scholarly journals Selected Aspects Related to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants as Alternative Sources of Bioactive Compounds

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1521
Author(s):  
Radu Claudiu Fierascu ◽  
Irina Fierascu ◽  
Anda Maria Baroi ◽  
Alina Ortan
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Synthetic Drugs ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Food And Feed

Natural compounds obtained from different medicinal and aromatic plants have gained respect as alternative treatments to synthetic drugs, as well as raw materials for different applications (cosmetic, food and feed industries, environment protection, and many others). Based on a literature survey on dedicated databases, the aim of the present work is to be a critical discussion of aspects regarding classical extraction versus modern extraction techniques; possibilities to scale up (advantages and disadvantages of different extraction methods usually applied and the influence of extraction parameters); and different medicinal and aromatic plants’ different applications (medical and industrial applications, as well as the potential use in nanotechnology). As nowadays, research studies are directed toward the development of modern, innovative applications of the medicinal and aromatic plants, aspects regarding future perspectives are also discussed.

scholarly journals WEEE collection and CRM recovery trials: piloting a holistic approach for Scotland

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 712-718
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Gold Silver ◽  
Critical Raw Materials

<p>Re-Tek UK and its partners, Enscape Consulting and the University of West of Scotland commenced trials for the collection and recovery of critical raw materials from waste electrical and electronic (WEEE) products in July 2016. Sponsored by the EU LIFE funded project ‘Critical Raw Material Closed Loop Recovery’ coordinated by WRAP with EARN, ERP UK Ltd, KTN Ltd and Wuppertal Institute as beneficiaries. The trials are aimed at boosting the recovery of critical raw materials (CRMs) from household waste electrical and electronic products (WEEE) and Information Communications Technology (ICT) in particular, after functioning equipment is separated out for re-use. The new collection models provided residents with the opportunity to drop-off unwanted electrical and electronic appliances at a time and place that suits them, through a collaborative approach which encourages local authorities, educational establishments, businesses, and Social Enterprises, etc to act as hub sites. Hubs were designed to minimize product damage and encourage drop-off, rather than hoarding. Extraction methods developed after the collection phase of the trial looked at the opportunity to recover cobalt, gold and silver from ICT products, with the potential to inform how a more sustainable supply chain could be developed in Scotland. The elements studied were selected to demonstrate financial opportunity (gold/silver) and a strategic priority material (cobalt) for long term supply. These are based on bioleaching and electrochemical recovery using novel carbon based electrode systems, and chemical processing methods using extraction techniques with an assessment of pilot performance and scale up challenges. Our report is on the state of progress towards practical solutions to WEEE and CRM recovery.</p>

scholarly journals Potential Industrial Applications and Commercialization of Microalgae in the Functional Food and Feed Industries: A Short Review

Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franciele Camacho ◽  
Angela Macedo ◽  
Francisco Malcata
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Life Extension ◽  
Gastric Ulcers ◽  
Marine Animals ◽  
Microalgal Biomass ◽  
Food And Feed

Bioactive compounds, e.g., protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids, vitamins and minerals, found in commercial form of microalgal biomass (e.g., powder, flour, liquid, oil, tablet, or capsule forms) may play important roles in functional food (e.g., dairy products, desserts, pastas, oil-derivatives, or supplements) or feed (for cattle, poultry, shellfish, and fish) with favorable outcomes upon human health, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antiviral effects, as well as prevention of gastric ulcers, constipation, anemia, diabetes, and hypertension. However, scale up remains a major challenge before commercial competitiveness is attained. Notwithstanding the odds, a few companies have already overcome market constraints, and are successfully selling extracts of microalgae as colorant, or supplement for food and feed industries. Strong scientific evidence of probiotic roles of microalgae in humans is still lacking, while scarce studies have concluded on probiotic activity in marine animals upon ingestion. Limitations in culture harvesting and shelf life extension have indeed constrained commercial viability. There are, however, scattered pieces of evidence that microalgae play prebiotic roles, owing to their richness in oligosaccharides—hardly fermented by other members of the intestinal microbiota, or digested throughout the gastrointestinal tract of humans/animals for that matter. However, consistent applications exist only in the dairy industry and aquaculture. Despite the underlying potential in formulation of functional food/feed, extensive research and development efforts are still required before microalgae at large become a commercial reality in food and feed formulation.

scholarly journals Important Fungal Diseases in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Their Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-259
Author(s):  
Meltem AVAN
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Fungal Diseases ◽  
Healthy Plant ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Industrial Sectors

Aromatic plants constitute the main raw materials of the perfumery, food and cosmetics industry and in recent years with the increasing demand for therapeutic herbal medicines, interest in medicinal and aromatic plants has increased. Raw materials from medicinal and aromatic plants have recently begun to be used and spread in the food sector, especially in industrial sectors such as paint and perfumery. For this reason, growing healthy plant material is very important in terms of the protection of these crops. However, fungal diseases such as root rot, wilt, leaf spots, blight and anthracnose, which are problems during the cultivation of both medicinal and aromatic plants, negatively affect both the quantity and quality of these plants. For this reason, an integrated management practices including cultural measures, herbal products, biological control and, if necessary, chemical control methods with especially these fungal diseases are very important. In this review, 27 medicinal and aromatic plants, 37 fungal diseases, their chemical and biological control were included, and 161 references were used.

scholarly journals Hatay Yöresinde Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkiler İşleme Sektörünün Değerlendirilmesi

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1270-1276
Author(s):  
Ahmet Duran Çelik ◽  
Aykut Gül
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Coordination Problems ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
The Rich

In this study, the medicinal and aromatic plants sector of the Hatay province was evaluated with the SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats), and aimed to offer solutions for the development of the sector based on the opinions of the companies which are operating in the province. According to the research results, the rich natural vegetation of the province and its proximity to raw material resources, were found as the main 'strengths'. Insufficient incentives, lack of coordination, problems in accessing quality raw materials, and adulteration were found as the 'weaknesses'. Increase in demand and high added value potential, and the EXPO 2021 exhibition were found as the 'opportunities'. Security problems in the region due to the ongoing war in Syria were determined as the prominent 'threat'.

scholarly journals Growth regulator and microfertilizers on Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) and Greater Burdock (Arctium lappa L.): effectiveness of complex application

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
N. I. Kovalev ◽  
G. P. Pushkina
Keyword(s):  
Growth Regulator ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Salvia Officinalis ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Arctium Lappa ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Salvia Officinalis L

Relevance.Meeting the needs of the pharmaceutical industry with domestic medicinal raw materials is relevant. Methods.The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness application by growth regulator, organomineral and microfertilizers on Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) and Greater Burdock (Arctium lappa L.) in conditions of Non-chernozem zone of the Russian Federation. The experimental part of the work was performed in Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in 2010-2011 and 2016-2017 by field experiments. On burdock we tested fertilizer Siliplant (0.5 l / ha): the first treatment was in the rosette phase, the second - after 20 days. On sage studied binary mixture of organomineral fertilizer EcoFys (1 l / ha) with fertilizer Zitovit (0.5 l / ha; applied in phase regrowth of plants) with following foliar application by complex microfertilizers Siliplant (0.5 l / ha) and growth regulator Zircon (40 ml / ha). The solution consumption is 300 l / ha.Results. The effectiveness of chelated form micro-fertilizers and organomineral fertilizers applied on various medicinal plants was shown. It has been established, that complex application by EcoFys+Zitovit (I treatment) and microfertilizer Siliplant with growth regulator Zircon (II treatment) can increase the productivity of Sage:  yield of grass raised by 23%, roots by 40%. Similar results were obtained on the Greater Burdock culture – treatment of plants with microfertilizer Siliplant allowed to increase the yield of roots by 28%, leaves-by 24%. 

scholarly journals Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Market in Hatay Province and Development Opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1127-1133
Author(s):  
Ahmet Duran Çelik ◽  
Aykut Gül
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
The Other ◽  
Local Processing ◽  
Endemic Plants ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Research Institution ◽  
Target Markets

Hatay province has a rich ecosystem that medicinal and aromatic plants grow naturally all across the province. There are about 2.000 flowery plants in the vegetative pattern of the province, and it is around 300 of them are endemic plants. The main purpose of this study was to present the production and processing structure of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) which are commonly traded in the Hatay Province of Turkey. In addition, it was aimed to examine the problems of the sector in the Province, and to bring solutions about those problems. According to the research results: in Hatay Province, MAPs are mostly collected from nature; in terms of local processing enterprises, there are problems about obtaining sufficient raw materials; and spice plants are marketed as semi-processed to the other districts. There is a lack of producer organization of MAPs in the region. In order to improve MAPs industry in the province, it is necessary to establish a MAPs coordination and management unit where all shareholders are represented. It should be focused on: extending MAPs cultivation, providing subsidies for producers and processing enterprises, developing effective marketing and publicity strategies for target markets, and establishing a MAPs research institution.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of complex application of organomineral fertilizer EcoFus with the growth regulator Zircon on sage (Salvia officinalis L.)

2019 ◽  
pp. 76-79
Author(s):  
N. I. Kovalev ◽  
E. L. Malankina
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Growth Regulator ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Salvia Officinalis ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Experimental Part ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Salvia Officinalis L

Relevance. Meeting the needs of the pharmaceutical industry with essential oil raw materials and natural essential oils is relevant.Methods. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness the complex application by organomineral fertilizer EcoFys and the growth regulator Zircon on sage (Salvia officinalis L.) in conditions of Non-chernozem zone of the Russian Federation. The experimental part of the work was performed in Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in 2014-2015 by field experiments.Results. It has been established, that integrated application EcoFys and Zircon can increase yield of culture. In addition, it is shown that contain of essential oil in medicinal raw don’t increase and raising collection of essential oil provides only due to higher yield of herb. 

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