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Pharma & Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2016
November 07-09, 2016
Volume 5 Issue 4(Suppl) Clin Pharmacol Biopharm
ISSN: 2167-065X CPB, an open access journal
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November 07-09, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4th International
Pharma & Clinical Pharmacy Congress
Suzan M Shahin et al., Clin Pharmacol Biopharm 2016, 5:4(Suppl)
Insights into the ethnomedicinal applications of Aerva javanica with scanning electron microscope
(SEM) photos
Suzan M Shahin, Rahaf M Ajaj and Mohammed A Salem
United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Aerva javanica, “known as desert cotton” is an essential oil-bearing plant species. This plant is belonging to the
Amaranthaceae (cockscomb) family. A. javanica is a perennial xerophytic shrub, which is common and widespread in
tropical and subtropical dry areas. A. javanica has various applications in the traditional herbal medicine of many countries
“e.g. Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and United Arab Emirates”. The main purpose of this work is to discuss detailed insights about the
ethnomedicinal practices related to this plant, which provide insights into the possible applications in the modern medicine
field. Also, the study will provide detailed information about the general characteristic of A. javanica essential oil. Including
it is yield, physical characteristics, main chemical groups, main chemical constituents and it is biological activities. Supported
with plant part indication and essential oil extraction technology. Also, the study will illustrate scanning electron microscope
(SEM) photos for A. javanica leaf (abaxial and adaxial views) collected from the United Arab Emirates wildlife flora. In
conclusion, the work will provide some recommendations related to the possible future applications based on A. javanica in
the pharmaceutical field.
Figure 1: The promising aromatherapy company overview.
Biography
Suzan M Shahin is the Lead Ambassador for all graduate students at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). She is a Researcher and PhD candidate in
the Aridland Agriculture Department, College of Food and Agriculture, UAEU. She worked as an Instructor in the arid land agriculture department, UAEU, for the
period from 2013 to 2015. Her research interests are the UAE indigenous plants, medicinal plants, essential oil extraction and analysis, aromatherapy, anti-oxidant
biological activities, natural resources, natural drugs, environmental sciences and sustainable environmental approaches. She is the Co-founder of the promising
company Aroma Niche in collaboration with professional members from arid land agriculture, chemical engineering and business administration.