DILL IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND MODERN PHYTOTHERAPY
Due to numerous side effects of synthetic remedies, people are turning increasingly to phytotherapy, which is based on the use of medicinal herbs. Pharmaceutical industry shows great interest in the usage of plants as raw materials in the remedy production. In the past ten years, a large number of in vitro and clinical studies focused on the therap...
By Milica Aćimović, Nataša Milić
MULCHING AS A PHYSICAL WEED CONTROL METHOD APPLICABLE IN MEDICINAL PLANTS CULTIVATIONS
Physical methods for weeds suppression in cultivation encompass many methods but our article focuses on application of various mulches. They belong to integrated non-chemical weed management strategies and are very useful in organic farming. Mulching might be performed either by the use of biodegradable mulching materials or by various mulch films....
By Ana Matković, Dragana Božić, Vladimir Filipović, Dragoja Radanović, Sava Vrbničanin, Tatjana Marković
A REWIEW OF PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF ANISE (PIMPINELLA ANISUM L.)
Anise (Pimpinella anisum L.) is an annual plant that belongs to the Apiaceae family. It is grown for fruit (Anisi fructus), containing 2-3% essential oil (Anisi aethroleum) with trans-anethole which is a dominant compound and has a characteristic sweet taste and smell. Anise is used in folk medicine in many countries for treatment of digestive, res...
By Milica Aćimović, Nevena Dojčinović
MEDICINAL POTENTIAL OF CUCURBITA POLYSACCHARIDES
Pumpkin has been used frequently as functional food or medicine. In recent years due to numerous pharmacological effects, pumpkin polysaccahrides attract increased attention from researchers. Different investigations showed their antidiabetic, antioxidant, hypolipidemic, antibacterial and antitussive effect. Since most of the studies with pumpkin p...
By Jelena Živković, Katarina Šavikin, Gordana Zdunić, Teodora Janković
IN VITRO PRODUCTION OF CHLOROGENIC ACID IN CULTURE OF TRANSFORMED CICHORIUM INTYBUS L. PLANTS
Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) is traditionally recognized for its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticancer and nutritive properties. Among active secondary metabolites detected in chicory, the most important are sesquiterpene lactones and phenolics, including chlorogenic acid (CA). Hereby we have analyzed the content of CA in previously obtain...
By Milica Bogdanović, Milan Dragićević, Angelina Subotić, Ana Simonović, Slađana Todorović
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF SELECTED ESSENTIAL OILS AGAINST FUNGI ISOLATED FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS
In recent years great attention was paid to biological control, the application of natural products in order to protect crops and medicinal plants against contamination with phytopathogenic and saprophytic fungi. Essential oils have been evaluated as a potentially safe replacement for chemicals used for that purpose. In this regard, antifungal pote...
By Tatjana Stević, Slaviša Stanković, Katarina Šavikin, Dejan Gođevac, Ivica Dimkić, Marina Soković
ORIGANUM HERACLEOTICUM L. AND ORIGANUM VULGARE L. SEEDS GERMINATION STIMULATORS
This paper studies the effect of gibberellic acid (GA3), herbal preparation (LAB1) and the pre-cooling treatment (Ph) on seed germination of Origanum heracleoticum L. and Origanum vulgare L. As a control variant, seed treatment with distilled water was used. The highest germination energy (EK), germination after 14 days (14D) and total germination ...
By Vladimir Filipović, Vera Popović, Milica Aćimović, Tatjana Marković, Rade Protić
EXTRACTION OF HERBAL DRUGS: COMPRATIVE EXTRACTION OF CIRCULAR AND EXTRACTION WITH SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE
The most commonly used methods of isolation and concentration of certain constituents from herbal drugs with selected solvents are maceration, doubled maceration, digestion, turboextraction, percolation, repercolation, ultrasonic-assisted extraction and counter-current extraction. According to their consistency, extracts can be classified as liquid...
By Ljiljana Savić
AYURVEDA, ITS MAIN MODALITIES AND PRINCIPLES OF VEDIC AROMATHERAPY
According to the World Health Organization, Ayurveda is the oldest medical system in the world that is practiced continuously. It is considered the most complete knowledge and science of healthy living. According to the Vedic scriptures, until the end of the Middle Age, essential oils have been used for religious, medicinal and cosmetic purposes. T...
By Branko Čičić
OBRAZOVANjE, NAUKA I PROIZVODNjA HRANE
U prethodnoj godini, u izdanju Akademije nauka i umjetnosti Republike Srpske izašla je iz štampe monografija „Obrazovanje, nauka i proizvodnja hrane“,autora akademika Vaskrsija Janjića. Radi se o izuzetno vrijednom dijelu u koje je autor uložio ogroman rad i znanje pa je tako stvorio djelo neobično, kompleksno i sadržajno ...
By Branko Škundurić