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Sometimes we confuse basil and holy basil in our daily lives. Although basil and holy basil are both herbaceous plants, have square stems and relatively similar uses, these are two completely different plants. Let’s find out with VIPSEN 1. Overview of holy basil. 1.1 Characteristics of holy basil. In nature, holy basil is classified as […]

Star anise trees (science name is Illicium verum) in Van Quan, Lang Son, produce two harvests a year. Autumn star anise is harvested from August to October, and Spring star anise is harvested from January to March of the following year. Currently, the price of fresh star anise has increased from 40,000 VND/kg to 45,000 […]

According to the World Health Organization, mosquitoes are the most dangerous source of disease transmission. One of the most effective mosquito repellents on the market today is the synthetic drug DEET (N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide or N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide or Diethyltoluamide). However, DEET is also a chemical that causes many harmful effects on humans and the environment. Therefore, the development […]

Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a plant with great potential value for the development of pharmaceutical drugs. Whether as a single purified compound or a combination of compounds, it exhibits unique pharmaceutical properties, including antiviral activity against both DNA and RNA viruses, antibacterial effects against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, antifungal properties, antioxidant activity. […]

(Authors: Nguyen Van Duong, Vu Thi Hoang Phuong – Specialty Forestry Research Center) The design of a small-scale anise  oil distillation system needs to be based on specific data, input material characteristics and resulting parameters in the processing cycle. This process is carried out in the laboratory to simulate and find results that can be […]

Overall, Vietnam currently ranks 3rd in the world in supplying and processing spices after India and China, the entire Vietnamese spice industry has 14 factories with deep processing technology. Exports of ginger, turmeric and other spices in the first two quarters of 2024 reached 17,280 tons with a turnover of 33 million USD, down 33.6% […]

(According to the scientific research paper of authors Pham Thanh Hue, Vu Thi Thu Le and Vu Thanh Dat – University of Agriculture and Forestry – Thai Nguyen University) 1. Overview of Vietnamese basil essential oil 1.1 Vietnamese basil Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) belongs to the genus Ocimum, Lamiaceae family. Basil is both a spice […]

Known as the “capital” of Vietnamese cassia (cinnamomum cassia) in Lao Cai province, Bao Yen district is focusing on increasing the value of products processed from cassia trees in the direction of organic production… In this year’s cassia crop, the price of cassia products has increased slightly compared to the same period last year, creating […]

Recently, VIPSEN was honored to welcome a high-ranking delegation from Hanoi Medical University and Hanoi University of Pharmacy to visit and work. Both universities are leading universities in teaching and scientific research in the field of medicine and pharmacy in Vietnam. The delegation includes: Prof. Dr. Ta Thanh Van – Secretary of the Party Committee, […]

Experts say that if carbon credits are purchased at a high price, it means that farmers will have more income when they comply with the emission reduction process. What are carbon credits? Carbon credit is a certificate of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions or other greenhouse gases converted to CO2. One ton of CO2 conversion is […]

(Research article published in the Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology by authors: Pham Cuong, Huynh Kim Hieu, Nguyen Lan Huong – College of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University). 1. Overview of Melaleuca cajuputi in Vietnam Melaleuca cajuputi is a native woody tree species belonging to the Mytarceae family, widely distributed from the Central region […]

Low selling prices, the traditional import market for cassia oil has declined, leading to many factories in Yen Bai province ceasing operations. The rest are operating at a low level. This difficulty shows that it is time to pay more attention to deep processing of cassia oil products and find ways to export to other […]