Higher Plants Contain Many Phytochemical Constituents That

Aloe vera refers to the aloe barbadensis Miller plant. There are 420 different aloe species. Aloe vera is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a food additive for flavoring. Aloe vera does increase average lifespan of rats and drosophila fruit flies when added to the food and drinking water. Furthermore aloe vera gel reduces wrinkles in humans. Concerns about the safety of aloe vera products have been raised by the National Cancer Institute. Aloe vera products that limit aloin to

Northward into Mexico (Alagesaboopathi, 2000). It is an annual plant which grows to the height of 1 – 3 ft. It is one of the most widespread plants used in the Unani and Ayurvedic traditional medicines. It is an erect and branched plant with lanceolate green leaves (Rammohan, 2009) 2.2. DISTRIBUTION OF ANDROGRAPHIS PLANT A. paniculata consists of 28 species of small shrubs essentially distributed in tropical Asia (Alagesaboopathi 2000). The plant is distributed numerously in South eastern Asia-India, Sri

These are some of the most diverse and extensive structural compounds that occur naturally. Terpenoids are the main element of the oils produced by many plants, which are often extracted for medicinal purposes. Hops, for instance, are flavored/scented largely due to the terpenes found within. Cannibis sativa contains over 120 different terpenes, many exhibiting antioxidant activity, while others give it a

Nutraceuticals are one of the new growing industry of pharmaceuticals which are naturally bioactive with chemical compounds that have health promoting, disease preventing or medicinal properties. It is also called as medicinal foods, designer foods, phytochemicals, functional foods and nutritional supplements. Its purity safety, and efficacy play an important role for future therapeutic development. Nutraceuticals continue to arise as convenient for daily life (Arsi et al., 2000) because it brings health

healthy for humans to consume. Should this product be taken off the shelves at the local grocery store? Milk is one of the most popular beverages in the United States. There are multiple advantages to the human body when milk is consumed. Milk contains nine essential nutrients, it creates bone and teeth health, and it is a large contributor to the economy in the farming communities of the United States. There are also cons to human’s intake of cow’s milk. There are negative health effects, lactose

Gidan-pala. The plant has been used widely by traditional practitioners for the treatment of various diseases in in Indian subcontinent in the traditional system of medicine to treat cholera, fever, bowel troubles, ulcers, leprosy, skin diseases, menstrual problems and snakebites. The plant is also used as emmenagogue, abortifacient, antineoplastic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antipyretic, antifertility and antispermatogenic agent. Aristolochic acid, a major active constituent of the plant

increasing the vinca alkaloids of Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) Jane C. Doe Hollins University, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, Virginia, 24020 Plant Biology, November 22nd, 2013 INTRODUCTION Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, previously Vinca rosea, is a subshrub endemic to Madagascar but found in many warm climates across the globe (Evans 1996). It was long since claimed by the indigenous healers of these regions that the colloquially-named rosy periwinkle

about 2.5 millimeters long. They contain round black seeds, each with a white heart-shaped spot at the base, hence the name Cardiospemum, cardio for the heart and spermum for seed. Balloonvine, is a woody vine native to Tropical America. The small white flowers bloom from summer through the fall. Flowers are not very showy. The fruit of this plant can also be eaten when it is already yellow orange in color. (http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week256.shtml) The ballonvine plant yields saponins, tannins, alkaloids

International Hemp Association Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Cultivation in the Tai 'an District of Shandong Province, Peoples Republic of China Robert C. Clarke Naturetex International B.V. Van Diemenstraat 192 1013 CP Amsterdam The Netherlands Clarke, R.C. 1995. Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Cultivation in the Tai 'an District of Shandong Province, Peoples Republic of China. Journal of the International Hemp Association 2(2): 57, 60-65. This paper summarizes the history of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivation