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Medicinal plants
About: Medicinal plants is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3816 publications have been published within this topic receiving 108681 citations. The topic is also known as: medicinal herbs & medicinal plants.
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TL;DR: It was found that most plant extracts studied had antibacterial and antifungal activities.
Abstract: The use of plants in treatment of burns, dermatophytes and infectious diseases is common in traditional medicine. The development of new antimicrobial agents against resistant pathogens is increasing interest. Therefore, the methanolic extracts from different parts of four medicinal plants used locally in folk medicine were evaluated for antimicrobial activity. It was found that most plant extracts studied had antibacterial and antifungal activities. The methanolic extract of leaf of the plant Azadiracta indica, Acacia nilotica and Witania somnifera showed significant antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Escherchia coli, stphaylocuccus aureus and pseudomonas fluorescence. Azadiracta indica and A.tinolica showed significant antifungal activity against A. flavus, Ziziphus mauritiana. The rhizome extract of curcuma longa showed significant activity against all tested bacteria and showd higher anti fungal activity against Fusarium verticillioides .
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01 Aug 2013
TL;DR: The objective of the present study was to review on few medicinally potential plants of Lamiaceae of Karnataka, which are common in the Mediterranean countries for the fact that some of them produce a high amount of essential oil that enables them to survive the hot summer season.
Abstract: The objective of the present study was to review on few medicinally potential plants of Lamiaceae of Karnataka. Plants in this family, are herbs or shrubs often with an aromatic smell. They are common in the Mediterranean countries for the fact that some of them produce a high amount of essential oil that enables them to survive the hot summer season. Some examples from this family include Anisomeles, Colebrookea, Coleus, Hyptis, Leonotis, Leucas, Mentha, Ocimum, Oreganum and Salvia. These are important for medicinal, perfumery, culinary and ornamental purposes. Medicinal constituents include the strong aromatic essential oil, tannins, saponins and organic acids. The oil is obtained by steam distillation. In aromatherapy, the oil is used for its soothing effects. These plants have sedative, diuretic, tonic, antispasmodic, antifungal, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties.
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TL;DR: Antioxidant assays as well as anti-inflammatory assays and wound healing assays support the dermatological and wounds healing usage of these traditional medicinal plants and warrants further investigations and possible isolation of bioactive principles.
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TL;DR: This review summarizes the anti-gout potential of Malaysian medicinal plants but the mechanisms, active compounds, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, and safety of the plants still remain to be elucidated.
Abstract: Gout is a type of arthritis that causes painful inflammation in one or more joints. In
gout, elevation of uric acid in the blood triggers the formation of crystals, causing
joint pain. Malaysia is a mega-biodiversity country that is rich in medicinal plants
species. Therefore, its flora might offer promising therapies for gout. This article aims
to systematically review the anti-gout potential of Malaysian medicinal plants. Articles on
gout published from2000 to 2017 were identified using PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect,
and Google Scholar with the following keyword search terms: “gout,” “medicinal
plants,” “Malaysia,” “epidemiology,” “in vitro,” and “in vivo.” In this study, 85 plants
were identified as possessing anti-gout activity. These plants had higher percentages
of xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity (>85%); specifically, the Momordica charantia,
Chrysanthemum indicum, Cinnamomum cassia, Kaempferia galanga, Artemisia vulgaris,
and Morinda elliptica had the highest values, due to their diverse natural bioactive
compounds, which include flavonoids, phenolics, tannin, coumarins, luteolin, and
apigenin. This review summarizes the anti-gout potential of Malaysian medicinal plants
but the mechanisms, active compounds, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, and safety of
the plants still remain to be elucidated.
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17 Jan 2019
TL;DR: This chapter focuses on reviewing publications on medicinal plants used in the treatment of common diseases such as malaria, cholera, pneumonia, tuberculosis and asthma, focusing on information about ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology.
Abstract: This chapter focuses on reviewing publications on medicinal plants used in the treatment of common diseases such as malaria, cholera, pneumonia, tuberculosis and asthma. Traditional medicine is still recognized as the preferred primary health care system in many rural communities, due to a number of reasons including affordability and effectiveness. The review concentrated on current literature on medicinal plants, highlighting on information about ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology. The search for publications on medicinal plants with scientifically proven efficacy was carried out using electronic databases such as Science Direct, Google Scholar, SciFinder and PubMed. In all, about 46 species of different families with potent biological and pharmacological activities were reviewed. All the plants reviewed exhibited potent activity confirming their various traditional uses and their ability to treat prevalent diseases.
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