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V42-1-(2022)

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Authors in this issue:

Aleksandar Marinković, Aleksandra Jovanović, Anđela Dragicević, Biljana Nikolić, Bojan Zlatković, Bojana Miladinović, Branko Bugarski, Danica Ćujić, Dejan Pljevljakušić, Dragana Pavlović, Dragoja Radanović, Dušanka Kitić, Gorana Eljuga, Gorica Ðelić, Jelena Matejić, Jelena Živković, Katarina Čirić, Katarina Šavikin, Maja Grigorov, Maja Jovanović, Marija Gnjatović, Marija Marković, Milan Ilić, Milica Milutinović, Milica Mosurović, Milica Ranđelović, Mirjana Smiljić, Mrđan Ðokić, Natalija Čutović, Nataša Jovanović-Lješković, Olivera Papović, Petar Batinić, Rada Pjanović, Sandra Stepanović, Smiljana Solarov, Snežana Mrđan, Stefan Gordanić, Suzana Branković, Tatjana Marković, Vesna Stankov-Jovanović,

Published: 25.12.2022.

Contents

10.11.2022. Research Article
Natural deep eutectic solvent as tool for improving Rosa canina L. polyphenol recovery in maceration

Rosa canina L. extracts were prepared using water or three natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs: betaine+malic acid, betaine+sucrose, and citric acid+sucrose with 50% of water) and maceration. The extracts were characterized in terms of total polyphenol content (TPC), ABTS radical scavenging potential, extraction yield, zeta potential, conductivi...

By ALEKSANDRA JOVANOVIĆ, RADA PJANOVIĆ, JELENA ŽIVKOVIĆ, DANICA ĆUJIĆ, MARIJA GNJATOVIĆ, SANDRA STEPANOVIĆ, KATARINA ŠAVIKIN

22.11.2022. Research Article
Traditional use of medicinal plants in rural areas of Osijek-Baranja county, Republic of Croatia

In this study, the ethnobotanical use of medicinal plants in the rural areas of Osijek-Baranja County, Eastern Republic of Croatia, was analyzed by conducting an ethnobotanical survey with 200 informants. Our aim was to collect and identify plant species used for therapeutic purposes and to record information on traditional herbal medicine. Accordi...

By SMILJANA SOLAROV, GORANA ELJUGA, MILAN ILIĆ, JELENA ŽIVKOVIĆ, NATAŠA JOVANOVIĆ-LJEŠKOVIĆ, KATARINA ŠAVIKIN

01.12.2022. Research Article
Morphological and anatomical analysis of the clary sage herbal drug (Salviae sclareae herba)

This paper presents an analysis of the morphological and anatomical characteristics of the aboveground parts (herba) of clary sage (Salvia sclarea L.), with an emphasis on the investigation of its surface structures. After the procedure of the primary processing and drying of the plant material, it was determined that the composition of the crushed...

By MILICA RANĐELOVIĆ, BOJAN ZLATKOVIĆ, MAJA JOVANOVIĆ, BOJANA MILADINOVIĆ, MILICA MILUTINOVIĆ, DRAGANA PAVLOVIĆ, SUZANA BRANKOVIĆ, DUŠANKA KITIĆ

02.12.2022. Research Article
Physicochemical properties of winter savory extracts prepared using ultrasound-assisted extraction

This study aimed to assess the optimal extraction parameters, solvent-to-solid ratio, and extraction time, for ultrasound-assisted extraction of Satureja montana L. (winter savory) harvested from a 6-year-old experimental plantation. The optimization was performed in order to acquire extracts that are rich in the content of polyphenols (TPC), flavo...

By NATALIJA ČUTOVIĆ, PETAR BATINIĆ, TATJANA MARKOVIĆ, DRAGOJA RADANOVIĆ, ALEKSANDAR MARINKOVIĆ, BRANKO BUGARSKI, ALEKSANDRA JOVANOVIĆ

11.12.2022. Research Article
The comparison of Ocimum basilicum and Levisticum officinale extracts obtained using different extraction solvents and techniques

In the present study, basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and lovage (Levisticum officinale Koch.) extracts were obtained using maceration, ultrasound- and microwave-assisted extractions (UAE and MAE, respectively). Varying the different extraction solvents, including water, methanol, acetone, and ethyl acetate, the analyses of total polyphenol and flavono...

By PETAR BATINIĆ, NATALIJA ČUTOVIĆ, SNEŽANA MRĐAN, ALEKSANDRA JOVANOVIĆ, KATARINA ČIRIĆ, ALEKSANDAR MARINKOVIĆ, BRANKO BUGARSKI

12.12.2022. Research Article
Melissa officinalis extracts obtained using maceration, ultrasoundand microwave-assisted extractions: Chemical composition, antioxidant capacity, and physical characteristics

Even though Melissa officinalis L. (lemon balm, fam. Lamiaceae) is a well-known medicinal, aromatic, and spicy plant, and its physicochemical profile and biological activity have been investigated, there is no detailed research regarding the influence of solvent nature (polarity) on the extraction of active compounds (total polyphenols and total fl...

By ALEKSANDRA JOVANOVIĆ, MILICA MOSUROVIĆ, BRANKO BUGARSKI, PETAR BATINIĆ, NATALIJA ČUTOVIĆ, STEFAN GORDANIĆ, TATJANA MARKOVIĆ

22.12.2022. Review Article
Medicinal plants in dermatological complaints and disorders

The term "phytopreparations" indicates products with active substances obtained from medicinal plants. Herbal medicines, extracts, essential oils, and isolated active principles are present in both cosmetology and dermatology. The new term, "cosmeceutical" refers to cosmetic preparations which also have therapeutic action. A review of relevant lite...

By MAJA GRIGOROV, DUŠANKA KITIĆ, DRAGANA PAVLOVIĆ

23.12.2022. Review Article
The plants traditionally used for the treatment of respiratory infections in the Balkan Peninsula (Southeast Europe)

Our study's objective was to systematize knowledge and traditional usage of plants against respiratory infections among the population in Serbia, based on literature data, and compare these results with published ethnomedicinal studies conducted in other territories of Balkan region. The study aimed to produce a review that can be a basis for furth...

By MARIJA MARKOVIĆ, DEJAN PLJEVLJAKUŠIĆ, JELENA MATEJIĆ, BILJANA NIKOLIĆ, MIRJANA SMILJIĆ, GORICA ÐELIĆ, OLIVERA PAPOVIĆ, MRĐAN ÐOKIĆ, VESNA STANKOV-JOVANOVIĆ

24.12.2022. Review Article
Biological activity of the birch leaf and bark

Birch leaves and bark are traditionally used for folk medicine for centuries. Numerous research focused on the chemical composition and biological effects of birch extracts. The main pharmacologically active compounds found in extracts are flavonoids, saponins, tannins, essential oil, and triterpenes. Different species, age of the plant, geographic...

By ANĐELA DRAGICEVIĆ, DUŠANKA KITIĆ, DRAGANA PAVLOVIĆ

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