Terpenes are a widespread group of secondary metabolites that can be found in various
family plants such as the Lamiaceae. In view of their numerous valuable biological activities …

Type II diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia arising from
defective insulin signaling. Several synthetic drugs are being used for diabetes treatment …

An increasing line of evidence confirmed that apart from conventional hypoglycemic drugs,
diet and medicinal plants have beneficial effects on diabetes. Capparis spinosa L.(Caper) is …

Citrus fruit essential oil is considered one of the widely studied essential oils while its leaves
attract less attention although being rich in nearly the same composition as the peel and …

Momilactones A (MA) and B (MB) are the active phytoalexins and allelochemicals in rice. In
this study, MA and MB were purified from rice husk of Oryza sativa cv. Koshihikari by column …

Hydrodistillation is the main technique to obtain essential oils from rosemary for the aroma
industry. However, this technique is wasteful, producing numerous by-products (residual …

The essential oil of Myristica fragrans Hutt.(nutmeg) is an important commodity used as a
flavoring agent in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic fields. Hydrodistillation is chiefly …

Diabetes is a highly prevalent health condition affecting many people worldwide. In vitro
studies have described the positive effects of cloves and its major compound, eugenol, in …

A high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method combined with effect-
directed-analysis (EDA) was developed to screen the antioxidant, neuroprotective and …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by unpaired blood
glycaemia maintenance. T2DM can be treated by inhibiting carbohydrate hydrolyzing …