Along more than a decade, R&D on supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of vegetable matrices
has been increasingly reported in the literature. Aiming at portraying the current state of this …

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

Essential oils are complex mixtures isolated from aromatic plants which may possess
antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of interest in thye food and cosmetic industries as …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

The improvement of sample-preparation and extraction techniques for determinations of
natural bioactive compounds is very important. New concepts relate to not only …

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of plant material with solvents like CO2, propane, butane,
or ethylene is a topic of growing interest. SFE allows the processing of plant material at low …

Natural products are sought after by the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, and
research continues into their potential for new applications. Extraction of natural products in …

Highlights•This year marks 50 years since thymoquinone was isolated from black
seed.•Thymoquinone has had a long history of battling cancer in vitro and in …

Background Thymus genus has been used since ancient times for their valuable health
properties, which could be attributed to their chemical components, especially essential oils …

Plant extracts are being studied in the development of novel edible food coatings. The
antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds that naturally occur in some plants are the key …