PHYTOSOCIOLOGICAL STUDY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF ACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF TWO MEDICINAL PLANTS MENTHA PIPERITA L. AND MELISSA OFFICINALIS L.

Abstract Herein the use of medicinal plants by the population of the 3rd Sanitary District of Maceió-AL city is reported. Transversal description was conducted from February 2013 to January 2014, with a sample of 116 individuals of both Gender Genders aged over 18 years. The ethnobotanical information interviews ethnobotanical information were obtained through semi - structured questionnaire featuring the use of medicinal plants and social and economical data. Descriptive statistics was applied for quantitative variables as mean and standard deviation and proportions for qualitative variables in the frequency table format. The results showed that 85.34% of the interviewees used plants for medicinal purposes. As the majority of these were (73.28%) females in the age group between 30-60 years of old. Among a total of 45 identified plant species, the highest use frequency were for Boldus Peumus (bilberry), Melissa officinalis (lemon balm), and Mentha piperita (mint). The most widely used plant foliage part was (53.53%) prepared as an infusion (55.5%). The use of medicinal plants in Maceió cityis widespread, highlighting the importance of ethnobotanical knowledge for the study of medicinal plants.

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Content of selected biologically active compounds in tea infusions of widely used European medicinal plants

Journal of Agrobiology ◽

10.2478/s10146-009-0003-2 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 27-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Eva Dadáková ◽

Naděžda Vrchotová ◽

Jan Tříska

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Chlorogenic Acid ◽

Betula Pendula ◽

Biologically Active Compounds ◽

Biologically Active ◽

Melissa Officinalis ◽

Sambucus Nigra ◽

Active Compounds ◽

Tea Infusions ◽

Glechoma Hederacea

Content of selected biologically active compounds in tea infusions of widely used European medicinal plantsHerbal tea infusions are a very important source of flavonoids and other biologically active compounds in human medicine and nutrition. Melissa officinalis, Agrimonia eupatoria, Sambucus nigra, Achillea millefolium, Filipendula ulmaria, Betula pendula and Glechoma hederacea were selected as common European medicinal herbs and sources for tea infusion preparations. Quercetin, rutin, catechin, chlorogenic acid, and squalene were determined in the prepared infusions. Free quercetin was not found in any of the infusions, but tea infusions did contain rutin and other quercetin glycosides, the content of which was, after acid hydrolysis, determined as quercetin. The highest levels of total quercetin were found in infusions from Filipendula ulmaria and Sambucus nigra (120 and 108 mg L-1, respectively) corresponding to the content of rutin found also in these two infusions (25.2 and 194 mg L-1, respectively). The Sambucus nigra infusion contained the largest content of chlorogenic acid (166 mg L-1), and infusions from Melissa officinalis, Agrimonia eupatoria, Betula pendula and Glechoma hederacea contained only small amounts of squalene.

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La investigación y el uso de plantas medicinales visto a través de la escuela

Infancias Imágenes ◽

10.14483/udistrital.jour.infimg.2014.2.a08 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 91

Author(s):

Adriana Elizabeth Reyes Parrado

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Aloe Vera ◽

Rosmarinus Officinalis ◽

Learning Processes ◽

Mentha Piperita ◽

Health Coverage ◽

Ruta Graveolens ◽

Melissa Officinalis ◽

Cymbopogon Citratus

Las Ciencias Naturales son cruciales para procesos de aprendizaje en temas de conservación, medio ambiente y rescate cultural. Como parte de este proceso, estudiantes campesinos realizaron encuestas etnobotánicas en sus comunidades, encontrando 57 especies de plantas empleadas para diversas aplicaciones medicinales. Aquí se reportan su identidad taxonómica, las formas de preparación y los usos empleados por los habitantes. Las familias más representativas fueron Lamiaceae (19%), Asteraceae (14%), Apiaceae (7%), Rutaceae (5%), Verbenaceae (5%), Umbelliferae (3%) y Fabaceae (3%). Dentro de las especies más empleadas estaban la Mentha piperita (15,3%), Aloe vera (8,3%), Chenopodium anthelminthium (6,4%), Rosmarinus officinalis (5,8%), Ocimum michrantum (5,2%), Ruta graveolens (5%), Melissa officinalis (5%) y Cymbopogon citratus (5%). Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que los conocimientos tradicionales sobre plantas medicinales, está fuertemente arraigado en las comunidades rurales y que a pesar de la ampliación de cobertura en salud estos saberes aún persisten. The Natural Sciences are crucial to learning processes in conservation, environment and cultural recovery. As part of this process, students conducted ethnobotanical surveys in rural communities, finding 57 species of medicinal plants used for various applications. Here are reported taxonomic identity, forms of preparation and applications used by the inhabitants. The most representative families were Lamiaceae (19%), Asteraceae (14%), Apiaceae (7%), Rutaceae (5%), Verbenaceae (5%), Umbelliferae (3%) and Fabaceae (3%). Among the species most used were the Mentha piperita (15.3%), Aloe vera (8.3%), Chenopodium anthelminthium (6.4%), Rosmarinus officinalis (5.8%), Ocimum michrantum (5.2 %), Ruta graveolens (5 %), Melissa officinalis (5 %) and Cymbopogon citratus (5 %). The results show that traditional knowledge about medicinal plants, is deeply rooted in rural communities and that despite the expansion of health coverage this knowledge still persist.

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The Investigation of Decontamination Effects of Ozone Gas on Microbial Load and Essential Oil of Several Medicinal Plants

Notulae Scientia Biologicae ◽

10.15835/nsb518297 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 34-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Razieh VALI ASILL ◽

Majid AZIZI ◽

Maasome BAHREINI ◽

Hossein AROUIEE

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Block Design ◽

Microbial Load ◽

Mentha Piperita ◽

Gas Treatment ◽

Zataria Multiflora ◽

Gas Concentration ◽

Mold And Yeast ◽

And Control

Today, Ozone as a disinfectant method, without putting on the harmful effects on human and plant products, it is alternative common methods for disinfection of plant material. The research as a factorial experiment was conducted on the basis of randomized complete block design with three replications and the effects of Ozone gas on decreasing the microbial load of some important medicinal plants include: Peppermint (Mentha piperita), Summer savory (Satureja hortensis), Indian valerian(Valeriana wallichii), Meliss (Melissa officinalis) and Iranian thyme (Zataria multiflora) were investigated. Medicinal plants leaves were treated with Ozone gas concentration 0.3, 0.6 and 0.9 ml/L at times of 10 and 30 then total count, coliform and mold and yeast of the samples were studied. The result showed that Ozone gas decreases microbial load of medicinal plants samples. But Ozone gas and Ozone gas in medicinal plants interaction effect had no effect on essential oil content. The lowest and the highest of microbial load were detected in samples treated with concentration of 0.9 ml/L of Ozone gas and control respectively. The highest and the lowest of microbial load were observed in Iranian thyme and Indian valerian respectively. Also result showed that Ozone gas treatment for 30 min had the greatest of effect in reducing the microbial load and 0.9 ml/L Ozone gas concentration had the lowest of microbial load. Results of this survey reflect that the use of Ozone as a method of disinfection for medicinal plants is a decontamination.

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Lettuce and marigold intercropping: crops productivity and marigold's flavonoid content

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20150712 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 (9) ◽

pp. 1553-1558 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maira Christina Marques Fonseca ◽

Maria Aparecida Nogueira Sediyama ◽

Filipe Pereira Giardini Bonfim ◽

Rosana Gonçalves Rodrigues das Dores ◽

Melina Guimarães Gonçalves ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Experimental Design ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Unit Area ◽

Cropping System ◽

Flavonoid Content ◽

Active Compounds ◽

Experimental Area

ABSTRACT: Intercropping of vegetables and medicinal plants might produce favorable interactions for both crops, resulting in increased production and profit per unit area. It is known that active compounds can change because of several factors, including the cropping system. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of intercropping of lettuce and marigold on the productivity of these crops and on the flavonoid content of marigold flowers. The experiment was conducted in the experimental area of EPAMIG in Oratorios-MG. Treatments consisted of lettuce + marigolds intercropping between rows, lettuce + marigold intercropping between plants, and monocultures of each species. Spacing was 0.3x0.3m. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks with ten repetitions. Harvest of lettuce and marigold flowers started 45 days after transplantation (DAT) and extended up to 72 DAT for marigolds. Lettuce and marigold intercropping appears feasible because lettuce production did not differ between the monoculture and intercropped cultivations, and marigold productivity was higher when intercropped with lettuce. No change in the flavonoid (active chemicals of medicinal interest) content in the floral capitula of marigolds was observed.

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LEVANTAMENTO ETNOFARMACOLÓGICO DAS PLANTAS MEDICINAIS UTILIZADAS PELOS USUÁRIOS DA USF PAULO LEAL DE MELO EM MACEIÓ-AL

Interfaces Científicas - Saúde e Ambiente ◽

10.17564/2316-3798.2017v5n2p41-52 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 41-52

Author(s):

Amanda Arruda Santos Madeiro ◽

Cristiano Ribeiro de Lima

Keyword(s):

Mentha Piperita ◽

Melissa Officinalis ◽

Cymbopogon Citratus

O conhecimento popular sobre plantas medicinais pode ser um valioso atalho para a pesquisa e desenvolvimento de novos fármacos. O trabalho teve por objetivo o levantamento etnofarmacológico das plantas utilizadas pelos usuários da Unidade de Saúde da Família (USF) Dr. Paulo Leal de Melo da cidade de Maceió-AL. O estudo foi realizado através de entrevistas e questionários semi-estruturados com os voluntários, na sala de espera da própria USF. Foram realizadas 46 entrevistas resultando em 50 espécies botânicas. As espécies mais citadas foram Peumus boldus (70%), Melissa officinalis (61%), Cymbopogon citratus (61%), Stryphnodendron barbatiman (35%), Hyptis pectinata (30%) e Mentha piperita (30%). As indicações medicinais mais frequentes foram: gripe, dor abdominal, inflamação e ansiedade. A parte mais utilizada foram as folhas, e o chá por infusão a forma de preparo mais comum. Observou-se grande utilização de plantas medicinais, com boa correlação entre o emprego indicado por esta e suas propriedades biológicas descritas na literatura. Através deste trabalho pôde-se resgatar o conhecimento popular relacionado ao uso de plantas medicinais na comunidade local estudada.

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Bio-active Compounds from Unani Medicinal Plants and Their Application in Urolithiasis

Natural Bio-active Compounds ◽

10.1007/978-981-13-7205-6_16 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 369-407

Author(s):

Shaikh Ajij Ahmed Makbul ◽

Nasreen Jahan ◽

Mohd Afsahul Kalam

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Active Compounds

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Relation between leaf area and dimensions of selected medicinal plants

Research in Agricultural Engineering ◽

10.17221/4896-rae ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 51 (No. 1) ◽

pp. 13-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

C. Çırak ◽

M. S Odabaş ◽

B. Sağlam ◽

A. K Ayan

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Leaf Area ◽

Prediction Models ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Urtica Dioica ◽

Nerium Oleander ◽

Mentha Piperita ◽

Black Sea Region ◽

Package Program ◽

Origanum Onites

In this research, leaf area prediction models were developed for some leaf-used medicinal plants namely Calamintha nepeta, Datura stromonium, Melissa officinalis, Mentha piperita, Nerium oleander, Origanum onites and Urtica dioica growing wild in Black Sea region of Turkey. Lamina width, length and leaf area were measured non-destructively to develop the models. The actual leaf areas of the plants were measured by PLACOM Digital Planimeter, and multiple regression analysis with Excel 7.0 computer package program was performed for the plants separately. The produced leaf area prediction models in the present study were formulized as LA = (a) + (b1 × L) + [(b2 × (L × W)]  + (b3 × L2) + (b4 × W2) + [b5 × (L × W2)] + [b6 × (L2 × W)] + [b7 × (L2 × W2)] where LA is leaf area, W is leaf width, L is leaf length and a, b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, and b7 are coefficients. R2 values for medicinal plants tested varied with species from 0.82 in Origanum onites to 0.98 in Urtica dioica. All R² values and standard errors were found to be significant at the P < 0.001 level.

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In Vitro and In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity of Three Rwandan Medicinal Plants and Identification of Their Active Compounds

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/s-0034-1368322 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 80 (06) ◽

pp. 482-489 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Raymond Muganga ◽

Luc Angenot ◽

Monique Tits ◽

Michel Frédérich

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Antiplasmodial Activity ◽

Active Compounds

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CDK4 as a phytochemical based anticancer drug target

10.1101/859595 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rony Kumer Chando ◽

Nazmul Hussain ◽

Mashedul Islam Rana ◽

Shomoita Sayed ◽

Saruar Alam ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Anticancer Drug ◽

Drug Target ◽

Mangifera Indica ◽

Underlying Mechanism ◽

Lower Grade ◽

Active Compounds ◽

Mango Tree ◽

Lower Grade Glioma ◽

Based Medicine

AbstractSuccess story of plant-based medicine had been overlooked during the advent of modern pharmaceutical industry. Despite the negligence of the multimillion-dollar drug industry, people entirely rely on medicinal plants in some part of the world. In this study, we have emphasized on going back to those traditional medicinal practices to figure out their underlying mechanism to move forward on phytochemical based drug development. We screened Medicinal Plant Database Bangladesh 1.0 (MPDB1.0) and on-going extension, MPDB2.0, of that database to find traditionally used medicinal plants and their active compounds. Here, Mangiferin, extracted from Mangifera indica, have been demonstrated to interact with cell cycle regulator Cyclin-dependent Kinase 4 (CDK4). CDK4 is differentially expressed during Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), Brain Lower Grade Glioma (LGG), and Sarcoma (SARC). Expression of CDK4 is interlinked to the patients’ survival rate and its consistent expression throughout different stages have provided the advantage to use it as diagnostic tool and drug target. Altogether, this study demonstrated that simple mango tree extracted active compounds, mangiferin, can work as potential anticancer drug and leveraging the recent advancement of sequencing and gene expression data can accelerate the phytochemical based drug discovery process.

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