Water Leaf Family

SAGE, Salviae folium is the leaf of Salvia officinalis L., family Lamiaceae. The leaves contain an essential oil with the main constituents thujone, cineole, camphor, borneol. The essential oil has an antiseptic and fungicidal effect, which is used in gargling-water and in some toothpastes. 

BUCKBEAN, Mmyanthidis folium is the leaf of Menyanthes trifoliata L., family Gentiun-accM, a water plant distributed on the Northern hemisphere. The leaf is three-foliate and... 

CAM plants use the same chemistry but package it differently. Specifically, they lack the Kranz anatomy that is the defining characteristic of the C4 plants. Kranz is the German word for wreath and refers to the appearance—in a cross-sectioned leaf—of the cells which sheath the vascular bundles in C4 plants. CAM stands for Crassulacean Acid Metabolism. There is no such thing as crassulacean acid. The name instead refers to the initial discovery of this pathway of carbon fixation, in which oxaloacetic, malic, and pyruvic acids play key roles, in plants from the family Crassulaceae. cam plants open their stomata, take in CO2, and produce malate at night. Temperatures and, consequently, water losses are lower. During the day, the stomata are closed and the malate is processed as in the bundle-sheath cells of C4 plants. Diffusive losses of CO2 are, however, greater than those in C4 plants. 

Products and Uses Aloe is a succulent plant in the lily family. The leaf contains a gel-like substance used for skin lotions, creams, ointments, soaps, makeup, moisturizers, and over-the-counter (OTC) burn medications. It is a popular cosmetic and pharmaceutical ingredient. Frequently sold as a drink and mixed with water and juices. Could produce a laxative effect when consumed. 

The drying emissions are more intense and longer lasting than the wounding emissions. This could be explained by the decline of water levels that takes place when leafs dry there will be a point when cellular structures begin to collapse throughout the leaf. This collapse is likely to induce the formation of compounds from the hexenal and hexanal families by the same pathways that occur after leaf wounding, as well as other VOCs. 

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