travel, and rapid urbanization, and infectious outbreaks, a …

S ummary Nowadays, safety of chemical preservatives has been questioned by a big
number of consumers. Traditionally used preservatives often cause skin irritation and lead to …