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Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Bamboo, a natural material, has been widely used in the fields of decoration, architecture and furniture. However, bamboo is easy to mildew and lose its use value.
Jingjing Zhang +6 more
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The effect of nanocoatings enriched with essential oils on ‘Rocha’ pear long storage [PDF]
, 2020 The effect of coating 'Rocha' pears with alginate-based nanoemulsions enriched with lemongrass essential oil (LG) or citral (Cit) was investigated. Fruit were treated with the nanoemulsions: sodium alginate 2% (w/w) + citral 1% (w/w) (Cit1%); sodium ...
Antunes, Maria Dulce +7 more
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Plant-Based Insect Repellents: A Review Of Their Efficacy, Development and Testing. [PDF]
, 2011 Plant-based repellents have been used for generations in traditional practice as a personal protection measure against host-seeking mosquitoes. Knowledge on traditional repellent plants obtained through ethnobotanical studies is a valuable resource for ...
Maia, Marta Ferreira, Moore, Sarah J
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Essential oil of Lippia alba and its main constituent citral block the excitability of rat sciatic nerves [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2015 Lippia alba is empirically used for infusions, teas, macerates, and hydroalcoholic extracts because of its antispasmodic, analgesic, sedative, and anxiolytic effects.
D.G. Sousa +8 more
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Effect of citral on mouse hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes
Pharmaceutical Biology, 2018 Context: Citral is used as a potential natural treatment for various infectious diseases. Objective: To examine the effect of citral on the mRNA expression and activities of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes and establish the relationship between citral ...
Huaqiao Tang +6 more
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Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community? Health equity implications of topical repellents as a mosquito bite prevention tool. [PDF]
, 2013 OBJECTIVES: Repellents do not kill mosquitoes--they simply reduce human-vector contact. Thus it is possible that individuals who do not use repellents but dwell close to repellent users experience more bites than otherwise.
DC Chavasse +22 more
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Effect of carrot puree edible films on quality preservation of fresh-cut carrots [PDF]
, 2015 peer-reviewedFinancial support from the high level talent fund of Henan University of Technology Science and Technology (No. 2012BS024) is gratefully acknowledged.The effect of edible films based on carrot puree, chitosan, corn starch, gelatin, glycerol ...
Kong, D. +3 more
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Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017 At the present time, utilization of essential oils in food preservation to prevent bacterial and fungal growth and improve shelf life and safety of the food products has notably gained increased interest.
Manijeh Mokarizadeh +4 more
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023 Background Using nanoparticles containing L. citriodora EO and citral has shown potential in treating skin disorders such as melanoma. Methods In this study, GC‒MS was used to analyze the chemical composition of L. citriodora essential oil (EO).
Abolfazl Karimivaselabadi +4 more
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