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Teratogenicity and Developmental Toxicity of Herbal Products
2017
Developmental toxicology and research in teratogenicity focus on xenobiotic substances that damage embryos and fetuses and lead to death, growth retardation, and/or malformation of offspring. While considerable information has been acquired about synthetic drugs and environmental xenobiotics, much less is known about the teratogenicity of herbal products. In this chapter we report on some major topics of developmental toxicity and teratogenicity, and discuss the safety of a few selected medicinal herbs in this context, i.e., Artemisia annua L., Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx., Echinacea spec,. Glycyrrhiza spec., herbs derived from Chinese medicine, Hypericum perforatum L., Panax gins…
Herbalists, traditional healers and pharmacists: a view of the tuberculosis in Ghana
2014
This paper is the result of a visit by Brazilian researchers to Ghana, with the aim of improving understanding of the relationship between traditional healers and conventional health practices, specifically in relation to tuberculosis. Through this exploratory visit, this group of researchers promoted by the Edital Pro Africa (CNPq) had an opportunity to learn about, reflect on, and discuss the different social, economic and cultural realities and contexts that have led to the different health conditions and forms of healthcare in Ghana. Besides the direct relationship between the social and economic conditions of the country and the health of its population, it was also concluded that ther…
Identification of highly effective antitrypanosomal compounds in essential oils from the Apiaceae family
2018
The Apiaceae family encompasses aromatic plants of economic importance employed in foodstuffs, beverages, perfumery, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Apiaceae are rich sources of essential oils because of the wealth of secretory structures (ducts and vittae) they are endowed with. The Apiaceae essential oils are available on an industrial level because of the wide cultivation and disposability of the bulky material from which they are extracted as well as their relatively cheap price. In the fight against protozoal infections, essential oils may represent new therapeutic options. In the present work, we focused on a panel of nine Apiaceae species (Siler montamon, Sison amomum, Echinophora spi…
Cytotoxic Potencial Acetogenins ofAnnonaGenus
2016
Over the centuries, nature has contributed to the basic needs of human beings. In particular, plants have cooperated as a source of drugs for the treatment of a broad spectrum of diseases because of the structural diversity of secondary metabolites. With strict attention to antineoplastic therapy, the search for anticancer drugs has increased in order to meet more specific and selective treatments. The acetogenins (ACGs), a class of secondary metabolites found exclusively in the family Annonaceae, are substances of great importance due to their well-known cytotoxic potency in human tumor cell lines in vitro , which can be exploited in designing anticancer agents. Among the 150 genera of Ann…
PERANAN TUMBUHAN OBAT DALAM BUDAYA ANAK SUKU MOILE DI MOKWAM MANOKWARI
2010
<p><em>The objective </em><em>of the research </em><em>was to determine the role of medicinal plants in the </em><em>livelyhood </em><em>of children in </em><em>the sub-</em><em>tribe</em><em> </em><em>Moile. The study was conducted in the area </em><em>of </em><em>Mokwam in July 2008. Analysis of Index of Cultural Significance (ICS) is used to measure the role of medicinal plants in </em><em>the culture of the sub-</em><em>trib</em><em>e</em><em> Moile. The results </em><em>showed </em><em>…
Essential oils from three Algerian medicinal plants (Artemisia campestris, Pulicaria arabica, and Saccocalyx satureioides) as new botanical insectici…
2020
Medicinal and aromatic plants represent an outstanding source of green active ingredients for a broad range of real-world applications. In the present study, we investigated the insecticidal potential of the essential oils obtained from three medicinal and aromatic plants of economic importance in Algeria, Artemisia campestris, Pulicaria arabica, and Saccocalyx satureioides. Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to study the essential oil chemical compositions. The three essential oils were tested against a mosquito vectoring filariasis and arboviruses, i.e., Culex quinquefasciatus, a fly pest acting also as pathogens vector, Musca domestica, and an agricultural…
Recent Advances in Kaempferia Phytochemistry and Biological Activity : A Comprehensive Review
2019
Background: Plants belonging to the genus Kaempferia (family: Zingiberaceae) are distributed in Asia, especially in the southeast region, and Thailand. They have been widely used in traditional medicines to cure metabolic disorders, inflammation, urinary tract infections, fevers, coughs, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, abdominal and gastrointestinal ailments, asthma, wounds, rheumatism, epilepsy, and skin diseases. Objective: Herein, we reported a comprehensive review, including the traditional applications, biological and pharmacological advances, and phytochemical constituents of Kaempheria species from 1972 up to early 2019. Materials and methods: All the information and reported stu…
Neoclerodanes from Teucrium orientale
2004
Abstract Two new neoclerodane diterpenoids, 6-deacetyl-teucrolivin A (5) and 8beta-hydroxy-teucrolivin B (6), were isolated from the aerial parts of Teucrium orientale, along with four already known neoclerodane diterpenoids, teucrolivin A (1), teucrolivin B (2), teucrolivin C (3) and teucrolivin H (4), previously isolated from Teucrium oliverianum. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence and chemical transformations. Compounds 1-3 were assayed for antifeedant activity against Spodoptera littoralis, S. frugiperda and Heliocoverpa armigera. Teucrolivin A was the most potent of the three compounds tested.
Essential oil of Cyphostemma juttae (Vitaceae): Chemical composition and antitumor mechanism in triple negative breast cancer cells
2019
The genus Cyphostemma (Planch.) Alston (Vitaceae) includes about 150 species distrib- uted in eastern and southern Africa and Madagascar. Some species are used in traditional medicine and their biological activities, including antiproliferative effects against cancer cell lines, have been demonstrated. To date no investigations on Cyphostemma essential oils have been carried out. Essential oils, which play important roles in plant defenses have been demonstrated to be active in the treatment of several human diseases and to enhance bioavability of other drugs. The aim of this paper was to identify the chemical composition of the essential oil of the leaves of Cyphostemma juttae (Dinter &…