Aromatic Medicinal Plants of the Lamiaceae Family from Uzbekistan: Ethnopharmacology, Essential Oils Composition, and Biological Activities

Abstract

Plants of the Lamiaceae family are important ornamental, medicinal, and aromatic plants, many of which produce essential oils that are used in traditional and modern medicine, and in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industry. Various species of the genera Hyssopus, Leonurus, Mentha, Nepeta, Origanum, Perovskia, Phlomis, Salvia, Scutellaria, and Ziziphora are widespread throughout the world, are the most popular plants in Uzbek traditional remedies, and are often used for the treatment of wounds, gastritis, infections, dermatitis, bronchitis, and inflammation. Extensive studies of the chemical components of these plants have led to the identification of many compounds, as well as essentials oils, with medicinal and other commercial values. The purpose of this review is to provide a critical overview of the literature surrounding the traditional uses, ethnopharmacology, biological activities, and essential oils composition of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, from the Uzbek flora.

Quantitative ethnopharmacological documentation and molecular confirmation of medicinal plants used by the Manobo tribe of Agusan del Sur, Philippines

“…This result is contrary to previous ethnobotanical studies in which Asteraceae were the most represented family [24,[88][89][90]. The Lamiaceae (mint family) possess a wide variety of ornamental, medicinal, and aromatic plants producing essential oils that are used in traditional and modern medicine, food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industry [94]. This family is known for effective pain modulation with potential analgesic or antinociceptive effects, which includes several aromatic medicinal spices like mint, oregano, basil, and rosemary [95].…”

Essential Oils Extracted from Different Species of the Lamiaceae Plant Family as Prospective Bioagents against Several Detrimental Pests

“…These aromatic plants have square stems in cross-section, opposite leaves, zygomorphic flowers with five united petals and sepals, and they are cultivated because of their easy propagation, i.e., stem cutting [34]. Many species from the Lamiaceae family possess high quality essential oils in all aboveground parts, especially in leaves and flowers, and are distinguished in applications for medicinal purposes with effective antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, antiviral, and even anticancer properties, as well as in the cosmetic and perfumery industries [35][36][37].…”

Characteristics of three morphotypes of Solenostemon rotundifolius [(Poir.) J. K. Morton] based on qualitative morphological traits

“…The morphotype "A" and "B" are cultivated in Sri Lanka respectively as "Bola" and "Dik" (Prematilake, 2005, Jayakody et al, 2005. Some research activities highlighted the influence of genetic variability on tuber nutritional, medicinal potentialities and their behavior in conservation (Jayakody et al, 2005;Priya and Anbuselvi, 2013;Parmar et al, 2017;Mamadalieva et al, 2017;Azad et al, 2017). A clear classification of accessions used in future research on S. rotundifolius could contribute to a better analysis of the results.…”

“…Besides its agricultural importance, it has ornamental, medicinal, culinary and many other uses (Kwarteng et al, 2017). Therefore, as mentioned by Chivenge et al (2015) and Mamadalieva et al (2017), there are many neglected crops that have the potential to contribute to food security but investigation should be done to clearly demonstrate their potentialities and the priorities in term of research on these crops. It is now a consensus that understanding variability within plant genetic resources is one of the key steps for a sustainable use and conservation of its potentialities.…”