Mentha

Characterized by their irresistibly minty taste, Mento's are now sold in 130 countries. But what makes them leave such a frosty sensation and can they actually be capable of depleting temperature? Similar to why peppers taste hot, what’s going on here is there is a chemical in mint, menthol, which is deceiving the cerebrum into believing that the area the menthol is applied to is cold; even though in fact, it’s the same as it was before. More particularly , menthol binds with cold-sensitive receptors in your skin; these receptors contain things called “ion channels”, in this case TRPM8. The menthol makes these much more sensitive than normal, so they trigger and you feel a cold sensation, even though everything is more or less the same…

Varroosis is a disease of Apis mellifera L. caused by the mite Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman. Essential oils and their chemical constituents offer a safe alternative to synthetic acaricides for the control of this mite in bee hives. The present study was conducted to evaluate anti-parasitic activity of essential oils from Thymus kotschyanus Bioss & Hohen., Mentha longifolia L., Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., and Ferula gummosa L. at concentrations of 1, 2.5, 4, and 5.5 µl/l air for 5…

agents 89 [7,8]. Extracts from several plant species are able to control microorganisms including 90 Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria [9,10]. Most of antimicrobial plant 91 properties are due to essential oils (EOs) produced by their secondary metabolites. 92 EOs and their components are gaining increasing interest because of their somewhat 93 safe status, their widespread acceptance by local consumers and their utilization for 94 potential multi-purpose functional use such as…

nervous tension, isonomia, depression, and restlessness. It also helps to disinfect the scalp and skin, enhance blood circulation and treat respiratory problems. The latin meaning of the word Lavender is “to wash”. Add one drop of lavender oil to your cheeks, neck, forehead and sinus to soothe allergic reaction and headaches. Another feature of lavender oil is that it can be used undiluted. For skin allergies, rashes and acne use two to three drops of lavender essential oil in dry cotton and…

Its flora has a staggering 24,000 species of native plants that have been identified compared to England's 1700 native plants. Australia's native plants vary across many different natural environments of the country. In the tropic regions such as Queensland and the Kimberley there are many fruit trees such as fig trees and green plums. Where their is water scarce in Australia the plants spread thinly over the land and the aboriginals rely on fruits such as bush tomatoes and quandong or native…