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In Vitro Antifungal Effect of Selected Essential Oils Against Clinical Isolates Causing Fungal Keratitis: A Preliminary Pharmacological Evaluation

Future Pharmacology
Background/Objectives: Fungal keratitis (FK) is a current challenge in ophthalmology due to its association with severe visual impairment and the limitations of current antifungal therapies.
Elijah Akegbe, Nuno Mesquita, Célia Cabral, Emília Pereira, Luís Fernandes, Anália do Carmo, Rui Tomé, Dolores Pinheiro, João Pinheiro-Costa, Andreia M. Rosa, Elisa J. Campos   +10 more
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POACEAE: NAME USED IN THE FSA REGION FOR THE CYMBOPOGON EXCAVATUS-CAESIUS-GIGANTEUS COMPLEX

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2005
NAME USED IN THE FSA REGION FOR THE CYMBOPOGON EXCAVATUS-CAESIUS-GIGANTEUS ...
L. Fish
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Ethnobotanical survey of pesticidal plants used in South Uganda : case study of Masaka district [PDF]

, 2011
Use of synthetic pesticides in developing countries is not only limited by their being expensive but also the small (uneconomic) fields whose limited production costs cannot offset costs of agricultural implements like agro-chemicals. Subsistence farmers,
Charles, Kudamba, Gerard, Kamoga, Mwine, Tedson Julius, Van Damme, Patrick   +3 more
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Evaluation of Trace Metal Profile in Cymbopogon validus and Hyparrhenia hirta Used as Traditional Herbs from Environmentally Diverse Region of Komga, South Africa

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2016
FAAS was used for the analysis of trace metals in fresh and dry plant parts of Cymbopogon validus and Hyparrhenia hirta species with the aim of determining the trace metals concentrations in selected traditional plants consumed in Eastern Cape, South ...
Babalwa Tembeni, Opeoluwa O. Oyedeji, Ikechukwu P. Ejidike, Adebola O. Oyedeji   +3 more
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Habitat use by the Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps (Gruiformes: Otididae) in breeding and non-breeding seasons in Kachchh, Gujarat, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2013
The Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps, a threatened and endemic species of the Indian subcontinent, is declining in its natural habitats. The Great Indian Bustard is a bird of open land and was observed using the grasslands habitat (73%), followed
S.B. Munjpara, C.N. Pandey, B. Jethva
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Five aromatic plants against wild malaria vectors: an eco-friendly approach against Anopheles gambiae s.l. populations in Burkina Faso

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
Background Vector control strategies have predominantly relied on the use of synthetic chemicals, leading to the widespread of resistance among malaria vector populations.
Hamadou Konaté, Mahamoudou Balboné, Olivier Gnankiné, Moussa Namountougou   +3 more
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Toxicity of Anethole and the Essential Oils of Lemongrass and Sweet Marigold to the Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor and Their Selectivity for Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Workers and Larvae

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2018
This study examined the toxicity of anethole and that of the essential oils of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) and sweet marigold (Tagetes lucida) to the mite Varroa destructor and to honey bee workers and larvae. Anethole was the most toxic compound to
Qodratollah Sabahi, Mollah Md. Hamiduzzaman, Juan S. Barajas-Pérez, Jose M. Tapia-Gonzalez, Ernesto Guzman-Novoa   +4 more
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Control of potato late blight by caraway oil in organic farming [PDF]

, 2005
Caraway (Carum carvi) seeds contain biologically active essential oils, which have shown potential in controlling Phytophthora infestans (P.i.). An attempt is being made to develop a P.i.
Fabritius, A.-L., Hakala, K., Hannukkala, A., Keskitalo, M., Ketoja, E., Lehtinen, A., Mikkonen, P., Vuorema, A.   +7 more
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Evaluation of Polar and Non-Polar Fractions of Essential Oil from Cymbopogon Citratus (DC.) Stapf [PDF]

, 2013
The essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus collected from Bangalore was fractionated into non-polar and polar fractions using silica column chromatography. The essential oil and the fractions were analyzed by GC and GC-MS.
Thara Saraswathi, K.J., Vyshali, P.
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OIL EXTRACT FROM LOCAL LEAVES - AN ALTERNATIVE TO SYNTHETIC MOSQUITO REPELLANTS [PDF]

, 2018
Apart from the fact that chemical based (synthetic) repellents have been discovered to have unfavourable effects on man and livestock, they are expensive, non-biodegradable and no longer efficient due to adaptation of mosquitoes to them.
Adeyemi , A.O., Ojewumi, E.O., Ojewumi, M. E.   +2 more
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