In recent past years, there is a growing interest for application and investigation of alternative natural substances, antioxidants which could achieve protective effects on human health. Among numerous plants, chokeberry has the highest polyphenols content and antioxidant capacity. High intake of chokeberry may have beneficial effects on cardiovas...

By Nada Čujić

Twenty one essential oils (EOs) documented their significant antimicrobial effect with regard to our pre–set criterion of the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC ≤ 200 μL / mL) of EOs towards Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212 and or clinical isolates); the best effect MIC 0.4 μL / mL (approx. 0.26 μg / mL) achieved Satureja horv...

By Jelena Bogojević, Miloš Nikolić, Tatjana Marković, Ana Ćirić, Dejan Marković

Immortelle is perennial bushy plant from the Asteraceae family, growing to a height of 60-70 cm. It is naturally widespread in the Mediterranean countries. Production of the 1 kg of the essential oil requires 700-1000 kg of wet green plant. The high price and high demand for the immortelle essential oil led to the intensive plantation of the specie...

By Marko Ivanković, Miro Barbarić, Migo Bogut

Hot water extract (AN), partially purified polysaccharides (AP) and hot alkali extract (ANa) obtained from wild mushroom G. applanatum were examined for their antibacterial and antifungal activity. Five Gram negative (Proteus hauseri, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Enteritidis, Shigella sonnei, Yersinia enterocolitica), five Gram positive (Li...

By Anita S.Klaus, Maja S.Kozarski, Jovana Đ. Vunduk, Predrag M. Petrović, Miomir P. Nikšić

This paper presents growing possibilities of oily and medicinal plant - black cumin (Nigella sativa L.), and defines agro-technical standards for this. Use of seed and black cumin oil in the world is increasing. With regard to this, the goal of this study was to establish  technical procedure for cultivation of this, less commonly cultivated s...

By Vladimir Filipović, Vladan Ugrenović, Dragoja Radanović, Tatjana Marković, Vera Popović, Sofija Đorđević, Snežana Dimitrijević

Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) is a perennial, medicinal and aromatic, cultivated plant species belonging to Lamiaceae family. In this study, survey of 9 organic mulches (straw, chopped pieces of the pine bark, sawdust of acacia, cardboard, dry pine needles, chopped maize sedge, chopped pieces of the acacia bark, herbal composts 1 and 2), 1 biodegr...

By Ana Matković, Tatjana Marković, Vladimir Filipović, Dragoja Radanović, Sava Vrbničanin, Dragana Božić

In developed countries around the world, the tendency of spreading and demand for medicinal raw materilars that originate from organically produced oil grows from year to year, with maximal compatibility with the laws of nature. This means such type of production, that will not violate the natural balance of surrounding environment, also maintainin...

By Jelena Golijan

Turmeric (Curcuma longa ) is a medicinal plant of the family Zingiberaceae widely growing throughout India. Turmeric oil is secondary metabolite of turmeric and obtained by steam distillation of its rhizomes. Turmeric oil a lipophilic fraction from turmeric, exhibits several therapeutic potentials. Turmeric oil chiefly comprises arturmerone and &be...

By Suruchi Verma, Vikas Kumar

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

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