Phytotoxic effects of plant essential oils: A systematic review and structure-activity relationship based on chemometric analyses

AM Abd-ElGawad, AENG El Gendy, AM Assaeed… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Herbicides are natural or synthetic chemicals used to control unwanted plants (weeds). To
avoid the harmful effects of synthetic herbicides, considerable effort has been devoted to …

Essential Oil of Calotropis procera: Comparative Chemical Profiles, Antimicrobial Activity, and Allelopathic Potential on Weeds

SL Al-Rowaily, AM Abd-ElGawad, AM Assaeed… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plants are considered green resources for thousands of bioactive compounds. Essential oils
(EOs) are an important class of secondary compounds with various biological activities …

Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Antibiofilm Activities of Backhousia citriodora Essential Oil

AC Lim, SGH Tang, NM Zin, AM Maisarah, IA Ariffin… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The essential oil of Backhousia citriodora, commonly known as lemon myrtle oil, possesses
various beneficial properties due to its richness in bioactive compounds. This study aimed to …

Insights into the chemical composition of Ocimum forskaolii and O. americanum essential oils and their phytotoxicity

AM Abd-ElGawad, AA Al-Namazi… - Journal of Essential …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The essential oils (EOs) of numerous Ocimum species are well-known. The EOs of O.
forskaolii and O. americanum growing naturally in Saudi Arabia are compared chemically in …

Habitat affects the chemical profile, allelopathy, and antioxidant properties of essential oils and phenolic enriched extracts of the invasive plant Heliotropium …

AM Abd-ElGawad, AI Elshamy, SL Al-Rowaily… - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The variation in habitat has a direct effect on the plants and as a consequence, changes
their content of the bioactive constituents and biological activities. The present study aimed …

Investigation and Biological Assessment of Rumex vesicarius L. Extract: Characterization of the Chemical Components and Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic, and …

SA Salama, ZE Al-Faifi, MF Masood, YA El-Amier - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to assess the biological potency and chemical composition of
Rumex vesicarius aboveground parts using GC–MS. In this approach, 44 components were …

Essential oil and its nanoemulsion of Araucaria heterophylla resin: Chemical characterization, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic activities

AI Elshamy, NM Ammar, HA Hassan… - Industrial crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Araucaria heterophylla tree has been used in traditional medicine for several purposes. The
essential oil (EO) of the resin is poorly studied, and up to our knowledge, the EO of the resin …

Chemical Profiles, Anticancer, and Anti-Aging Activities of Essential Oils of Pluchea dioscoridis (L.) DC. and Erigeron bonariensis L.

AM Elgamal, RF Ahmed, AM Abd-ElGawad… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants belonging to the Asteraceae family are widely used as traditional medicinal herbs
around the world for the treatment of numerous diseases. In this work, the chemical profiles …

Sesquiterpenes-Rich Essential Oil from Above Ground Parts of Pulicaria somalensis Exhibited Antioxidant Activity and Allelopathic Effect on Weeds

A Assaeed, A Elshamy, AEN El Gendy, B Dar… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pulicaria genus (fleabane) is characterized by its fragrant odor due to the presence of
essential oil (EO). According to the literature reviews, the EO of Pulicaria somalensis O …

Persicaria species native to the North African region: A comprehensive review of its botany, ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and biological activities

OM Ayman, EA Mahrous, E Mohsen… - South African Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The genus Persicaria (Polygonaceae) comprises about 150 species found in
temperate regions. and subtropical region of Africa, India, and South America This review …