Aromatic Plants: Use and Nutraceutical Properties

Landi, Marco

doi:10.1002/9781118460566.ch23

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“…Members of the Lamiaceae family such as thyme ( Thymus vulgaris ), oregano ( Oregano vulgare ), and sage ( Salvia spp.) are frequently used in the so-called Mediterranean diet [ 12 ]. These plants provide phytochemical diversity and are widely used traditionally for numerous medical purposes.…”

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Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Carvacrol on N-Methyl-N′-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) Induced Gastric Carcinogenesis in Wistar Rats

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Carvacrol is a dietary polyphenol from Lamiaceae plants that has been shown to possess a wide range of biological activities including antioxidant and antitumor effects. This study aimed to investigate its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects on N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) induced gastric carcinogenesis in Wistar rats. Forty-nine rats were randomly assigned to four treatment and three control groups. Over 60 days, MNNG (200 mg/kg BW) was orally applied to animals of groups 1–5 while the rats in groups 2–5 also received different doses of carvacrol (10, 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg BW, respectively) until the end of the experiment. Group 6 rats were treated with 100 mg/kg BW carvacrol and no MNNG whereas group 7 was the control group without any treatment. After the euthanasia of all rats, the inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress parameters were assessed in the blood and tissues. The expression of caspase 9, Bax, and Bcl-2 proteins in the stomach tissues were investigated through histopathological examinations. Statistically significant differences were observed in the body weight, oxidative stress, and inflammation parameters of groups 1 to 6 compared to group 7 (p ≤ 0.001). Animals in MNNG groups 2 and 3 treated with the low dose carvacrol (10 and 25 mg/kg BW) showed significantly reduced oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptotic effect compared to animals of the MNNG groups receiving increased doses of carvacrol (50 and 100 mg/kg BW) or no carvacrol. Rats exposed to MNNG exhibited gastric cancer cells in several areas. In the MNNG group receiving 100 mg/kg BW carvacrol, the inflammatory cell infiltration was observed in gastric mucosal and submucosal areas whereas MNNG rats supplemented with 10 and 25 mg/kg BW carvacrol showed no pathological alterations of the gastric cells. The results of this study indicate that significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects induced by carvacrol at doses of 10 and 25 mg/kg BW interfered with gastric carcinogenesis induced by MNNG in Wistar rats as well as provide hepatoprotection. However, high doses of carvacrol (50 and 100 mg/kg BW) increased oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis.

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Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Carvacrol on N-Methyl-N′-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) Induced Gastric Carcinogenesis in Wistar Rats

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“…The main goal of irrigation in agriculture is to supply plants, mainly seasoning plants grown in protected environments, with water at the proper time and amount. Water content changes in the soil may affect the plant's vegetative growth and lead to decreased biomass and essential oil quality and productivity (Guidi and Landi, 2014). Innovative irrigation management techniques are acknowledged nowadays due to the current perspective about efficient water use.…”

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Effects of irrigation management and seasonal stages on essential oil content and biomass of Origanum vulgare L.

Santos

Sermarini²,

Moreno-Pizani³

et al. 2020

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The responses of oregano plants to water limitation from soil and seasonal phenological cycle are not fully understood yet. The aim of the present research was to help understanding the production of oregano essential oil and biomass facing soil water deficit, which was studied in different seasons. Oregano was subjected to drip irrigation, the water deficit being assessed in the vegetative and pre-flowering stages, as well as whole cycle analysis, through water matric potentials in the soil. The matric potential -60.8 kPa adopted in the irrigation handling during the oregano cultivation interval, led to higher essential oil content and yield. The same potential applied during the oregano pre-flowering stage resulted in the best mean of oregano fresh biomass production. The best dry biomass production was reached by using the matric potential -91.2 kPa in the oregano pre-flowering irrigation management. Water restriction in the soil throughout the entire phenological cycle favored essential oil production, whereas the water restriction during the pre-flowering stage enabled high oregano dry biomass production. The highest values for biomass and essential oil productions were reached for the oregano plants cultivated during spring/summer.

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“…Both EOs are rich in oxygenated monoterpenes ( > 80 % for peppermint and > 60 % for caraway EO) (Seidler-Łożykowska et al, 2013;Fejér et al, 2017). The main chemical compounds of these EOs are menthol and menthone in peppermint (Guidi and Landi, 2014), and carvone and limonene in caraway EOs (Chemat et al, 2017).…”

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Carum carvi L. essential oil: A promising candidate for botanical herbicide against Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. in maize cultivation

Synowiec¹,

Możdżeń

Krajewska

et al. 2019

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In this study we tested the possibility that foliar-applied caraway or peppermint essential oils (EOs) can selectively inhibit the growth of Echinochloa crus-galli (a typical maize weed) but not that of maize plants, attempting to develop an eco-friendly botanical herbicide.We tested the phytotoxic potential of oil-in-water emulsions of each EO with addition of commercial adjuvant mainly composed of fatty acids methyl esters, studying their effect on 2 visible plants injuries, biomass accumulation, chlorophyll a fluorescence and changes to biochemical patterns of both the main crop (maize) and the weed (E. crus-galli) via an untargeted metabolomic approach. We found that oil-in-water emulsion containing 2.5% of adjuvant and of caraway EO did not affect significantly the growth of maize plants, did not induce foliar symptoms and did not alter the status of the photosynthetic apparatus, as revealed by chlorophyll a fluorescence. On the contrary, this emulsion exerted significantly negative effects against E. crus-galli growth, inducing foliar injuries and reducing the photosynthetic efficiency of photosystem II. We also found that the studied emulsions caused a series of biochemical changes in the plant tissues, with caraway emulsion being more phytotoxic, as compared to the peppermint EO-emulsion. We conclude that oil-in-water emulsion containing 2.5% of caraway EO could be used in future as a foliar-applied botanical herbicide against E. crus-galli in maize cultivation.

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Aromatic Plants: Use and Nutraceutical Properties

Cited by 11 publications

References 458 publications

Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Carvacrol on N-Methyl-N′-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) Induced Gastric Carcinogenesis in Wistar Rats

Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Carvacrol on N-Methyl-N′-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) Induced Gastric Carcinogenesis in Wistar Rats

Effects of irrigation management and seasonal stages on essential oil content and biomass of Origanum vulgare L.

Carum carvi L. essential oil: A promising candidate for botanical herbicide against Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. in maize cultivation

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