scholarly journals Insecticidal effect of some spices on Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius) in black gram seeds

1970 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shah Hussain Ahmad Mahdi ◽  
Md Khaladur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Callosobruchus Maculatus ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Syzygium Aromaticum ◽  
Black Gram ◽  
Black Cumin ◽  
Insecticidal Effect ◽  
Extent Of Damage

The experiment was conducted to investigate the insecticidal potency of some spices eg. clove (Syzygium aromaticum), black pepper (Piper nigrum), ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), black cardamom (Amomum subulatum), nutmeg (Myristica fragnans), black cumin (Nigella sativa), turmeric (Curcuma longa), red pepper (Capsicum frutescens), cumin (Cuminum cyminum), green cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) and bay leaf (Cinnamomum tamala), against the pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) on stored black gram (Phaseolus bengalensis L.). Data were recorded on days to 100% mortality; number of adults emerged and weight loss (%) of black gram. All the spices were effective as protectants of black gram seeds. However, clove and black pepper were most effective. Key words: Callosobruchus maculatus, stored black gram, mortality, adult emerge, extent of damage. doi:10.3329/ujzru.v27i0.1953 Univ. j. zool. Rajshahi Univ. Vol. 27, 2008 pp. 47-50

scholarly journals Spices and herbs as immune enhancers and anti-inflammatory agents: A review

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Garnier ◽  
Fereidoon Shahidi
Keyword(s):  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Crocus Sativus ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Syzygium Aromaticum ◽  
Pelargonium Sidoides ◽  
Devil’S Claw ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Pimenta Dioica

Spices and herbs have been used in traditional medicine for centuries, with research starting to accumulate on their beneficial properties. Of these properties, the immune-enhancing and anti-inflammatory capabilities of many spices and herbs have led to promising results. The current review article aims to explore the current research of several spices and herbs as immune-enhancers and anti-inflammatory agents. The spices and herbs examined are African potato (Hypoxis hemerocallidea), allspice (Pimenta dioica), basil (Ocimum basilicum), black pepper (Piper nigrum), chili powders (Capsicum species), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), Devil’s claw (Harpagophytem procumbens), fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), ginger (Zingiber officinale), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), oregano (Origanum vulgare), rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), rosemary/sage (Salvia rosmarinus/officinalis), saffron (Crocus sativus), South African geranium (Pelargonium sidoides), and turmeric (Curcuma longa). All the spices and herbs exhibited immune-enhancing or immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory capabilities through various processes. Rooibos and oregano had the most contradictory results, with some studies finding pro-inflammatory properties, especially at high doses regarding oregano. Turmeric had the most extensive research with positive results.

scholarly journals Phenolic Contents, Metal Contaminations, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Five Medicinal Dietary Spices

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Muhammad Riaz ◽  
Saima Manzoor ◽  
Sadia Naseem ◽  
Sehrish Saddiq ◽  
Rehana Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Antibacterial Properties ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Pharmaceutical Journal ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Syzygium Aromaticum ◽  
White Pepper ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Permissible Limits

Five exotic dietary and medicinal spices (Trachyspermum ammi, Curcuma longa, Piper nigrum (Black pepper, Anacardium occidentate, Syzygium aromaticum) were studied for their metal contaminations, phenolic contents, antioxidant and antibacterial properties. White pepper contains maximum phenolic contents and black pepper showed higher antioxidant potential. Clove showed maximum antimicrobial potential (25-30 mm) against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus (18-21 mm). White pepper contained maximum phenolic contents. Estimation of metal contamination in spices indicated that K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Co, As, Hg, Mo were above the standard permissible limits (SPL), Cr, Ni and Cd within standard permissible limits, whereas, Fe, Zn, Mn and Pb were below standard permissible limits.Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 21(1): 55-62, 2018

Antiviral and Immunity-modulating Natural Herbs in the Prevention of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
Sonali S Gadge
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Antiviral Drug ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Echinacea Purpurea ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Tinospora Cordifolia ◽  
Ocimum Sanctum

The COVID-19 has spread all over the world and there is no single drug or medicine for the prevention and the treatment of this deadly disease. One can get prevention from this disease by boosting the immune system. Persons with weak immune system e.g. children, elder patients or patients with preexisting diseases affect rapidly due to coronavirus. This novel coronavirus attacks mainly on the person immunity. For the centuries the herbal medicinal plants have many beneficial effects against deadly viruses. Herbal medicines provide a rich resource for new antiviral drug development. These natural agents interact with the life cycle of virus such as virus entry, replication, assembly and release. In this review, the importance, immunomodulator, antiviral and pharmacological activities of some medicinal plants, namely, Allium Sativum, Zingiber Officinalis, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Curcuma longa, Ocimum sanctum, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Ginseng, Black pepper, Emblica officinalis, Withania somnifera, Tinospora cordifolia, Echinacea purpurea, Azadirachta indica, Piper betel, Eugenia caryophyllata, Cinchona calisaya, Nigella sativa, Cuminum cyminum are highlighted. These medicinal plants have many phytoconstituents like alkaloids, glycosides, terpenoids, flavonoids, lactones, polysaccharides, volatile oils, tannins, resins, etc which are helpful for boosting immunity and will help in the prevention and in the management of COVID-19. Several types of research attempted to use herbal medicines against COVID-19.

scholarly journals Prebiotic Potential of Culinary Spices Used to Support Digestion and Bioabsorption

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine T. Peterson ◽  
Dmitry A. Rodionov ◽  
Stanislav N. Iablokov ◽  
Meredith A. Pung ◽  
Deepak Chopra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Subjects ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Glycosyl Hydrolase ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Sugar Composition ◽  
The Impact

Although the impact of medicinal and culinary herbs on health and disease has been studied to varying extents, scarcely little is known about the impact of these herbs on gut microbiota and how such effects might contribute to their health benefits. We applied in vitro anaerobic cultivation of human fecal microbiota followed by 16S rRNA sequencing to study the modulatory effects of 4 culinary spices: Curcuma longa (turmeric), Zingiber officinale (ginger), Piper longum (pipli or long pepper), and Piper nigrum (black pepper). All herbs analyzed possessed substantial power to modulate fecal bacterial communities to include potential prebiotic and beneficial repressive effects. We additionally analyzed the sugar composition of each herb by mass spectrometry and conducted genome reconstruction of 11 relevant sugar utilization pathways, glycosyl hydrolase gene representation, and both butyrate and propionate biosynthesis potential to facilitate our ability to functionally interpret microbiota profiles. Results indicated that sugar composition is not predictive of the taxa responding to each herb; however, glycosyl hydrolase gene representation is strongly modulated by each herb, suggesting that polysaccharide substrates present in herbs provide selective potential on gut communities. Additionally, we conclude that catabolism of herbs by gut communities primarily involves sugar fermentation at the expense of amino acid metabolism. Among the herbs analyzed, only turmeric induced changes in community composition that are predicted to increase butyrate-producing taxa. Our data suggests that substrates present in culinary spices may drive beneficial alterations in gut communities thereby altering their collective metabolism to contribute to the salubrious effects on digestive efficiency and health. These results support the potential value of further investigations in human subjects to delineate whether the metabolism of these herbs contributes to documented and yet to be discovered health benefits.

scholarly journals Ovicidal and repellent effects of some spice powders against the Callosobruchus chinensis L. and C. maculatus (F.)

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Shah HA Mahdi
Keyword(s):  
Black Pepper ◽  
Red Pepper ◽  
Callosobruchus Chinensis ◽  
Black Gram ◽  
Ovicidal Activity ◽  
Black Cumin ◽  
Pulse Beetle ◽  
Green Cardamom ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
Large Cardamom

The ovicidal and repellent effects of 11 spice powders against the pulse beetle Callosobruchus chinensis L. and C. maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on stored chickpea and black gram, respectively was investigated. The spice powders of black cumin, black pepper, cinnamon, clove, coriander, cumin, green cardamom, large cardamom, nutmeg, red pepper and Trigonella were used throughout the experiment. The data were recorded on oviposition after 30, 60 and 100 days and repellent activity after 1 to 5 hours of treatment doses of 25 and 37.5 mg/g spice powders, which were applied with chickpea and black gram seed on C. chinensis L. and C. maculatus (F.), respectively. Minimum number of oviposition was observed in black pepper, clove and cinnamon treated pulses, while maximum number was recorded in control treatments. The ovicidal activity of the spice powders was in the order of black pepper > clove > cinnamon > nutmeg > black cumin > cumin > green cardamom > red pepper > coriander > large cardamom > Trigonella> as control for C. chinensis L. and black pepper> clove> cinnamon> nutmeg> black cumin> cumin> green cardamom> red pepper> coriander> Trigonella> large cardamom> as control for C. maculatus (F.). Black peeper, clove, cinnamon and nutmeg showed repellant activity against adult C. chinensis L., and black peeper, clove and cinnamon showed repellant activity against adult C. maculatus (F.) while the others spices did not show any repellency.Bangladesh J. Zool. 44(1): 51-59, 2016

scholarly journals Sustainability of soil health and system productivity through arecanut based cropping system in the NE Region of India

2020 ◽  
pp. 111-119
Author(s):  
S.C. Paul ◽  
G.C. Acharya ◽  
R. Chakraborty ◽  
H.P. Maheswarappa ◽  
M. Hussain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Ph ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Recommended Dose ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Syzygium Aromaticum ◽  
Available N ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
The Impact

The North-Eastern part of India contains seven states out of which, Assam is the major producer of arecanut. An attempt was made to study the impact of arecanut based multiple cropping system with proper utilization of recyclable resources on the long-term sustainability of acid soil at Kahikuchi. A long term arecanut based High-Density Multispecies Cropping System garden comprised of two models viz., Model-1 (M1): arecanut (Areca catechu), black pepper (Piper nigrum), banana (Musa spp.), citrus (Citrus limon) and clove (Syzygium aromaticum) and Model-2 (M2): arecanut, black pepper, banana, citrus and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) as component crops was used. Both the models were sub-divided into three treatments viz., Full dose of recommended fertiliser (T1), 2/3rd of the recommended dose (T2) and 1/3rd of the recommended dose (T3) combined with treatment-wise recycling available biomass in the form of vermicompost and each treatment was replicated thrice. The results indicated that the quantity of recyclable biomass generated ranged between 8.27 to 12.23 t ha-1 year-1 and 8.11 to 12.38 t ha-1 year-1 in model-1 and model-2, respectively and revealed that the T2 treatment in both models improved the soil properties with respect to soil pH, organic carbon, available N, P and K status. Economics of the cropping system revealed that the maximum return was obtained from both Models under T2. The average benefit:cost ratio of T1, T2 & T3 was 3.38, 4.42 & 3.47 under model-1 and 3.34, 4.08 and 3.40 under model-2, respectively. Sustenance of soil pH above 5.0 over the years in the arecanut rhizosphere in both the models were found under T2, but T1 and T3 treatments showed a slow declining of pH towards increasing soil acidity.

scholarly journals Biorational strategies for the management of insect pests of spice crops

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-37
Author(s):  
S. Devasahayam ◽  
T. K. Jacob ◽  
C. M. Senthil Kumar ◽  
M Balaji Rajkumar
Keyword(s):  
Insect Pests ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Foeniculum Vulgare ◽  
Global Concern

Pest control strategies based on relatively non-toxic procedures that preserve the health of the ecosystem and minimizes negative effects on beneficial organisms, and utilize microbial pathogens and their products, plant natural products, semiochemicals, biotechnological strategies and reduced-risk pesticides can be termed as ‘biorational strategies’. This review consolidates the information available on the use of biorational strategies for the management of insect pests of spice crops such as Piper nigrum (black pepper), Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom), Zingiber officinale (ginger), Curcuma longa (turmeric), Coriandrum sativum (coriander), Cuminum cyminum (cumin) and Foeniculum vulgare (fennel). The review also identifies the current gaps in knowledge and the opportunities and challenges in using biorational strategies for the production of clean spices, reflecting the global concern over pesticide misuse.

scholarly journals Piper nigrum based diet had a chemopreventive antineoplastic effect potentiated by Curcuma longa in C57BL/6 mice

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-203
Author(s):  
Pérez-Pérez Ana Isabel ◽  
Quiroz-Guerra Kimberly Alexandra ◽  
Ruiz-Escalona Evelyn Victoria ◽  
Bonfante-Cabarcas Rafael Armando
Keyword(s):  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Preventive Treatment ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Nociceptive Response ◽  
Tumor Onset ◽  
Antineoplastic Effect

Background: Medicinal plants represent a proven alternative strategy to treat cancer. Objective: To determine Curcuma longa (turmeric) and Piper nigrum (black pepper) effects in vitro and on the evolution of malignant melanoma B16F10 in C57BL/6 mice. Methods: 103 female mice divided in 4 groups: Control (n=44), Turmeric (n=20), Pepper (n=21), Turpepp (n=18). Turmeric 5% and/or pepper 0.5% were mixed with a dough made of pre-cooked cornmeal, eggs and coconut milkshake and given ad libitum to experimental groups as main diet; control received dough based diet. 200,000 melanoma cells were transplanted into right leg hind paw. Clinical, psychological, pathological and biochemical parameters were evaluated in vivo to measure melanoma progression. In vitro, metabolic activity was measured by quantifying anaerobic glycolysis and viability through MTT assay. Results: Combined preventive treatment with turmeric and pepper increased latency time for tumor onset, improved locomotor activity, preserved nociceptive response, decreased tumor volume and weight, reduced metastases and increased survival. These results were reproduced in the Pepper group, but with less statistical force; however, pepper showed greater potency in vitro experiments. Conclusion: Pepper showed an antineoplastic chemopreventive activity in B16F10 malignant melanoma, which was enhanced by the synergistic effect of turmeric.

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