Dietary supplementation of Cinnamomumverum J. Presl and Curcuma longa L. extract on growth performance, antioxidant and metabolic enzymes activities in experimental rats

242-248Cinnamomumverum J. Presl and Curcuma longa L. have many biologically active metabolites, such as sterpenoids, phenolics with proven health benefits. The present study was undertaken to analyze the effect of cinnamon and turmeric extract on growth, blood parameters, and metabolic enzyme activities of albino Wistar rats. Methanol extract of cinnamon and turmeric mixture was supplemented in rat feed at 2.5 and 5% concentration, respectively and administered for 30 days. During the course of study, body weight, feed given, feed consumed data were collected at regular intervals. After the experimental period, animals were sacrificed, tissues separated, homogenized and assayed for the activity of catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione-s-transferase (GST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), alanine aminotransferase (AAT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). The results showed significant increase in liver catalase activity of treated animals and no significant changes in LDH, MDH, ALT and AST. No abnormalities were observed in the histopathology staining of tissue section. Overall, output of the present study could be useful for production of spices based antioxidant rich products for human health

Dietary supplementation of CinnamomumverumJ.Presl and Curcuma longa L. extract on growth performance, antioxidant and metabolic enzymes activities in experimental rats

Cinnamomumverum J. Presl and Curcuma longa L. have many biologically active metabolites, such as sterpenoids, phenolics with proven health benefits. The present study was undertaken to analyze the effect of cinnamon and turmeric extract on growth, blood parameters, and metabolic enzyme activities of albino wistar rats. Methanol extract of cinnamon and turmeric mixture was supplemented in rat feed at 2.5 and 5% concentration, respectively and administered for 30 days. During the course of study, body weight, feed given, feed consumed data were collected at regular intervals. After the experimental period, animals were sacrificed, tissues separated, homogenized and assayed for the activity of catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione-s-transferase (GST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), alanine aminotransferase (AAT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). The results showed significant increase in liver catalase activity of treated animals and no significant changes in LDH, MDH, ALT and AST. No abnormalities were observed in the histopathology staining of tissue section. Overall, output of the present study could be useful for production of spices based antioxidant rich products for human health

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Not AvailableThe genus Cinnamomum Schaeffer comprises about 250 species. Cinnarilomum tama/a is one of the economical species belonging to this genus where the dried leaf is used as II spice for flavouring culinary preparations. The leaf oil obtained, by distillation is used for flavouring liquors and confections, and has immense pharmaceutical applications~ Wide variability is reported in the oil content of leaf obtained from different localities.'Various chemotypes are also reported toexisl in C. tamala: This paper reviews the work calTied out so far on the leaf oil of C. tamala and its chemical composition.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableNematicidal activity of essential oil of Pelargonium graveolens L.(cv. Algerian) and its major constituents namely citronellol, geraniol and linalool was determined against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Geraniol was found to be the most effective constituent which was followed by citronellol and linaloolNot Availabl

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Not AvailableGinger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), is an important horticultural crop and its rhizomes possess myriad health benefits. Three year field experiment (2012-13 to 2014-15) comprising four different planting systems (two transplant and two direct plant) were compared for yield and quality at ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. The experiment was conducted to study the performance of transplant production system of ginger for commercial cultivation with comparable yield and quality to conventional planting. The different planting systems influenced the subsequent growth and yield in the field but not significantly. Among yield contributing characters, leaf length showed significant differences among the planting systems. The maximum pooled mean (20.39 t/ha) was recorded by direct planting (20-25 g) followed by two sprout transplant (20.17 t/ha) and single sprout transplant (19.86 t/ha) system. The mean yield of transplant and conventional planting of rhizomes showed no significant difference. The quality parameters in the rhizomes of conventional and transplant systems with respect to the oleoresin, crude fibre and essential oil were comparable. The essential oil of four different planting systems was analyzed by GC-MS. In all the four treatments, the major constituent was zingiberene (24.17%-26.61%) although the composition was by and large similar. The results of this study demonstrated the suitability of single sprout transplant system by considering the reduction in seed rhizome quantity and eventually reduced cost on seed rhizomes, without significant reduction in yield and quality.Not Availabl