Essential oil composition in three cultivars of Ocimum L. in Albania

Imeri, Alma; Kupe, Lirika; Shehu, Julian; Dodona, Erta; Bardhi, N.; Vladi, Vjollca

doi:10.2298/abs1404641i

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“…Among more than 150 species of the genus Ocimum, basil is the major crop which is cultivated commercially in many countries (Sajjadi, 2006). Different authors have grouped basil into a subgenus based on its chemical composition or morphol-ogy (Imeri et al, 2014). There are many cultivars of basil which vary in their leaf color (green or purple), flower color (white, red, purple) and aroma (Morales and Simon, 1996), but most of commercial basil cultivars available in the market belong to the species O. basilicum.…”

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Essential oil composition of five Basil cultivars (Ocimum basilicum) from Albania

Cheliku¹,

Karanfilova²,

Stefkov³

et al. 2015

Maced. Pharm. Bull.

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Basil (Ocimum basilicum L., fam. Lamiaceae) is an important medicinal and aromatic plant with very wide range of uses. This paper presents qualitative and quantitative analyses of essential oils obtained from five types of Italian basil cultivars: Napolitan, Red basil, Fino Verde, Limonez, and Genoveze culltivated in Albania and collected during the summer 2012. The hydrodistilled BEO (Basil essential oil) content ranged from 0.11% to 3.40%. Within the total of 65 identified compounds with GC/FID/MS, nine were considered as predominant (1,8-cineole, linalool, cis-thujone, methyl chavicol, eugenol, trans-(E)-caryophyllene, trans-(α)-bergamotene, germacrene D, and epi-α-cadinol) representing 49.20 to 85.43% of the components in the analysed essential oils. In all cultivars, linalool was detected as the most abundant component (36.20-46.59%). BEO’s from all five cultivars differ in their chemical composition but generally conform to EO’s from Sweet Basil grown in the Medditeranean region. The Napolitan cultivar showed the largest similarity to Sweet Basil, not only for the morphology, also due to the essential oil composition that comprises Basil’s most dominant chemical components (linalool, methyl chavicol and eucalyptol) in particular percents.

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Essential oil composition of five Basil cultivars (Ocimum basilicum) from Albania

Cheliku¹,

Karanfilova²,

Stefkov³

et al. 2015

Maced. Pharm. Bull.

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“…al., 2009, Abduelrahman, et. al., 2009, Imeri, et. al., 2014 which are responsible for its fragrance.…”

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Ethnochemistry of Maguindanaons' on the Usage of Household Chemicals: Implications to Chemistry Education

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2017

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Integrating ethnochemistry into the curriculum may provide students meaningful learning in addition to preservation and appreciation towards the quality of their cultural heritage. Hence, the study aimed to document the indigenous usage of household chemicals of Maguindanaons through ethnography research using purposive and snowball sampling in the selected municipalities of Maguindanao Province. Interview, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and observation were employed for data collection in the five (5)-month community immersion. The data were then thematically analysed. As revealed, they had utilized substitutes for paint, floor polishers, mosquito repellents, bath and laundry soaps, toothpastes, perfumes, shampoo and other cosmetics. Furthermore, the study found out that their indigenous usage of household chemicals conforms to standard chemical bases. Accordingly, the output of the study may serve as groundwork to develop culture-based lessons in high school Chemistry in the said locale.

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