Medicinal halophytes: potent source of health promoting biomolecules with medical, nutraceutical and food applications

R Ksouri, WM Ksouri, I Jallali, A Debez… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Salt-tolerant plants grow in a wide variety of saline habitats, from coastal regions, salt
marshes and mudflats to inland deserts, salt flats and steppes. Halophytes living in these …

Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used in the Northeastern part of Morocco

MR Kachmar, H Naceiri Mrabti… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The knowledge of the plants that are used may provide insight on their properties for further
exploration. This study aimed to identify and collect data about medicinal plants used in …

Evidence for protective and antioxidant properties of rutin, a natural flavone, against ethanol induced gastric lesions

C La Casa, I Villegas, CA De La Lastra… - Journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
This study was designed to determine the ulcer-protecting effects of rutin, a natural flavone,
against gastric lesions induced by 50% ethanol, the experimental model related to lesion …

Effects of Nigella sativa oil on gastric secretion and ethanol induced ulcer in rats

M El-Dakhakhny, M Barakat, M Abd El-Halim… - Journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
The present work was done to investigate the possible effects of Nigella sativa oil (NSO) on
gastric secretion and ethanol-induced ulcer in rats. Thirty two adult male rats were used in …

Evaluation of Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Inula viscosa Leaf Extracts with Allium Test

T Aşkin Çelik, ÖS Aslantürk - BioMed Research International, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
I. viscosa has been used for years in folk medicine for its anti‐inflammatory, antipyretic,
antiseptic, and paper antiphlogistic activities. In this study, cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of …

Antiproliferative, Antimicrobial and Apoptosis Inducing Effects of Compounds Isolated from Inula viscosa

WH Talib, MHA Zarga, AM Mahasneh - Molecules, 2012 - mdpi.com
The antiproliferative and antimicrobial effects of thirteen compounds isolated from Inula
viscosa (L.) were tested in this study. The antiproliferative activity was tested against three …

1, 8-cineol, a food flavoring agent, prevents ethanol-induced gastric injury in rats

FA Santos, VSN Rao - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2001 - Springer
This study investigated the gastroptrotective effect of 1, 8-cineole (cineole) on ethanol-
induced gastric mucosal damage in rats and the possible mechanisms involved. 1, 8 …

Traditional medicine and gastroprotective crude drugs

G Schmeda-Hirschmann, E Yesilada - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
A frequent question when dealing with the search for gastroprotective compounds from
natural sources is how far or close are both the plant preparations and extract amounts from …

Effects of aqueous extracts from Quercus ilex l. root bark, Punica granatum l. fruit peel and Artemisia herba‐alba Asso leaves on ethanol‐induced gastric damage in …

K Gharzouli, S Khennouf, S Amira… - … Journal Devoted to …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The gastroprotective effect of tannic acid and the aqueous extract of Quercus ilex L. root
bark, Punica granatum L. fruit peel and Artemisia herba‐alba Asso leaves was investigated …

Toxicity studies of medicinal plants used in sub-Saharan Africa

MB Mounanga, L Mewono, SA Angone - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, traditional medicine is widely used in rural and urban areas
also. This is essentially due to the prohibitive cost of pharmaceutical-based medicine and …