{"title":"Antioxidant Properties of Volatile Oil of Indian Propolis","authors":"D. Naik, Harshada S Vaidya","doi":"10.3896/IBRA.4.03.2.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.4.03.2.04","url":null,"abstract":"Antioxidant properties shown by volatile oil of propolis (VOP) from India were investigated by spectrophotometric methods (ABTS, DPPH and NO radical scavenging activity) and a photochemiluminescence (PCL) method (superoxide scavenging activity). It was seen that VOP exhibited superior TEAC activity to that of trolox at the concentration 0.2 mg/mL. It showed dose dependent DPPH radical scavenging activity and NO scavenging activity. It was observed that the overall NO scavenging activity shown by VOP was low which suggests that some of the compounds responsible for NO radical scavenging might be nonvolatile and might not be present in VOP. The superoxide scavenging activity of VOP was determined on nano scale by PCL method. These results indicate that superoxide scavenging activity was more efficient in dilute solutions of VOP. The polyphenol content in the VOP samples was also determined. It was seen that polyphenol content may not be the exclusive cause for the antioxidant activity. From IC50 values it could be concluded that the efficiency of scavenging ABTS radicals by the VOP was more pronounced as compared to scavenging other radicals. These findings indicate that VOP could be an easily accessible source of natural antioxidants.","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"18 1","pages":"89-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83314794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Manikis, Sofia Vartani, M. Dimou, A. Thrasyvoulou
{"title":"Sugar analysis of \"Menalou vanilia\" fir honey","authors":"I. Manikis, Sofia Vartani, M. Dimou, A. Thrasyvoulou","doi":"10.3896/IBRA.4.03.2.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.4.03.2.06","url":null,"abstract":"“Menalou vanilia” fir honey is the only Greek honey that has a protected designation of origin and it is highly appreciated by consumers. In this study we examined the sugar content of “vanilia” fir honey along with two other criteria that are used for the determination of the botanical origin of honey according to the European and Greek legislation. The results showed that this type of honey is characterized by high electrical conductivity and low honeydew elements/pollen ratio which were in accordance with the European and national legislation. However, the sum of fructose and glucose content in all samples was significantly low and did not meet the standards described by the European Council Directive for honeydew honeys.","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"2015 1","pages":"101-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72690619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Free amino acids, oxalate and sulphate for honey characterization","authors":"B. Carratù, M. Ciarrocchi, M. Mosca, E. Sanzini","doi":"10.3896/IBRA.4.03.2.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.4.03.2.03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"5 1","pages":"81-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81421570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Felipe C. Silva, C. Fávaro-Trindade, S. M. Alencar, M. Thomazini, J. Balieiro
{"title":"Physicochemical properties, antioxidant activity and stability of spray-dried propolis","authors":"Felipe C. Silva, C. Fávaro-Trindade, S. M. Alencar, M. Thomazini, J. Balieiro","doi":"10.3896/ibra.4.03.2.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/ibra.4.03.2.05","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The aim of this study was to prepare and characterise alcohol -free propolis powder obtained using the spray -drying technique. The inlet air temperature that caused the least loss of phenolic compounds during spray drying was determined. A temperature of 120∫C was s elected, and a sprayed dried sample of propolis was obtained. The sample was evaluated for moisture, water activity, hygroscopicity, s olubility, thermal behaviour, morphology, stability of flavonoids and antioxidant activity whilst stored for 120 days at a temperature u nder 25 o C. The sample displayed low hygroscopicity and water solubility. Its flavonoids remained stable during the storage period; however, thesample presented a tendency to agglomerate and it did not present a well -defined glass transition range. The spray drying process cause d significant loss of phenolic compounds (approximately 30%) but antioxidant properties were retained. Thus, it was concluded that the spra y-drying dehydration process may be used to obtain alcohol -free propolis powder thatpossesses antioxidantactivity and stable flavonoids during storage.","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"31 1","pages":"94-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76455828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Malaysian Bee Venom Abrogates Carrageenan Induced Inflammation in Rats","authors":"M. Manap, O. Hashim, K. Yusoff","doi":"10.3896/IBRA.4.03.2.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.4.03.2.02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"54 1","pages":"75-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85073106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Mohamed Mahaneem, S. Jamalullail, N. Alam, S. A. Sulaiman
{"title":"Evaluation of radical scavenging activity and colour intensity of nine Malaysian honeys of different origin","authors":"Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Mohamed Mahaneem, S. Jamalullail, N. Alam, S. A. Sulaiman","doi":"10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"43 1","pages":"4-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91533627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tualang Honey Hydrogel in the Treatment of Split-Skin Graft Donor Sites","authors":"F. Imran, Dorai Aa, A. Halim, W. Sulaiman","doi":"10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.06","url":null,"abstract":"Hydrogel is a an established wound dressing. In this prospective single arm study the benefits conferred when tualang honey was added to a hydrogel dressing were investigated with regards to the healing of split skin graft donor sites. Efficacy was evaluated by examining rates of wound healing and pain during the healing of split-skin graft donor using Tualang Honey Hydrogel. Patients who underwent split skin grafting were screened and those who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from the patient population in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) over a period of 18 months. Individual informed consent was obtained from each patient. Thirty-five patients received Honey Hydrogel dressing applied to their split skin graft donor sites. All donor sites were inspected on the 10, 15 and 20th post-operative day. Complete healing between post-operative day 10 and post-operative day 15 was observed, with minimal pain, discomfort and pruritus. Honey Hydrogel may be effective in the treatment of split-skin graft donor sites, warranting further studies to compare it with existing dressing materials.","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"30 1","pages":"33-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87671478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Treatment of partial thickness burn wounds using tualang honey, hydrofibre and silver dressing: A pilot study","authors":"Wan Syazil Rodzaian, Dorai Aa, A. Halim","doi":"10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.09","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study was to compare the clinical aspect of the healing properties of honey in partial thickness burn wounds to those treated using hydrofibre or silver dressings. A randomized, non-blinded prospective study of burn patients treated with hydrofibre impregnated with tualang honey, plain hydrofibre and hydrofibre silver treated at our burn unit was made. Clinical evaluation and photo documentation during each dressing change were recorded and analysed. The pilot study consisted of 50 out of a targeted sample population of 60 patients. The average time for epithelization for wounds treated using hydrofibre and tualang honey was 18 days, in comparison to 21 days for hydrofibre silver and 12 days for hydrofibre alone. The mean number of dressing changes was 5 for patients treated using hydrofibre honey, 4 for hydrofibre alone and 6 for hydrofibre silver. Patients tolerance to pain during dressings was equal among all groups of dressing materials with some patients complaints of burning sensation at wound sites following dressings with honey. Five percent of wounds treated with tualang honey showed greenish or yellowish discharge during initial dressings and became clean later, while the remaining area of the wound was clean throughout the treatment course. The mean length of hospital stay was 5, 3 and 10 days for hydrofibre and tualang honey, hydrofibre alone and hydrofibre silver, respectively. As a recommendation, future studies on this subject with a bigger sample size are required to further validate the findings. Honey is considered to be a suitable option to replace the other modern dressings in treating partial thickness burn wounds because of it is antibacterial properties, its high osmolarity and it is rich in nutrients.","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"279 1","pages":"54-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86738174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Different Solid Phase Extraction Fractions of Tualang (Koompassia excelsa) Honey Demonstrated Diverse Antibacterial Properties Against Wound and Enteric Bacteria","authors":"B. S. Kirnpal-Kaur, H. Tan, Laid Boukraâ, S. Gan","doi":"10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"15 1","pages":"59-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72651572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. S. Tavafzadeh, F. Ooi, O. Krasilshchikov, S. A. Sulaiman
{"title":"Effect of a Combination of Jumping Exercise and Honey Supplementation on the Mass, Strength and Physical Dimensions of Bones in Young Female Rats","authors":"S. S. Tavafzadeh, F. Ooi, O. Krasilshchikov, S. A. Sulaiman","doi":"10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.4.03.1.05","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The study investigated the effects of combined jumping exercise and honey supplementation on bone properties in young female rats. Forty eight 12- week old female rats were divided into four groups: control group (C), honey supplementation group (H), jumping group (J), and combined jumping and honey supplementation group (JH). Jumping exercise consisted of 40 jumps per day for 5 days per week at a height of 40 cm. Honey was supplemented to the rats at a dosage of 1g / kg body mass / rat / day via force feeding for 7 days per week. After 8 weeks of experimental period, right hind leg tibial and femoral wet and fat free day weights (bone mass), maximal load (bone strength), mid shaft maximum and minimum diameters were measured. Tibial wet and fat free dry weights (583.33 ± 29.82, P<0.01; 412.50 ± 24.89 P<0.05), tibial and femoral maximal load (101.55 ± 9.88; 133.97 ± 23.78, P<0.05), tibial mid-shaft minimum diameter (2.35 ± 0.13, P<0.05) and femoral mid-shaft maximum diameter (4.00 ± 0.16, P<0.05) were significantly increased in the combined jumping exercise and honey supplementation group. However, these discernable improvements in bone were not observed in the group with jumping exercise alone or the honey supplementation only group. The results of the present study suggest that a combination of jumping exercise and honey supplementation elicited more discernable beneficial effects on tibia and femur bone generally when compared to either jumping exercise or honey supplementation alone in young female rats.","PeriodicalId":14866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apiproduct and Apimedical Science","volume":"46 1","pages":"26-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74146419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}