Ethnobotanical investigation on medicinal plants in the Vesuvio National Park (Campania, Southern Italy)

Menale, Bruno; Castro, Olga De; Cascone, C.; Muoio, Rosa

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.049

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“…In many cases, the uses reported in other countries are somewhat comparable to those found in Lebanon. For example, the cultivated lavender Lavandula angustifolia is used in Italy and Turkey as a sedative and antiseptic and to treat cold and rheumatism [27–29]. As for the wild lavender, Lavandula stoechas , it is used in Turkey and Spain for gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases [30–34].…”

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“…As for the wild lavender, Lavandula stoechas , it is used in Turkey and Spain for gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases [30–34]. Other examples include Coridothymus capitatus and Salvia fruticosa used in Palestine and Israel to treat cold and gastrointestinal disorders [35–37], thymbra spicata used in Turkey for its cardiotonic and hypoglycemic properties, or to treat cough and arthrosclerosis [29, 30, 32], Vitex agnus-castus used in Palestine to treat eye inflammation [38], and Mentha spicata and Rosmarinus officinalis that are both used in Italy in the same way as in Lebanon as antiseptics and antimicrobials [27, 39]. …”

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Report on the Medicinal Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Species in Lebanon and Rationalization of Their Antimicrobial Potential by Examination of the Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Their Essential Oils

Khoury

Stien

Éparvier

et al. 2016

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Many Lamiaceae species are consumed in the Lebanese cuisine as food or condiment and are largely used in the traditional medicine of Lebanon to treat various diseases, including microbial infections. In this article we report the traditional medicinal uses of eleven Lamiaceae species: Coridothymus capitatus L., Lavandula stoechas L., Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Mentha spicata L. subsp. condensata, Origanum syriacum L., Rosmarinus officinalis, Salvia fruticosa Miller., Satureja cuneifolia Ten., Satureja thymbra L., Thymbra spicata L., and Vitex agnus-castus L. and study the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of their essential oils (EOs). Our survey showed that Lamiaceae species are mainly used against gastrointestinal disorders and microbial infections. Chemical analysis of the EOs obtained from these plants allowed us to identify seventy-five compounds describing more than 90% of the relative composition of each EO. Essential oils with high amounts of thymol and carvacrol possessed the strongest antimicrobial activity. As expected, these two compounds demonstrated an interesting antifungal efficacy against the filamentous fungus T. rubrum. Our results confirmed that some of the Lamiaceae species used in Lebanon ethnopharmacological practices as antimicrobial agents do possess antibacterial and antifungal potential consistent with their use in alternative or complementary medicine.

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Report on the Medicinal Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Species in Lebanon and Rationalization of Their Antimicrobial Potential by Examination of the Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Their Essential Oils

Khoury

Stien

Éparvier

et al. 2016

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…Moreover, these controls are occasionally difficult to perform, reflecting the intrinsic nature of the product (e.g., food supplements or herbal medicine [12, 13, 14]). The international trade of herbal products is in continuous development for both alimentary and pharmaceutical purposes [15]; in fact, many plants are used daily in the preparation of foods and herbal teas (e.g., [16, 17]). Specifically, tea infusions are widely used as both pleasant drinks and for their many beneficial properties [18], and an accurate definition of the compounds present in these teas is important not only for the consumer but also for the producers and control authorities [19].…”

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What is in your cup of tea? DNA Verity Test to characterize black and green commercial teas

et al. 2017

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In this study, we used several molecular techniques to develop a fast and reliable protocol (DNA Verity Test, DVT) for the characterization and confirmation of the species or taxa present in herbal infusions. As a model plant for this protocol, Camellia sinensis, a traditional tea plant, was selected due to the following reasons: its historical popularity as a (healthy) beverage, its high selling value, the importation of barely recognizable raw product (i.e., crushed), and the scarcity of studies concerning adulterants or contamination. The DNA Verity Test includes both the sequencing of DNA barcoding markers and genotyping of labeled-PCR DNA barcoding fragments for each sample analyzed. This protocol (DVT) was successively applied to verify the authenticity of 32 commercial teas (simple or admixture), and the main results can be summarized as follows: (1) the DVT protocol is suitable to detect adulteration in tea matrices (contaminations or absence of certified ingredients), and the method can be exported for the study of other similar systems; (2) based on the BLAST analysis of the sequences of rbcL+matK±rps7-trnV(GAC) chloroplast markers, C. sinensis can be taxonomically characterized; (3) rps7-trnV(GAC) can be employed to discriminate C. sinensis from C. pubicosta; (4) ITS2 is not an ideal DNA barcode for tea samples, reflecting potential incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization/introgression phenomena in C. sinensis taxa; (5) the genotyping approach is an easy, inexpensive and rapid pre-screening method to detect anomalies in the tea templates using the trnH(GUG)-psbA barcoding marker; (6) two herbal companies provided no authentic products with a contaminant or without some of the listed ingredients; and (7) the leaf matrices present in some teabags could be constituted using an admixture of different C. sinensis haplotypes and/or allied species (C. pubicosta).

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“…The dried aerial parts are traditionally used to treat a series of respiratory problems, including colds, flu, fever, sore throat, cough, whooping cough, asthma, acute pharyngitis, bronchitis, excessive phlegm, chest infections, respiratory disturbances, mouth sores and so on . And because of its notable effects in relieving gastrointestinal spasm and helping digestion, Thymus is also recommended as a regulator for the stomach . In addition, in Egypt, T. decussates Benth .…”

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“…Thymus plants have been applied for the treatment of renal diseases such as renal stones, nephritis, urine infection and cystitis, wounds, ulcerations, verrucae, asthenia, eczema, headache, and diabetes . Moreover, they can be used as antiseptic, diuretic, anthelmintic, antispasmodic and sedative, ocular decongestant, and stimulant …”

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Traditional Uses, Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Plants from the Genus Thymus

Wang

et al. 2019

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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The genus Thymus (Lamiaceae) comprises about 214 species throughout the world, mainly found in North Africa, Europe, and temperate Asia zone. They are traditionally used as food additives and folk medicines. This review comprehensively summarizes information about traditional uses, chemical constituents, and biological activities of this genus and provides recommendations for future investigations. All information was gathered from scientific databases including Google Scholar, Sci‐Finder, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and CNKI. Volatile oils are the most concerned constituents of this genus. Flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, tannins, organic acids, terpenoids, and phytosterols were also summarized. This genus plants possessed a variety of activities including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, cytotoxic, analgesic, and antidiabetic. In brief, this review will be helpful to provide valuable data for explorations and create more interests towards Thymus genus in the future.

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Ethnobotanical investigation on medicinal plants in the Vesuvio National Park (Campania, Southern Italy)

Cited by 52 publications

References 162 publications

Report on the Medicinal Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Species in Lebanon and Rationalization of Their Antimicrobial Potential by Examination of the Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Their Essential Oils

Report on the Medicinal Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Species in Lebanon and Rationalization of Their Antimicrobial Potential by Examination of the Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Their Essential Oils

What is in your cup of tea? DNA Verity Test to characterize black and green commercial teas

Traditional Uses, Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Plants from the Genus Thymus

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