A comparison of traditional anti-inflammation and anti-infection medicinal plants with current evidence from biomedical research: Results from a regional study

Vieira, Amandio

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“…When the present study is compared to ethnobotanical contributions done in KSA and neighboring countries, our findings disclosed that ten ethnobotanical uses of eight medicinal plants have been recorded for the first time [ Table 2 ]. [ 7 8 10 12 15 42 43 44 45 46 ] Little or no reports have been found so far regarding the bioactivity-guided fractionation of C. hirsute , J. procera , C. gileadensis , and D. foetida ; therefore, those plants can be a target for further bioactivity-guided isolation. Ethnobotanical use in particular of C. hirsute for managing vitiligo should be proved using melanocytes bioassay, vitiligo, a disease that affects about 0.5%–1% of the world's population that means about 60 million suffering from this disease.…”

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Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Albaha Region, Saudi Arabia

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Background:Local natural medicinal resource knowledge is important to define and elaborate usage of herbs, in systematic and organized manner. Until recently, there has been little scientifically written document regarding the traditional uses of medicinal plants in Al Bahah region.Objective:This pilot study aims to collect the ethnobotanical information from native populations regarding the benefits of medicinal plants of Al Bahah region, and determine if the traditional usage is scientifically established (proved) from literature.Materials and Methods:The survey collected data for 39 plant species recorded by informants for their medicinal benefits. The recorded species were distributed among 28 plant families. Leguminosae and Euphorbiaceae were represented each by 3 species, followed by Asteraceae (2 species), Lamiaceae (2 species), Apocynaceae (2 species), and Solanaceae (2 species). All the medicinal plants were reported in their local names. Analysis of ethnopharmacological data was done to obtain percentage of plant families, species, parts of plants used, mode of administration, and preparation types.Results:Total 43 informants were interviewed, maximum number of species were used to cure skin diseases including burns (3), wounds (7), warts (1), Leishmania (7), topical hemostatic (2), followed by gastrointestinal system, rheumatism, respiratory tract problems, diabetes mellitus, anti-snake venom, malaria, and eye inflammation.Conclusions:The study covered Al Bahah city and its outskirts. Ten new ethnobotanical uses were recorded such as antirheumatic and anti-vitiligo uses for Clematis hirsute, leishmaniasis use of Commiphora gileadensis, antigout of Juniperus procera, removing warts for Ficus palmata.SUMMARY 39 plant species from 28 plant families are used for treating more than 20 types of diseases.Maximum number of species (23 species) was used for treating skin diseases (42.6%) including leishmaniasis, wound healing, dermatitis, psoriasis, vitiligo and warts.Ten ethnobotanical uses of 8 studied plants have not been previously reported.The most used medicinal plants, according to their Use Index (UI) were Juniperus procera, Rumex nervosus, and Ziziphus spina-christi. Abbreviations Used: UI : Use Index, GI: Gastrointestinal tract, RD: Rheumatic disease, CVS: Cardiovascular diseases, UTI: Urinary tract infection, DM: Diabetes mellitus, RT: Respiratory infection, KSA: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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“…[ 5 ] The knowledge of medicinal plant uses was acquired by means of trial and error and transmitted from the older to the younger people, but this knowledge and transmission are in danger because transmission between older and younger generation is not always assured. [ 6 7 ]…”

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Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Albaha Region, Saudi Arabia

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“…Plants of Labiatae family have been used in traditional medicine for exhaustion, weakness, depression, memory enhancement, circulation improvement, strengthening of fragile blood vessels,[ 1 ] inflammation, infection,[ 2 ] indigestion and gastritis. [ 3 ] Researchers have proved that these plants are source of compounds with antioxidant,[ 4 ] anti-inflammatory,[ 5 ] anti-allergic,[ 6 ] anti-depression,[ 7 ] anti-hyperglycemic[ 8 ] and antimicrobial[ 9 – 11 ] properties.…”

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Comparative study of rosmarinic acid content in some plants of Labiatae family

Shekarchi¹,

Hajimehdipoor²,

Saeidnia³

et al. 2012

Phcog Mag

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Background:Plants of Labiatae are used in traditional medicine and phytotherapy. Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a phenolic compound which is found in many genus of Labiatae and exhibits important biological activities.Materials and Methods:In this investigation, RA contents of 29 species of Labiatae named Salvia officinalis, Salvia limbata, Salvia virgata, Salvia hypoleuca, Salvia macrosiphon, Salvia choloroleuca, Melissa officinalis, Origanum vulgare, Lavandula angustifolia, Rosmarinus officinalis, Thymus daenensis, Thymus citriodorous, Thymus pubescens, Thymus vulgaris, Zataria multiflora, Mentha piperita, Mentha pulegium, Mentha longifolia, Mentha spicata, Mentha aquatica, Mentha crispa, Perovskia artemisoides, Zhumeria majdae, Satureja hortensis, Satureja khuzistanica, Satureja bachtiarica, Satureja atropatana, Satureja mutica and Satureja macrantha were determined by using high-performance liquid chromatographic method.Results:The results showed that RA content in different species of Labiatae was 0.0-58.5 mg g-1 of dried plants. The highest amount of RA was found in Mentha species especially M. spicata.Conclusion:M. spicata can be considered as a new source of rosmarinic acid .

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“…This mini-Tn5 mutant of the wild-type strain has an insertion in the cviI gene and is unable to produce its own autoinducer but responds to exogenous active signal molecules and produces the characteristic purple pigment violacein following incubation with C 6 -AHL. Thus, the wild--type strain recognises anti-QS compounds, including inhibitors of AHL signal generation and reception, whereas the mutant (reporter) strain is reactive to the inhibition of AHL signal reception only, which in both cases leads to inhibition of violacein production and makes these strains ideally suitable for anti-QS activity screening (23).…”

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Antibacterial and quorum sensing regulatory activities of some traditional Eastern-European medicinal plants

2014

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The increasing resistance of human and animal bacterial pathogens to a wide spectrum of antibiotics has become an emerging problem in the 21st century (1). In view of the slow progress in the development of antibiotic classes that can overcome drug-resistance mechanisms, the next generation of safe and effective antimicrobial drugs is likely to be The objective of this study was to screen extracts of twenty Eastern European medicinal plants, using wild-type and reporter Chromobacterium violaceum bioassays, for novel components that target bacterial cells and their quorum sensing (QS) communication systems. Three types of activity and their combinations were revealed: (i) direct antimicrobial growth-inhibitory activity, (ii) non-specific and specific pro-QS activities, (iii) anti-QS activity. Among seven plant extracts showing direct growth-inhibitory activity, the strongest effect was shown by Arctostaphylos uva--ursi (bearberry) leaves. Many plants stimulated violacein production by wild-type C. violaceum ATCC 31532 in a non-specific manner, and only the herb Bidens tripartita (three-lobe beggarticks) contained compounds that mimic acyl-homoserine lactone and operated as a QS agonist. Anti-QS activity was found in eleven plants including Quercus robur (oak) cortex, Betula verrucosa (birch) buds and Eucalyptus viminalis (Manna Gum) leaves. Subsequent statistical analysis showed differences between antimicrobial and anti-QS activities, whereas both activities were defined by phylogenetic position of medical resource plant. Finally, extract from Quercus robur cortex revealed at least two fractions, showing different anti-QS mechanisms. These data confirm that multicomponent anti-infectious mechanisms are used by plants, which may be useful for drug development.

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A comparison of traditional anti-inflammation and anti-infection medicinal plants with current evidence from biomedical research: Results from a regional study

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Albaha Region, Saudi Arabia

Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Albaha Region, Saudi Arabia

Comparative study of rosmarinic acid content in some plants of Labiatae family

Antibacterial and quorum sensing regulatory activities of some traditional Eastern-European medicinal plants

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