scholarly journals Pharmacognostical, Phytochemical and Antibacterial Studies on the Leaves of Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn. in Cuba

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Eva Salas Olivet ◽  
José González ◽  
Armando Cuéllar ◽  
Max Monan ◽  
Yuliamny Adames ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Herbal Remedy ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
World Health ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Antibacterial Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
Ocimum Tenuiflorum ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Free Aminoacids

Towards authentication and quality assurance of medicinal plants, pharmacognostic, physicochemical, phytochemical and preliminary antibacterial studies of the leaves of Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn, were carried out. The macroscopic evaluation revealed characters that are of diagnostic value and useful in authentication of the plant. The physicochemical analyses reveals values for moisture content (12.46 %), alcohol extractive (0.5 %), and total ash (11.5 %) which are within the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for crude drug from medicinal plants, except the last one. Phytochemical screening for secondary metabolites revealed the presence of fats, alkaloids, saponins, triterpens/steroids, reductants sugars, flavonoids, free aminoacids or amines, quinones, anthocyanins and mucilage, and phenolic compounds, while resins and balsams, coumarins and tannins were absent. Information obtained from these studies can be used as markers in the identification and standardization of this plant as a herbal remedy and also towards monograph development on the plant.

Natural products from the traditional Moroccan pharmacopoeia: A potential lead for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 1278-1285
Author(s):  
Mohamed Yafout ◽  
Amine Ousaid ◽  
Ibrahim Sbai El Otmani ◽  
Youssef Khayati ◽  
Amal Ait Haj Said
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Treatment Protocol ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Promising Source

The new SARS-CoV-2 belonging to the coronaviruses family has caused a pandemic affecting millions of people around the world. This pandemic has been declared by the World Health Organization as an international public health emergency. Although several clinical trials involving a large number of drugs are currently underway, no treatment protocol for COVID-19 has been officially approved so far. Here we demonstrate through a search in the scientific literature that the traditional Moroccan pharmacopoeia, which includes more than 500 medicinal plants, is a fascinating and promising source for the research of natural molecules active against SARS-CoV-2. Multiple in-silico and in-vitro studies showed that some of the medicinal plants used by Moroccans for centuries possess inhibitory activity against SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2. These inhibitory activities are achieved through the different molecular mechanisms of virus penetration and replication, or indirectly through stimulation of immunity. Thus, the potential of plants, plant extracts and molecules derived from plants that are traditionally used in Morocco and have activity against SARS-CoV-2, could be explored in the search for a preventive or curative treatment against COVID-19. Furthermore, safe plants or plant extracts that are proven to stimulate immunity could be officially recommended by governments as nutritional supplements.

scholarly journals Assessment of Antimalarial Activity againstPlasmodium falciparumand Phytochemical Screening of Some Yemeni Medicinal Plants

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Alshawsh ◽  
Ramzi A. Mothana ◽  
Hassan A. Al-shamahy ◽  
Salah F. Alsllami ◽  
Ulrike Lindequist
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antimalarial Activity ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Antiplasmodial Activity ◽  
World Health ◽  
Moderate Activity ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Cissus Rotundifolia ◽  
Health Organization

Developing countries, where malaria is one of the most prevalent diseases, still rely on traditional medicine as a source for the treatment of this disease. In the present study, six selected plants (Acalypha fruticosa,Azadirachta indica,Cissus rotundifolia,Echium rauwalfii,Dendrosicyos socotranaandBoswellia elongata) commonly used in Yemen by traditional healers for the treatment of malaria as well as other diseases, were collected from different localities of Yemen, dried and extracted with methanol and water successfully. The antiplasmodial activity of the extracts was evaluated against fresh clinical isolates ofPlasmodium falciparum. The selectivity parameters to evaluate the efficacy of these medicinal plants were measured byin vitromicro test (Mark III) according to World Health Organization (WHO) 1996 & WHO 2001 protocols of antimalarial drug tests. Among the investigated 12 extracts, three were found to have significant antiplasmodial activity with IC50values less than 4 µg/ml, namely the water extracts ofA. fruticosa,A. indicaandD. socotrana. Six extracts showed moderate activity with IC50values ranging from 10 to 30 µg/ml and three appeared to be inactive with IC50values more than 30 µg/ml. In addition, preliminary phytochemical screening of the methanolic and aqueous extracts indicated the presence of saponins, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, polysaccharides and peptides.

Bioactive Natural Medicinal Plants in South Indian Western Ghats and Their Pharmacological Importance

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-69
Author(s):  
M. Tamizharasi ◽  
R. Rajila ◽  
D. Beula Shiny ◽  
J. Vijila Jasmin ◽  
T. Kumaran
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
World Health ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Medical Products ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
South Indian ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Awareness of traditional knowledge and medicinal plants can play a key role in the utilization and discovery of natural plant resources. Plants became the basis of medicine system throughout the world for thousands of years and continue to provide mankind with new remedies. Researchers generally agree that natural products from plants and other organisms have been the most consistently successful source for ideas for new drugs. The world health organization estimates that 80% of the population living in the developing countries relies exclusively on traditional medicine for their primary health care. More than half of the world's population still relies entirely on plants for medicines, and plants supply the active ingredients of most traditional medical products. The review shows the south Indian medicinal plant products has been used by people to treat various health ailments.

scholarly journals Determination of essential and non-essential elements in Xylanthemum macropodum of Balochistan, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 94-103
Author(s):  
Maria Bibi ◽  
Samiullah Khan ◽  
Attiq-Ur-Rehman Kakar ◽  
Naqeebullah Khan ◽  
Abdul Hakeem Tareen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Atomic Absorption ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Permissible Limit ◽  
World Health ◽  
Home Remedy ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Background: Medicinal plants have been used to treat various diseases for several years throughout the world. Xylanthemum macropodum is a medicinal plant with a vast application as a home remedy in Balochistan. Objective: The current study was conducted to determine the levels of essential and non-essential elements in Xylanthemum macropodum collected from Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan). Methods: Analysis was conducted for eleven elements by using atomic absorption spectrophotometer and flame photometer. Results: The essential and non-essential elements that were detected in Xylanthemum macropodum are K, Na, Ca, Fe, Cu, Co, Ni, Mn, Cr, Cd and Pb, respectively. The result of the concentration of determined elements are in the order of K> Na> Ca> Fe> Cu> Co> Ni> Mn> Cd> Cr> Pb in Xylanthemum macropodum 3000> 1600> 790.25> 92.36> 85.31> 49.24> 40.94> 20.94> 6.655> 1.61> 1.18 µg/g respectively. Conclusions: Mn, Na and Pb were found within the permissible limit given by World Health Organization, while Ca, Cu, Fe, Ni, Cd and Cr were beyond the permissible limits. However, there is no permissible limit for K and Co.

scholarly journals Medicinal Plants for Prevention and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-85
Author(s):  
Onder Otlu ◽  
Ceyhun Bereketoglu ◽  
Tugba Raika Kiran ◽  
Aysun Bay Karabulut
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Antiviral Agent ◽  
World Health ◽  
Chronic Infections ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The 2019-nCoV (new Corona Virus) outbreak was announced by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Emergency Public Health Organization, on January 30, 2020, and WHO reported the 2019-nCoV pathogen to SARSCoV-2 and Corona virus Disease 2019 on 12 February. (COVID2019). COVID-19 was officially recognized as a Pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020. Plants have been used all over the world as traditional medicine for centuries to treat many chronic infections, including viral diseases. In recent years, scientists have been trying to verify the potential of functional compounds to protect human health and cure diseases with their research on functional and nutraceutical foods. Traditional medicinal plants have a long history supported by many researches such as maintaining a healthy life, toxins taken in daily life, fighting and preventing diseases, and longevity. Studies on the antiviral, antiinflammatory and antioxidant properties of ethnomedical plants and natural phytochemicals can be considered as a great potential drug source against various ailments as well as Covid-19 treatment. Based on this study, plant extracts increase immunity with the increase in the number of white blood cells and lymphocytes in viral infections such as Covid-19, which can lead to fatal consequences, regulating the production and release of proinflammatory cytokines, showing an anti-inflammatory effect with a decrease in the C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, It appears to have a positive effect such as interfering with the development and potential antiviral agent activity. In this study, phytochemicals and effects associated with COVID-19 infection were reviewed.

scholarly journals Redefining the Scope of Ayurveda in Cardiology

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 56-59
Author(s):  
Jithesh Madhavan
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
World Health ◽  
Preventive Cardiology ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have now become the leading cause of mortality or even morbidity in India. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease causes 12 million deaths in the world each year. Even with all the advancements in medicine, the management of CVD’s are yet to be redefined. Ayurveda proposes a different understanding to etiopathogenesis of such conditions and subsequent healthcare, in the context of hrdroga. Latest researches in Ayurveda have given a new hope in CVDs, the curative as well as preventive aspects. With the emergence of increasing number of cardiac problems from the young age itself, it is the time to explore various options available in the alternative areas of medicine. Herbs and dietary supplements can have significant role in preventive cardiology as well as per published studies. Equivalent is the management of associative psychological contributors. In this article, research works of medicinal plants useful in cardiology are described with special emphasis on rasona, arjuna, guggulu, amalaki and gokshura. This work emphasises the scope of such practice so as to popularize the options available in Ayurvedic literature.

scholarly journals Pharmacognostical analysis of different parts of Cyperus rotundus L.

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (sp1) ◽  
pp. 607-612
Author(s):  
Anand Prakash ◽  
Divya Jain ◽  
Rashmi Tripathi ◽  
` Pracheta
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Herbal Remedy ◽  
Therapeutic Index ◽  
Cyperus Rotundus ◽  
World Health ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Soxhlet Apparatus ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Different Parts

Medicinal plants have been used as chief antidotes for the cure of numerous diseases since time immemorial. To investigate the quality assurance and authentication of medicinal plants, pharmacognostical, physicochemical and preliminary phytochemical studies of the different parts (root, stem and flower) of Cyperus rotundus were carried out. Present study deals with WHO (World Health Organization) recommended methods, fluorescence, phytochemical characteristics for standardization of plant parts by using a soxhlet apparatus in order of increase polarity. The extracts were subjected to qualitative phytochemical screening using standard procedures. Phytochemical investigation led to the revelation of the presence of enormous kinds of primary and secondary metabolite’s as protein, carbohydrate, phenole, flavonoid, alkaloid, terpenoid, and saponin, etc., in trace, moderate and high amount in various extracts of different parts of experimental plant. It was concluded that the plant is rich in phytochemicals with significant pharmacological applications that may supply drugs for modern medicines and can be valuable for the therapeutic index. Information obtained from these studies help in determining the antioxidant capacity and contributes to the predominant group of bioactive components which can be used as markers in the identification and standardization of this plant as a herbal remedy.

scholarly journals A importância da orientação dos profissionais das equipes de saúde da família a cerca do uso da fitoterapia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Andressa Lacerda Nóbrega ◽  
Paula Taciana Dantas Ugulino ◽  
Danielle Ferreira Cajá ◽  
Antonia Elinaíde Ferreira Dantas
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
Health Team ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Selection Of

<p>As plantas medicinais são definidas como aquelas capazes de produzir princípios ativos que possam alterar o funcionamento de órgãos e sistemas, restaurando o equilíbrio orgânico ou a homeostasia nos casos de enfermidades, assim como outras terapias, fazem parte da chamada Medicina Tradicional, a equipe de Saúde da Família deve atuar de maneira eficaz na orientação da adequada utilização dessa terapêutica complementar, tendo em vista a ampla utilização de plantas medicinais pela população que é atendida nas unidades de Saúde da Família. O objetivo desse estudo é avaliar a importância da orientação dos profissionais de saúde das equipes de saúde da família a cerca do uso da fitoterapia. A pesquisa se trata de um estudo bibliográfico realizado a partir da seleção de artigos, oriundos do banco de dados de Revistas e outras publicações literárias, datadas dos períodos de 2006 a 2014. Os resultados mostram que a utilização de plantas no tratamento de doenças e infecções é uma prática milenar, que continua sendo difundida na atualidade, e que no Brasil essa prática é reconhecida pela organização mundial de saúde, e pelo ministério da saúde, sendo regulamentada por lei, no entanto é importante o apoio e a orientação dos profissionais das equipes de saúde da familia, em especial do enfermeiro, sendo ele considerado uma peça chave nesse processo, pois estes mantém um maior vínculo com a população sendo conhecedor dos costumes e culturas em que a população está inserida.</p><p align="center"><strong><em>The importance of professional orientation of family health teams a fence phytotherapy use</em></strong></p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Medicinal plants are defined as those capable of producing active ingredients that can alter the functioning of organs and systems, restoring organic balance or homeostasis in cases of illness, as well as other therapies are part of the so-called traditional medicine, the health team Family must act effectively in guiding the appropriate use of this complementary therapy, with a view to wider use of medicinal plants by the population that is served in the Family Health Units. The aim of this study is to evaluate the importance of guidance for health professionals of family health teams about the use of herbal medicine. The research is a bibliographical study from the selection of items, arising from the Journals Database and other literary publications, dating from the period 2006 to 2013. The results show that the use of plants to treat diseases and infections It is an ancient practice that is still widespread today, and that in Brazil this practice is recognized by the world health organization, and the ministry of health, being regulated by law, however it is important the support and guidance of professional teams health of the family, especially the nurse, it is considered a key player in this process, as they maintain a stronger link with the population being knowledgeable of customs and cultures where the population is located.</p>

scholarly journals Phytochemical Screening of Halophytic Plant Heliotropium curassavicum L.

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-145
Author(s):  
Rachana Suthar ◽  
Hiteshkumar A. Solanki
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Bioactive Constituents ◽  
Preliminary Screening ◽  
Tolerant Plants ◽  
The World ◽  
Halophytic Plant ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
Health Organization

According to the World Health Organization, plants are a source of compounds that have the ability to combat disease, antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal activities. The most important of these bioactive constituents of plants are alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids and phenolic compounds. Halophytes are salt tolerant plants. They contain high amount of secondary metabolites or phytoconstituents. Correlation between the phytoconstituents and the bioactivity of plant is desirable to know for the synthesis of compounds with specific activities to treat various health ailments and chronic diseases as well. The study of the halophytic plant for the preliminary screening of different phytoconstituents is important. Here, I have done preliminary phytochemical screening of Halophytic plant Heliotropium Curassavicum L.

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