Parsley: a review of ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activities

Farzaei, Mohammad Hosein; Abbasabadi, Zahra; Ardekani, Mohammad Reza Shams; Rahimi, Roja; Farzaei, Fatemeh

doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(14)60018-2

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“…Medicinal plants and their elicited natural products could provide future drugs for the management of the health problems of the humankind. [56][57][58] In the present paper, we reviewed the ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activity of a popularly useful plant E. angustifolia. The ethnopharmacological indications and biological effects of this medicinal plant are shown in Tables 1 and 3, respectively.…”

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A comprehensive review on phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Farzaei

Bahramsoltani

Abbasabadi

et al. 2015

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

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Objective Elaeagnus angustifolia L., commonly known as oleaster or Russian olive, is used worldwide as a traditional natural remedy or nutritional agent for the management of a wide range of illnesses. The aim of the present study is to comprehensively review the ethnopharmacological uses, biological activities and phytochemistry of E. angustifolia. Key findings Modern scientific investigations suggest that the plant possesses a broad spectrum of pharmacological and therapeutic effects, including antimicrobial, insecticidal, antioxidant, anti-arthritic, wound healing, cardioprotective, hypolipidemic, antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antitumour and gastroprotective activity. Various phytochemical constituents, including β-carboline alkaloids, polysaccharides, esters, flavone glycosides, phenols, phenolic acids, ketones, phenyl ethers, pyrimidines, steroids and terpenes, as well as nutritional components such as essential and non-essential amino acids and nutraceuticals like vitamins and fatty acids, have been identified in E. angustifolia. Summary Considering its wide variety of pharmacological activity as well as its huge diversity of active phytochemicals, E. angustifolia could be proposed as a good candidate for discovering new drugs. Further clinical and experimental studies are necessary to reveal the beneficial therapeutic, safety and pharmaceutical properties of E. angustifolia and its phytochemicals as a complementary and alternative medicine for the management of various disorders.

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A comprehensive review on phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Farzaei

Bahramsoltani

Abbasabadi

et al. 2015

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

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“…Medicinal plants are an important source of potentially useful compounds/metabolites for the development of new antimicrobial agents (8). The first step towards development of new plant based antimicrobial agents is screening of medicinal plants for their in vitro antimicrobial activity.…”

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Characterization of an Antimicrobial Extract from Elaeagnus angustifolia

Dehghan¹,

Soltani²,

Kalantar³

et al. 2014

Int J Enteric Pathog

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Background: According to ethnobotanical data, Elaeagnus angustifolia fruit has wound healing activity, anti-inflammatory effect and antifebrile prosperities. Objectives: This study was performed as to the best of our knowledge; there has been no scientific report on the characterization of antimicrobial effect of E. angustifolia extract. Materials and Methods: An aqueous extract of Elaeagnus angustifolia was prepared and antimicrobial activity tests were performed on various target cultures. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the extract was done using the broth dilution technique. To characterize the extract, shelf life, thermal and pH stability, effects of detergents such as Tween 80, Tween 20, Triton X100, toluene and enzymes on the antimicrobial activity of Elaeagnus angustifolia extract, were examined. Results:The MIC values ranged from 7.5 to 0.1 mg/mL, showing maximum activity (1.62 mg/mL) against E. coli. Similarly, the MBC of the extract against E. coli was 1.62 mg/mL. Antimicrobial activity of the extract was relatively stable when kept in the refrigerator for 60 days. The antimicrobial activity of Elaeagnus angustifolia extract was absolutely stable at temperatures up to 700° C. After exposure of the Elaeagnus angustifolia extract to different pH solutions in the range of 4-10, almost 100% residual activity was found against E. coli at pH 4, 5, 6, and 7. Treatment of the extract with detergents, lipase and lysozyme eliminated its antimicrobial activity. Conclusions: Our study gives an indication of the presence of promising antimicrobial compounds and provides basic information about the nature of the Elaeagnus angustifolia extract. Future studies should elucidate the components responsible for antimicrobial activity of these extracts against target cultures.

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“…The antibacterial activity of this extract is possibly linked to the presence of flavonoid compounds. Antibacterial activity of flavonoid compounds isolated from plant species are well documented [9]. A high amount of epicatechin found in F. deltoidea may be responsible for the strong radical scavenging activities found in the extract.…”

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Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Ficus species leaves extracts against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Truchan¹,

Tkachenko²,

Buyun³

et al. 2015

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Parsley: a review of ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activities

Abstract: It is expectant that this study resulted in improvement the tendencies toward Petroselinum crispum as a useful and important medicinal plant with wide range of proven medicinal activity.

Cited by 200 publications

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A comprehensive review on phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

A comprehensive review on phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Characterization of an Antimicrobial Extract from Elaeagnus angustifolia

Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Ficus species leaves extracts against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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