scholarly journals Potential Use of Medicinal Plants as Biological Crop Protection Agents

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanos Leontopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Potential Use

Osteoporotic Fracture Healing: Potential Use of Medicinal Plants from the Tropics

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 1651-1658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Abdul Jalil ◽  
Ahmad Shuid ◽  
Norliza Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Fracture Healing ◽  
Osteoporotic Fracture ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Potential Use

scholarly journals Secondary Metabolites from Artemisia Genus as Biopesticides and Innovative Nano-Based Application Strategies

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 3061
Author(s):  
Bianca Ivănescu ◽  
Ana Flavia Burlec ◽  
Florina Crivoi ◽  
Crăița Roșu ◽  
Andreia Corciovă
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Duration Of Action ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
Artemisia Species ◽  
Extended Duration ◽  
Reduced Toxicity ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Potential Use

The Artemisia genus includes a large number of species with worldwide distribution and diverse chemical composition. The secondary metabolites of Artemisia species have numerous applications in the health, cosmetics, and food sectors. Moreover, many compounds of this genus are known for their antimicrobial, insecticidal, parasiticidal, and phytotoxic properties, which recommend them as possible biological control agents against plant pests. This paper aims to evaluate the latest available information related to the pesticidal properties of Artemisia compounds and extracts and their potential use in crop protection. Another aspect discussed in this review is the use of nanotechnology as a valuable trend for obtaining pesticides. Nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, and nanocapsules represent a more efficient method of biopesticide delivery with increased stability and potency, reduced toxicity, and extended duration of action. Given the negative impact of synthetic pesticides on human health and on the environment, Artemisia-derived biopesticides and their nanoformulations emerge as promising ecofriendly alternatives to pest management.

Potential use of medicinal plants in the treatment of alcoholism

Fitoterapia ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. S38-S42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro A.M Carai ◽  
Roberta Agabio ◽  
Ezio Bombardelli ◽  
Iouri Bourov ◽  
Gian Luigi Gessa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Potential Use

scholarly journals Potential use of medicinal plants from Argentinean highland as agent anti‐photoaging

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Eugenia Orqueda ◽  
María Alejandra Moreno ◽  
Iris Catiana Zampini ◽  
Karent Bravo ◽  
Edison Osorio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Potential Use

scholarly journals Natural Products from Medicinal Plants against Phytopathogenic Fusarium Species: Current Research Endeavours, Challenges and Prospects

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (21) ◽  
pp. 6539
Author(s):  
Hlabana A. Seepe ◽  
Winston Nxumalo ◽  
Stephen O. Amoo
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Fusarium Species ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Smallholder Farming ◽  
Crop Diseases ◽  
Fusarium Pathogens

Many Fusarium species are pathogenic, causing crop diseases during crop production and spoilage of agricultural products in both commercial and smallholder farming. Fusarium attack often results into food contamination, yield loss and increases in food insecurity and food prices. Synthetic fungicides have been used as a control strategy for the management of crop diseases caused by Fusarium pathogens. The negative effects associated with application of many synthetic pesticides has necessitated the need to search for alternative control strategies that are affordable and environmentally safe. Research on medicinal plants as control agents for Fusarium pathogens has received attention since plants are readily available and they contain wide variety of secondary metabolites that are biodegradable. The activities of solvent extracts, essential oils and compounds from medicinal plants have been tested against Fusarium phytopathogenic species. A summary of recent information on antifungal activity of plants against Fusarium species is valuable for the development of biopesticides. This paper reviews the antifungal research conducted on medicinal plants against Fusarium pathogens, over a 10-year period, from January 2012 to May 2021. We also highlight the challenges and opportunities of using natural products from medicinal plants in crop protection. Several databases (Science Direct and Web of Science) were used to obtain information on botanical products used to control Fusarium diseases on crops. Keywords search used included natural products, antifungal, Fusarium, crops diseases, phytopathogenic, natural compounds and essential oil.

scholarly journals Rare Sugars: Recent Advances and Their Potential Role in Sustainable Crop Protection

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1720
Author(s):  
Nikola Mijailovic ◽  
Andrea Nesler ◽  
Michele Perazzolli ◽  
Essaid Aït Barka ◽  
Aziz Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Innovative Tool ◽  
Resistance Inducers ◽  
Rare Sugars ◽  
Potential Use

Rare sugars are monosaccharides with a limited availability in the nature and almost unknown biological functions. The use of industrial enzymatic and microbial processes greatly reduced their production costs, making research on these molecules more accessible. Since then, the number of studies on their medical/clinical applications grew and rare sugars emerged as potential candidates to replace conventional sugars in human nutrition thanks to their beneficial health effects. More recently, the potential use of rare sugars in agriculture was also highlighted. However, overviews and critical evaluations on this topic are missing. This review aims to provide the current knowledge about the effects of rare sugars on the organisms of the farming ecosystem, with an emphasis on their mode of action and practical use as an innovative tool for sustainable agriculture. Some rare sugars can impact the plant growth and immune responses by affecting metabolic homeostasis and the hormonal signaling pathways. These properties could be used for the development of new herbicides, plant growth regulators and resistance inducers. Other rare sugars also showed antinutritional properties on some phytopathogens and biocidal activity against some plant pests, highlighting their promising potential for the development of new sustainable pesticides. Their low risk for human health also makes them safe and ecofriendly alternatives to agrochemicals.

scholarly journals Pharmacological Evaluation of Mentha spicata L. and Plantago major L., Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Anxiety and Insomnia in Colombian Caribbean Coast

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daneiva C. Caro ◽  
David E. Rivera ◽  
Yanet Ocampo ◽  
Luis A. Franco ◽  
Rubén D. Salas
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Elevated Plus Maze ◽  
Bioactive Metabolites ◽  
Sodium Pentobarbital ◽  
Plantago Major ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Mentha Spicata ◽  
Elevated Plus Maze Test ◽  
Plus Maze ◽  
Potential Use

Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent, chronic, and disabling conditions that impose enormous health and economic costs both on individuals and on society. Medicinal plants are an invaluable source of bioactive metabolites that can be useful as new pharmacological treatment. Teas from Mentha spicata and Plantago major are employed by Colombian populations to treat stress and insomnia. This work was conducted to evaluate their anxiolytic and hypnotic properties. For this, we employed the Elevated Plus-Maze test and the sodium pentobarbital-induced hypnosis method using Wistar rats. Oral administration of M. spicata extract (1000 mg/Kg) significantly increased the exploration and time spent in the open arms, which indicates its anxiolytic activity. On the other hand, both M. spicata and P. major extracts (1000 mg/Kg) remarkably augmented the sleeping time induced by pentobarbital, suggesting a sedative and hypnotic effect of the plants extracts. In addition, the acute toxicological study demonstrated that the doses used did not induce mortality or toxicity effects at hepatic or renal level. The bioactivity seems to be related to several kinds of constituents, mainly phenolic compounds such as flavonoids and tannins. In conclusion, these results reinforce the potential use of these species in the therapy of anxiety.

scholarly journals Therapeutic approach for COVID-19: The power of herbal medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e6789108907
Author(s):  
Danilo José Machado de Abreu ◽  
Hanna Elisia Araújo de Barros ◽  
Caio Vinicius Lima Natarelli ◽  
Alice Pereira Zanzini ◽  
Eduardo Valério de Barros Vilas Boas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Therapeutic Strategy ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Brazilian Legislation ◽  
Medicinal Use ◽  
Potential Use ◽  
Sciverse Scopus

The objective of this work was to evaluate whether medicinal plants as active ingredients of herbal, homeopathic and floral medicines marketed in Brazil, had potential use as a therapeutic strategy for prevention, treatment and cure for COVID-19. This study took into account products marketed and regulated by Brazilian legislation with claims such as: immunomodulators, antivirals and improvement of symptoms related to respiratory system deficiency, which were calculated the absolute (n) and relative (%) frequencies. In addition, PubMed®, Web of Science® and SciVerse Scopus® databases were used to search the literature in order to obtain the scientific claims of plants found in the formulations of the evaluated products, taking into account the typical symptoms of COVID-19. 113 products were found, of which 65% were herbal medicines, 27% homeopathic medicines and 7% floral. There were 13 medicinal plants with an absolute frequency ≥ 5, in which scientific evidence was found regarding their medicinal use, as a complementary therapy in the treatment of symptoms related to COVID-19.

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