<i>Tamarix aphylla</i> L.: A Review

Jasiem, Thamer Mouhi; Nasser, Noor Mohsen; Al-Bazaz, Huda K.

doi:10.5958/0974-360x.2019.00541.9

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“…Tamarix aphylla grows widely in diverse parts of the world; therefore, its vernacular names differ: German, Tamariske; Spanish, Taray; French, Tamaris; Arabic, Abal, Tarfaa, Ghaz, and Athel; Afrikaans, Woestyntamarisk; English, Athel pine, saltcedar, Tamarix , tamarisk, desert Tamarix , Athel tamarisk, and Athel tree [ 42 , 43 , 44 ].…”

Section: Ethnopharmacology: Traditional Practicesmentioning

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Pharmacological Efficacy of Tamarix aphylla: A Comprehensive Review

Alshehri

Wahab

Abullais

et al. 2021

Plants

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Tamarix aphylla is a well-known species of the genus Tamarix. T. aphylla (Tamaricaceae) is a perennial tree in Asia, the Middle East, and Central Africa. It is used as a carminative diuretic in tuberculosis, leprosy, and hepatitis. Various pharmacological properties have been shown by T. aphylla, such as antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, anticholinesterase, and wound-healing activity. However, T. aphylla has not received much attention for its secondary metabolites and bioactive constituents. Research has shown that this plant has hidden potential that needs to be explored. This review aims to cover botanical classification, geographical distribution, taxonomy, ethnobotanical uses, and the phytochemical compounds found in T. aphylla. The toxicology and pharmacological effects of T. aphylla are also discussed. We examined various scholarly resources to gather information on T. aphylla, including Google Scholar, Scopus, Science Direct, Springer Link, PubMed, and Web of Science. The finding of this work validates a connection between T. aphylla in conventional medicine and its antidiabetic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, antifungal, anticholinesterase, and other biological effects. T. aphylla’s entire plant (such as bark, leaves, fruits) and root extracts have been used to treat hypertension, stomach discomfort, hair loss, cough and asthma, abscesses, wounds, rheumatism, jaundice, fever, tuberculosis, and gum and tooth infection. The phytochemical screening revealed that noticeably all extracts were devoid of alkaloids, followed by the presence of tannins. In addition, different parts have revealed the existence of steroids, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, and byproducts of gallic acid and ellagic acid. T. aphylla has shown many valuable activities against different diseases and supports its traditional uses. Therefore, high-quality preclinical research and well-designated clinical trials are needed to establish the efficacy and safety of this plant in humans.

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Section: Ethnopharmacology: Traditional Practicesmentioning

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Pharmacological Efficacy of Tamarix aphylla: A Comprehensive Review

Alshehri

Wahab

Abullais

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“…The gas chromatography–MS analysis exhibited that the barks of T. aphylla contain ten different compounds. Among these ten, the dominant compound is tamarixetin ( Figure 13 ) [ 38 , 39 ].…”

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Experimental, DFT and MD Assessments of Bark Extract of Tamarix aphylla as Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel Used in Desalination Plants

Ali

2021

Molecules

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This study aimed to examine the extract of barks of Tamarix aphylla as a corrosion inhibitor. The methodology briefly includes plant sample collection, extraction of the corrosion inhibitor, gravimetric analysis, plotting potentiodynamic polarization plots, electrochemical impedance spectroscopic measurements, optimization of conditions, and preparation of the inhibitor products. The results show that the values of inhibition efficiency (IE%) increased as the concentrations of the inhibitor increased, with a maximum achievable inhibition efficiency of 85.0%. Potentiodynamic polarization (PP) tests revealed that the extract acts as a dual-type inhibitor. The results obtained from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements indicate an increase in polarisation resistance, confirming the inhibitive capacity of the tested inhibitor. The adsorption of the inhibitor on the steel surface follows the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model and involves competitive physio-sorption and chemisorption mechanisms. The EIS technique was utilized to investigate the effect of temperature on corrosion inhibition within the 298–328 K temperature range. Results confirm that the inhibition efficiency (IE%) of the inhibitor decreased slightly as the temperature increased. Lastly, the thermodynamic parameters for the inhibitor were calculated.

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“…The leaves have been utilized in folk medicine to cure wounds, abscesses, and rheumatism. Different investigations have revealed that T. aphylla showed various bioactivities as an antipyretic, analgesic, anti-rheumatic, as well as anti-inflammatory [36][37][38]. On the other hand, T. aphylla leaves are rich in valuable bioactive metabolites, such as steroids, flavonoids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, tannins, polyphenols, and essential oils [35,36,39,40], while their stem bark are valuable source of polyphenols, saponins, coumarins, flavonoids, tannins, triterpenes, and alkaloids [41,42].…”

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Tamarix aphylla derived metabolites ameliorate indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers in rats by modulating the MAPK signaling pathway, alleviating oxidative stress and inflammation: In vivo study supported by pharmacological network analysis

H. Altemani,

H. Elmaidomy,

H. Abu-Baih

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Nature has proven to be a treasure resource of bioactive metabolites. In this regard, Tamarix aphylla (F. Tamaricaceae) leaves crude extract was investigated for its gastroprotective effect against indomethacin-induced damage to the gastric mucosa. Additionally, phytochemical investigation of the methanolic extract afforded eight flavonoids’ derivatives (1–8). On pharmacology networking study, the isolated compounds identified 123 unique targets where only 45 targets were related to peptic ulcer conditions, these 45 targets include 11 targets specifically correlate to gastric ulcer. The protein-protein interaction defined the PTGS2 gene as one of the highly interacted genes and the complete pharmacology network defined the PTGS2 gene as the most represented gene. The top KEGG signaling pathways according to fold enrichment analysis was the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance pathway. As a result, these findings highlighted the significance of using T. aphylla leaves crude extract as an anti-gastric ulcer candidate, which provides a safer option to chemical antisecretory medicines, which are infamous for their negative side effects. Our findings have illuminated the potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of T. aphylla, which are likely mediated by suppressing IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and MAPK signaling pathways, without compromising gastric acidity.

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Tamarix aphylla L.: A Review

Cited by 15 publications

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Pharmacological Efficacy of Tamarix aphylla: A Comprehensive Review

Pharmacological Efficacy of Tamarix aphylla: A Comprehensive Review

Experimental, DFT and MD Assessments of Bark Extract of Tamarix aphylla as Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel Used in Desalination Plants

Tamarix aphylla derived metabolites ameliorate indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers in rats by modulating the MAPK signaling pathway, alleviating oxidative stress and inflammation: In vivo study supported by pharmacological network analysis

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