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Scientific name: Sesamum indicum Other names in English: Beniseed, Benneseed, Benniseed, Gingelly. Cultivation mode: Cultivated In manufacturing: Pharmaceutical, Oil, Confectionary, Spice, Dairy, Perfumery, Candy, Insecticide, Skin care, Hair care, Shampoo, Soap, Extract Chemical Composition: The seeds yield about 50% fixed oil, 22-25% proteins and upto 8% mucilage. The oil, a pale yellow odourless and tasteless liquid, consists of 45% oleic, 40% linoleic, 10% palmitic, 4% stearic and traces of arachidic and myristic acid glycerides. Also present in the oil is a phenol, sesamol, produced by the hydrolysis of a lignan, sesamolin.

Scientific name: Salvia rosmarinus Other names in English: Compass Plant, Old Man, Polar Plant, Romarin. Cultivation mode: Wild collection\Cultivated In manufacturing: Pharmaceutical, Perfumery, Hair care, Skin care, Cosmetic, Spice, Extract Chemical Composition: Leaves and flower tops yield 1-2% volatile oil consisting of bornyl acetate, borneol (the chief constituents), cineole and minor quantities of camphene and a-pinene. Also present in the leaves are rosemarinic acid and triterpene alcohols like a-, and b-amyrins, betulins and b-sitosterol.

Scientific name: Malva Other names in English: Blue Mallow Flower, Blue Malva, Cheeseflower, Common Mallow, Dwarf Mallow. Cultivation mode: Wild Collection\Cultivated In manufacturing: Pharmaceutical- Skin care- Hair care- Shampoo- Veterinary- Plant dyes production- Ship ropes production- Textile- Paper production- Extract- Cosmetic- Perfumery- Oil Chemical Composition:A pigment called Malvin, glaze (Mucilage) contains L-Arabinose, L-Rhamnose and D-galactronic acid.

Scientific name: Citrullus colocynthis Other names in English: Abu Jahl, Alhandal, Bitter Apple, Bitter Cucumber. Cultivation mode: Wild collection In manufacturing: Pharmaceutical, Oil, Extract Chemical Composition: The fruit contains a number of bitter principles generally known as cucurbitacins consisting of a-elaterin (cucurbitacin E), elatericin B (cucurbitacin I), dihydroelatericin B (cucurbitacin L), citrullin, citrullene, citrullic acid and citrullol. Also present are sugars (glucose), pectin, hydrocarbons such as hentriacontane, a volatile oil consisting of citronellal, methyl eugenol and methyl heptenone, choline, alkaloids, lanosterol and bsitosterol. Seeds yield a bitter oil consisting of linoleic (60%), oleic (20%) and palmitic (10%) acids and a triterpene, citrullonol.

Scientific name: Orchis mascula Other names in English: Orchis, Salep. Cultivation mode: Wild collection\Cultivated In manufacturing: Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Beverages Chemical Composition: The preliminary phytochemical screening showed that the crude extract of Orchis mascula contained alkaloids, saponins, tannins, phenolics, terpenes, sterols and flavonoids(9). The tuber of Orchis mascula contained glucoside, bitter substance, saponins 4%, starch 2.7- 21.92%, mucilage 48%, moisture 10.62%, sugar 1%, nitrogenous compounds 5 %, albumen, a trace of volatile oil and ash 2% containing chiefly phosphates and chlorides of potassium and lime.

Scientific name: Glycyrrhiza glabra Other names in English: Liquorice Cultivation mode: Cultivated In manufacturing: Licorice root extract is a very important flavouring agent and component at present in the confectionery and tobacco industries. -Pharmaceutical industry. -Food & Beverage Industry. -Cosmetic Industry. -Dietary Supplements. Chemical Composition: Glycyrrhizin, Anthoxanthin glycoside, Flavonoids, Enoxolone, Glycyrrhizic acid, Isoliquiritigenin, Liquiritoside.

Scientific name: Citrus sinensis, citrus aurantium Other names in English: Orange flower Cultivation mode: Cultivated In manufacturing: Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics, Skin care, Hair care, Shampoo, Soap, Perfume, Extracts, Oil (Neroli), Insecticide. Chemical compounds: It contains an essential oil called Oil of Neroli Bigarade. In part of the spring, the Bitter Orange trees and other Citrus trees bloom and blossom a fragrant white flower called orange blossom. Chemical Composition: It contains an essential oil called Oil of Neroli Bigarade.

Scientific name: Lawsonia inermis Other names in English: Alcanna, Smooth Lawsonia Cultivation mode: Wild collection\Cultivated In manufacturing: Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Oil, Skin care, Hair care, Shampoo, Perfumery, Dyeing manufacturing, Cloth dyeing, Wool- leather and silk dyeing, Dye the mane and tail of animals, Hair Color, Temporary tattoos, Basket weaving Chemical Composition: The constituents of the oil were eugenol (17.6%), hexadecanoic acid (15.1%), Phytol (10.2%), α-terpineol (8.4%) and Etherphenylvinyl (6.7%). Myristic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Stearic acid, Oleic acid, Linoleic acid, α-Linolenic acid, Eicosanoic acid, Gadoleic acid. Cholesterol, Campesterol, Δ5-Stigmasterol, ß-Sitosterol.

Scientific name: Adiantum capillus veneris L. Other names in English: Venus’s hair Cultivation mode: Wild collection In manufacturing: Pharmaceutical, Hair care, Skin care, Shampoo, Oil, Extract Chemical Composition: Chemical analysis of Adiantum capillus-veneri showed that it contained flavonoids, triterpenoids, aoleananes, phenylpropanoids, carbohydrates, carotenoids, and alicyclics. Many triterpenoids: 21-hydroxy adiantone, triterpenoid epoxide (adiantoxide), Fern-9(11)-en-12-one, isoadiantone, isoglaucanone, hdoxyhopane, isoadiantol, hydroxyadiantone, olean-12-en-3-one, olean-18-en-3-one, fern-9(11)-ene, ferna-7, 9(11)-diene, 7-fernene, hop- 22(29)-ene, filic-3-ene , neohop-12-ene , pteron-14-en-7a-ol, fern-9(11)-en- 3a-ol, fern-7-en-3a-ol, adian-5(10)-en-3a-ol, adian-5-en-3a-ol, fern-9(11)-en-28-O, fern-9(11)-en-12- beta-ol and 4-α-hydroxyfilican-3-one were isolated from the leaves of Adiantum capillus-veneris. Four sulphate esters of hydroxycinnamic acid-sugar derivatives...

Scientific name: Ocimum canum sims. Other names in English: Common Basil Cultivation mode: Wild Collection\Cultivated In manufacturing: Beverages. Pharmaceutical. Chemical Composition: Thymol (42.15%), p-cymene (21.17%) and γ-terpinene (19.81%) as major compounds. The O. canum essential oil displayed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.