Herbs and the essential oils derived from them have been used from the beginning of
human history for different purposes. Their beneficial properties have been applied to mask …

Background In the current healthcare environment, an alarming rise in multi-drug resistant
bacterial infections has led to a global health threat. The lack of new antibiotics has created …

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and Cinnamon cassia), the eternal tree of tropical
medicine, belongs to the Lauraceae family. Cinnamon is one of the most important spices …

Concerning human and environmental health, safe alternatives to synthetic pesticides are
urgently needed. Many of the currently used synthetic pesticides are not authorized for …

The last few decades have seen an alarming rise in fungal infections, which currently
represent a global health threat. Despite extensive research towards the development of …

Abstract Objectives Cinnamomum (Family Lauraceae) is traditionally used for flavouring
food and in pharmaceutical preparations against various ailments. Detailed literature on the …

Fresh produce is recognized as highly beneficial for human health. The substantial changes
in the life-style of populations and upturn awareness about nutritional aspects of dietary …

Bioactive nanocomposites were constructed, containing chitosan (Cht), extracted from
shrimps' wastes, and transformed into nanoparticles (NPs) using ionic‐gelation. Selenium …

Medicinal and aromatic higher plants are sustainable resources for natural product
compounds, including essential oils, phenolics, flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, and …

Starch-chitosan bilayer films, containing or not essential oils in the casted chitosan layer
were obtained by thermo-compression. Bilayer films exhibited a good interfacial adhesion …