Oumayma Belhoussaine

Mohammed V University | um5a · Department of Chemistry

Morocco's people have used medicinal plants for centuries to treat various ailments, but historical studies have not adequately documented and promoted this traditional knowledge precisely those treating high blood pressure. The purpose of this study, which was conducted in the Rabat region, was to discover aromatic and medicinal plants that the lo...

This study investigates for the first time the effects of UV light exposure on the chemical composition of artisanal and cold‐pressed culinary and cosmetic argan oils, as well as their quality and biological activities. We ascertained the oxidative stability of both types of oil through measurements of the peroxide value, acidity, UV‐spectrophotome...

This study examines the effect of UV irradiation on the oxidation stability of Linum usitatissimum oil, presenting possible changes in the phytochemical profile due to photo-oxidation. GC–MS analysis of the oils identified 11 fatty acid compounds with a high percentage of unsaturated fatty acids, the most important of which is α-linolenic acid (ALA...

Identification of the chemical compositions of fatty acids and tocopherols shows the high content of linum usitatissimum oil (LO) by linolenic acid 55.3735% and γ-tocopherol 570.927 mg/kg, while argania spinosa oil (AO) is known by the dominance of oleic acid 47.77% followed by linoleic acid 31.08% as well as tocopherols by γ-tocopherols 687.485 mg...

The aims of this study are the phytochemical exploration and food valorization of Schinus molle L. (S. molle) and Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (S. terebinthifolia) from the Rabat, Morocco. Gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used to analyze the chemical composition of the oils extracted from both species...

Alternative methods of producing food sustainably are being considered due to rapid expanding population, increasing food needs, declining agricultural soils fertility, and ongoing drought. To achieve that, we examined the pharmacological, functional, and nutritional characteristics of two cultivars of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), which are d...

Diabetes and hyperlipidemia are major human health problems due to their high levels of mortality and morbidity. During the last decades, people affected by metabolic diseases are turning more and more to traditional medicine due to the undesirable side effects of hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic drugs. Morocco has a wide floral diversity, which offe...

This study explores the inhibitory properties of Schinus Terebinthifolius fruits essential oil (STFEO) on the corrosion of E24 carbon steel in a 1 M hydrochloric acid solution. Essential oil extracted from the fruits of Schinus Terebinthifolius (STF), underwent testing at various concentrations and temperatures through a range of methods, including...

Essential oils extracted from aromatic or medicinal plants have recently proved different applications in various fields (manufacture of medicines, perfumes and foodstuffs). The objective of this study is to evaluate the antioxidant activity, and the insecticidal activity of Mentha rotundifolia essential oil grown in 3 regions of Morocco, additiona...

Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi. and Schinus molle L. are perennial woody plants belonging to the Anacardiaceae family, widely distributed in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and they are broadly used for many applications such as in traditional medicine as an antipyretic, analgesic, depurative, and in the treatment of diseases of the ur...

Olive mill wastewater (OMW) was used as a source to extract radical scavenging compounds, in order to study their possible valorization as natural antioxidants. Their antioxidant activity (IC50 0.32 µg/mL) was found to be more potent than that of a commercial antioxidant: Ascorbic acid (AA) (IC50 1.91 µg/mL). The olive mill wastewater extract (OMWE...