Current Trends for Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) Crops and Products with Emphasis on Essential Oil Quality

I Crișan, A Ona, D Vârban, L Muntean, R Vârban… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lavender is in the research spotlight due to its increasing economic importance, while
market demand is expected to continue to grow. Among the hundreds of essential-oil …

Impact of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Environment on the Metabolic Profile of Medicinal Plants and Their Therapeutic Potential

DM Asiminicesei, DI Fertu, M Gavrilescu - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
The paper provides a comprehensive examination of heavy metal stress on medicinal
plants, focusing on its impact on antioxidant capacity and biosynthetic pathways critical to …

Ultrasensitive recognition performance of a folded π-based 1, 8-naphthalimide-phthalocyanine fluorescence sensor

L Hu, H Han, Z Xu, K Xie, K Song, A Hou - Dyes and Pigments, 2023 - Elsevier
Designing ultrasensitive and smart molecules as molecular switches is highly valued in
molecular recognition. In this work, a folded π-based molecular switch (NAPC) containing 1 …

Human health risk assessment to the consumption of medicinal plants with melliferous potential from the Romanian South-Eastern Region

L Barbeș, A Bărbulescu, CŞ Dumitriu - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study presents the impact on human health by consuming medicinal herbs with high
melliferous potential (HMPs) from botanical areas with different pollution levels. First, the …

Calcium Hexacyanoferrate Nanozyme Enhances Plant Stress Resistance by Oxidative Stress Alleviation and Heavy Metal Removal

X Shen, Z Yang, X Dai, W Feng, P Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative damage, exacerbated by the excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species
(ROS), profoundly inhibits both crop growth and yield. Herein, we develop a biocompatible …

[HTML][HTML] Terminalia Prunioides pods herbal tea: antioxidant activity, proximate, and metal content analysis

LTJ Mosii, T Pheko-Ofitlhile, R Kobue-Lekalake… - Food Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Growth in the demand for herbal teas has led to an increase in their research and
commercial activities. In this study, the quantitative assessment of Motsiara (Terminalia …

Novel hydrodistillation and steam distillation methods of essential oil recovery from lavender: A comprehensive review

AB Perović, IT Karabegović, MS Krstić… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lavender holds significant importance as a medicinal and aromatic plant cultivated
worldwide for industrial purposes, with its essential oil being a sought-after ingredient in a …

[HTML][HTML] Bamboo biochar helps minimize Brassica phytotoxicity driven by toxic metals in naturally polluted soils of four mine zones

A Emamverdian, A Ghorbani, N Pehlivan, Y Li… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024 - Elsevier
Researchers have recently become interested in utilizing biochar amendment as an organic
approach to enhance soil quality and minimize the mobility of toxic metals (TMs), which can …

Phytotoxicity of metal–organic framework MOF-74 (Co) nanoparticles to pea seedlings

R Hu, H Huang, H Chen, J Zhang, Q Zhong… - … Science: Processes & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–organic framework (MOF) materials have unique structure and fantastic properties for
wide-ranging applications. Pilot studies highlighted the toxicity and potential threats of MOF …

Variations in the biochemical characteristics of Lavandula sublepidota Rech. f. in response to the foliar enrichment of green-synthesized copper nano complexes from …

A Mazraeh, H Tavallali, V Tavallali - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient in plant physiology and biochemistry. This article
synthesized copper nano complexes (Cu–NCs) based on aqueous extracts of jujube and …