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Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
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Antimicrobial Effect of Escherichia Coli on Essential Oils Derived from Romanian Aromatic Plants

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology, 2015
This paper investigates the antimicrobial action of Escherichia coli ATCCR CRM-8739TM on the following essential oils: Teucrium marum, Pinus sylwestris, Thymus vulgaris, Salviae aethedaroleum, Cinnamomum aromaticum, Hippophae rhamnoides, Lavandula ...
Şandru Daniela Maria
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Natural Parasitism of Nezara viridula (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot (Diptera: Tachinidae) in an Organic Strawberry Field in Germany

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Natural parasitism of the invasive southern green stinkbug was recorded in an organic strawberry cropping system in southwestern Germany. The tachinid fly Trichopoda pictipennis shows successful establishment and field activity, indicating ongoing range expansion.
Sophie Wenz, Olaf Zimmermann, Annette Reineke   +2 more
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Genomic variation drives plant flavor diversification

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
This review explains how genomic variation shapes plant flavor by altering the biosynthetic and regulatory pathways of key attributes like sweetness, acidity, bitterness, piquancy, astringency, and aroma. It also discusses how multi‐omics, AI‐assisted breeding, and gene editing can translate this knowledge into plants with improved flavor, nutrition ...
Huimin Hu, Yanwei Hao, Yiwei Zhou, Xia Zhang, Rui Xia, Pan Liao   +5 more
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Green Extraction of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck Peel Essential Oil and Its Impact on Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity: Supported by Molecular Docking and DFT Analysis

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Superheated steam extraction of Citrus sinensis peel essential oil produced the highest yield and enhanced antioxidant and antimicrobial activities compared with conventional methods. GC–MS identified d‐limonene as the major compound, while molecular docking and DFT analyses confirmed strong bioactive interactions and highlighted β‐terpinyl acetate as ...
Nehha Nadeem, Ahmed B. M. Ibrahim, Muhammad Adnan Ayub, Khayala Mammadova, Muhammad Ijaz, Mohamed A. Habib, Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan, Nasrin Choobkar   +7 more
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Umbelliprenin in Food and Medicinal Plants: Phytochemical Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Analytical Approaches, and Biological Activities

Phytochemicals in Food and Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2026.
This review provides an extensive and critical synthesis of current knowledge on umbelliprenin, integrating phytochemical, analytical, biological, ecological, and food science perspectives, and identifies priorities for future research. ABSTRACT Umbelliprenin (7‐farnesyloxycoumarin) is an oxyprenylated coumarin that has gained increasing attention in ...
Chiara Collevecchio, Lorenzo Marchetti, Francesco Epifano, Salvatore Genovese, Serena Fiorito   +4 more
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Bio- fertilizer and dill plant (Anethum graveolens L.) characteristics: A Review Article

Journal of Medicinal and Industrial Plant Sciences, 2023
The utilization of bio fertilizers is a promising choice for economical horticulture, and bio fertilizer applications are the most ideal choice, as they fundamentally expanded medicinal ointment content and complete creation of umbellate family plants ...
Amer Badawy Abduljader Al-Jubory, Hatem Mohamed Hassan   +1 more
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Efficacy of Plant‐Derived Therapies for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Phytotherapy Research, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 3818-3839, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as recurrent, cramp‐like lower abdominal pain occurring during menstruation in the absence of underlying pelvic pathology. A significant proportion of the population opts for natural plant‐based remedies due to their perceived lower incidence of adverse effects.
Lifei Wu, Inmaculada Xu Lou, Zhenting Hu, Gan Wang, Sammit Vishram Deshpande, Rocío Cáceres‐Matos   +5 more
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The effect of aqueous extracts of Anethum graveolens L. on amygdala kindled in rats

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2018
Background: Electrical kindling model is common models to create epilepsy of temporal lobe. Although hydro-alcoholic extracts of Anethum graveolens L. had Anticonvulsants effect on PTZ-induced kindling seizure behavior, but on the amygdala kindling in ...
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Insecticidal activities of Anethum graveolens L. and Illicium verum Hook. f. essential oils against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky

Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 2021
Inappropriate use of synthetic insecticides in pest management programs contribute in ozone depletion, neurotoxicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, mutagenesis and resistance.
Mukesh K Chaubey
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