Traditional phytotherapy in Central Italy (Marche, Abruzzo, and Latium)

Guarrera, Paolo Maria

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2004.09.006

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“…It prefers well-drained, loamy and moist soils. Blackberry is very tolerant of poor soils and was usually used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, hemorrhoids and cystitis in folk medicine [1][2][3][4][5]. It can be used as prevention against heart disease, cancer and eye degenerations.…”

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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Polyphenol Extracts from Wild Berry Fruits Grown in Southeast Serbia

Radovanović¹,

Anđelković²,

Radovanović³

et al. 2013

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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Purpose: To assess the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of polyphenolic extracts of three wild red wild berry fruit species from Southeast Serbia, viz, European cornel (Cornus mas), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) and wild blackberry (Rubus fruticosus). Methods: Polyphenol content was determined using spectrophotometric and High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods. Antioxidant activity was estimated by 2,2`-diphenyl -1 -picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) test while reliminary antimicrobial tests were carried out by disc diffusion method in which antibacterial activity was evaluated by measuring the zone of inhibition against test bacterial strains. Broth microdilution method was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). Results: The highest amount of total phenols was found in

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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Polyphenol Extracts from Wild Berry Fruits Grown in Southeast Serbia

Radovanović¹,

Anđelković²,

Radovanović³

et al. 2013

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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“…Extracts from this plant have been used in traditional medicine (Guarrera, 2005). Studies have shown that R. aculeatus extracts are active against blood disorders such as venous insufficiencies, edema, orthostatic hypotension, and inflammation (Liu et al, 2002;Huang et al, 2008;Mimaki et al, 1998).…”

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Pleurotus ostreatus and Ruscus aculeatus Extracts Cause Non-Apoptotic Jurkat Cell Death

Bassil¹,

Abdel-Massih²,

El-Chami³

et al. 2012

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We tested the effect of ethanol extracts from Ruscus aculeatus (Asparagaceae) and Pleurotus ostreatus (Agaricales) on the survival and proliferation of the Jurkat cell line, a model of human acute T-cell lymphocytic leukemia. R. aculeatus extracts were toxic to both Jurkat cells and human primary lymphocytes. P. ostreatus extracts were significantly more toxic to Jurkat cells than primary lymphocytes, as seen by LDH release and MTT assays. Annexin-V detection as well as Bax, Bcl-2, Smac/Diablo, and Caspase-8 expression were largely unchanged by P. ostreatus extracts. Cell cycle analysis and CDK-4 expression revealed stop of Jurkat cell proliferation. Interestingly, both extracts cause a strong, dose-dependent decrease in p53 levels in Jurkat cells, consistent with toxicity and cell death occurring via an unknown, non-apoptotic mechanism.

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“…Recent results indicate that the balm extract acts as depressants and have sedative effect on central nervous system of mice [45]. In the folk medicine of central Italy inflorescences of this plant, called "Erba Lupa", were used under infusion as antispasmodic, against insomnia and eyes inflammations [46,47].…”

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confidence: 99%