Novel Perspectives for Sensory Analysis Applied to Piperaceae and Aromatic Herbs: A Pilot Study by Isabella Taglieri, Alessandro Tonacci, Guido Flamini, Pierina Díaz-Guerrero, Roberta Ascrizzi, Lorenzo Bachi, Giorgia Procissi, Lucia Billeci, Francesca Venturi

“…In this pilot study as a first step, each studied botanical, belonging to Piperaceae or aromatic herbs, has been subjected to headspace solid phase micro-extraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas-chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis to assess their spontaneous volatile emission, representing the complex chemical pattern, which encounters the consumers’ olfactory perception. …”
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Aktivitas Insektisida Campuran Ekstrak Air Buah Piper aduncum L. (Piperaceae) dan Batang Cymbopogon ciratrus (Dc.) Stapf (Poaceae) Terhadap Larva Crocidolomia pavonana F.... by Eka Candra Lina, Adventus Supriadi, Yunisman Yunisman, Martinius Martinius

“…This study aims to determine lethal concentration of single  and mixture of water extract of Piper aduncum (Piperaceae) fruit and Cymbopogon cirtatus (Poaceae) stem against Crocidolomia pavonana larvae. …”
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Biosphere Reserves in the Southwest of Ethiopia by Semegnew Tadese, Teshome Soromessa, Tesefaye Bekele, Brhane Meles

“…Besides, out of the top ten documented plant families, the species richest families are Rubiaceae (15) in Yayo, Asteraceae (12) in Kafa, Euphorbiaceae (11) in Majang, and Asteraceae (11) in Sheka biosphere reserve, while the least species found in the families are as follows: Aspleniaceae and Sapindaceae in Majang; Poaceae, Solanaceae, and Araceae in Sheka; Celastraceae and Piperaceae in Kafa; and Fabacae and Solanaceae in Yayo. …”
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Antifungal Constituents from the Roots of Piper dilatatum Rich. by Ruilan Alves dos Santos, Clécio Souza Ramos, Maria Cláudia M. Young, Thamilles Gonçalves Pinheiro, André M. Amorim, Massuo J. Kato, Ronan Batista

“…The compounds (+)-(7S,8R)-epoxy-5,6-didehydrokavain (1), flavokavain B (2), β-sitosterol (3), and stigmasterol (4) are reported here as chemical constituents of Piper dilatatum Rich. (Piperaceae). Their structures were determined on the basis of their spectroscopic data (1H and 13C NMR, MS, and IR). …”
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Effect of cubebin against streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy rats via inhibition TNF-α/NF-κB/TGF-β: in vivo and in silico study by Rahamat Unissa Syed, Sivakumar S. Moni, Weiam Hussein, Taghreed Mohammad Saad Alhaidan, Sondos Mohammed Y. Abumilha, Lama Khalid Alnahdi, Ling Shing Wong, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Vinoth Kumarasamy

“…Abstract Cubebin, a dibenzyl butyrolactone lignan belonging to several distinct families, including Aristolochiaceae, Myristicaceae, Piperaceae, and Rutaceae, and possesses several pharmacological activities, including analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and vasodilatory. …”
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