Traditional knowledge on the medicinal use of plants from genus Gentiana in the Pirot County (Serbia)
The paper provides an insight into the traditional use of medicinal plant species from the genus Gentiana in the Pirot County in Southeastern Serbia. The ethnopharmacological study was conducted in the form of interviews among the population in four municipalities: Pirot, Babušnica, Bela Palanka, and Dimitrovgrad. Among the population of Pir...
By Marija Marković, Dejan Pljevljakušić, Nebojša Menković, Jelena Matejić, Olivera Papović, Vesna Stankov-Jovanović
Antiviral activity of medicinal plants extracts against foodborne norovirus
Medicinal plant extracts have a broad antimicrobial activity, including antiviral effects. In our study, eleven dry extracts of ten different medicinal plants prepared with two solvents (5%, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and 30% ethanol in 5% DMSO) in different concentrations have been examined for anti-norovirus activity. The reduction of norovirus &g...
By Ivana Živković, Katarina Šavikin, Gordana Zdunić, Jelena Živković, Dubravka Bigović, Nebojša Menković, Dragoslav Radin
Antioxidant and antineurodegenerative properties of St. John’s-wort dry extract
Different biological activities of Hypericum perforatum L. dry extract was tested in this study. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by four different assays. Antineurodegenerative activity was tested using acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and tyrosinase inhibitory activity assays. In all four antioxidant assays, concentration dependent manner was notice...
By Katarina Šavikin, Ana Alimpić, Gordana Zdunić, Jelena Živković, Teodora Janković, Nebojša Menković, Sonja Duletić-Laušević
CONTENTOF POLYPHENOLICSUBSTANCES IN WILD FRUITSOFRASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES ANDSTRAWBERRIES ORIGINATED FROM BJELASICA, MONTENEGRO
This paper describes the effects of altitude on the content of polyphenolic compounds in the wild berry fruits. Berries are known as a good source of polyphenols, which contribute to the high antioxidant activity. Epidemiological studies have shown a correlation between a high intake of polyphenolic compounds and reduced risk of cardiovascular dise...
By Nada Ćujić, Nebojša Menković, Katarina Šavikin, Slavoljub Tasić, Gordana Zdunić, Teodora Janković, Miodrag Jovančević
QUALITY TESTINGOF CHAMOMILEESSENTIAL OIL Chamomillarecutita(L.)Rausch.,VARIETY BANATSKA, IN COMPARISON TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIA AND ISO STANDARD
Essential oil of chamomile [Chamomilla recutita (L.)Rausch.,syn. Matricariachamomilla L., Asteraceae], also known as oil of German or Hungarian chamomile, is obtained by steam distillation of fresh (or partially dried) flowersand stems. Depending on various factors, essential oil yield ranges from 0.3 to 1.0%. The oil is usually clear, blue, viscou...
By Katarina Šavikin, Nebojša Menković, Mihailo Ristić, Ivana Arsić, Gordana Zdunić, Sofija Đorđević, Sofija Ćujić, Dejan Pljevljakušić