Mushrooms have proven to be a valuable source of diverse bioactive compounds that can hold substantial potential for preventing and managing various diseases. This research focused on examining the numerous bioactive compounds found in () (Cooke & Massee) Priest mushrooms, particularly those obtained from ethyl acetate and dichloromethane extracts. Polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, and alkaloids were also evaluated by chemical analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study examines the chemical composition and antimicrobial properties of petroleum ether and hydro-methanolic extracts of Achillea santolina(A. santolina) from Algeria. Chemical profiling was performed using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detection (HPLC-DAD) for the hydro-methanolic extract and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) for the petroleum ether extract.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn order to valorize natural resources and the traditional use of medicinal plants in Algeria, this study exploits the antibacterial effect of Carthamus caeruleus L. Since there are few studies on this plant despite its notable therapeutic potential, this work aims to characterize the chemical composition of Carthamus caeruleus L. leaf and root aqueous extracts and to evaluate their antibacterial activity through an in vitro and in silico studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFgenus (Apiaceae) comprises economically relevant plants distributed in temperate regions. These plants are used mainly as food but are also known for their biological properties. Here, the essential oils (EOs) obtained by hydro-distillation of roots and stems of Murb.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPomel. is a species belonging to the Lamiaceae family used in Algerian folk medicine. The present work essentially aimed to assess the phenolic composition and to evaluate some of the biological effects of different extracts, never previously studied, of growing in Algeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe genus (Plumbaginaceae) includes several species of perennial herbs and shrubs belonging to a particular type of halophytes, known as 'recretohalophytes'. species are widely distributed in the Mediterranean region, mainly in the North-Eastern and Southern countries and several bioactivities have been well documented. In the present study, the chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) of the aerial parts of (L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDesf. (Apiaceae) is a plant endemic to North Africa, including Algeria. It is used as natural medicine, due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: de Noé () (Lamiaceae) is known to be an important plant used in folk medicine as an herbal remedy in Algeria.
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the phytochemical composition, antioxidant activities, enzyme inhibitory activities, and antimicrobial activities of extracts.
Materials And Methods: A methanolic extract and a petroleum ether extract from the aerial parts of the plant were assessed for their chemical composition.
Fenugreek () has a great beneficial health effect; it has been used in traditional medicine by many cultures. Likewise, the α-amylase inhibitors are potential compounds in the development of drugs for the treatment of diabetes. The beneficial health effects of fenugreek lead us to explore the chemical composition of the seeds and their antioxidant and α-amylase inhibition activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFspp. species are known for their capacity to biocontrol of certain insects and plant pathogens; however, their ability to biocontrol the pine processionary () and certain phytopathogenic fungi belonging to the genera and have not been studied before. In this study, a strain from was isolated from wheat grains and then identified by morphological and molecular tests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we investigated in vitro the potential of to produce bioactive secondary metabolites that can be used as alternatives to synthetic compounds. The study focused on analyzing two extracts of using ethyl acetate and -butanol solvents with different polarities. The extracts were examined using phytochemical analysis to determine the content of polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, and alkaloids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(), belonging to the family Asteraceae, is an Algerian medicinal plant used in folk medicine to treat different diseases related to hyperglycemic and inflammatory disorders, as well as in food. The present study aimed to assess the total phenolic content, in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity and phytochemical profile of the extracts of . The extraction of phenolic compounds from aerial parts was conducted using solvents of increasing polarity starting from methanol, resulting in crude extract (CE), to chloroform extract (CHE), ethyl acetate extract (EAE) and butanol extract (BUE).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Munby) Kuntze (Lamiaceae) is used in traditional medicine and as a food condiment in Algeria, where it is known as Zaater cheleuh and Nabta elbida. Here, we report the comprehensive characterisation of non-volatile polar constituents extracted from aerial parts (a mixture of inflorescences, stems and leaves), and their aroma profile. Qualitative H-NMR and quali-quantitative HPLC-MS analyses of fractions obtained with solvents at different polarity revealed the presence of aglyconic and glycosylated flavonoids (3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnobotanical investigation was carried out using questionnaires among majority of El Kala (Algeria) inhabitants. The investigation found that lentisk ( L.) is widely used in traditional therapy, especially in gastrointestinal and dermatological problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer is among the deadliest diseases in the world, especially in developed countries where modern treatments are not available to everyone. In North Africa, and especially in Algeria, few herbal treatments against cancer have been documented despite the richness of flora in these countries. This research aim to documents the medicinal plants used by patient to fight cancer in the northwest of Algeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, in order to explore a new Algerian medicinal plant used in traditional medicine, the essential oil of the leaves of L. (Apiaceae) collected from Algeria, obtained by hydrodistillation, was analyzed by GC/MS. Thirty-two compounds were identified accounting for 98.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of L. (Lamiaceae) growing wild in pre-Saharan region of Algeria, was analysed by GC-MS. Forty-one compounds were detected, representing 87.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Desf.) Maire (Apiaceae) is an Algerian medicinal plant used in traditional medicine to treat different diseases. The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of growing wild in Algeria, was analyzed by GC-MS for the first time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe chemical constituents of the aerial parts of Micromeria inodora (Desf.) Benth. (Lamiaceae) collected in western Algeria, an aromatic shrub traditionally consumed as an herbal remedy, have been characterized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe phytochemical and biological properties of Poir L. (Fabaceae) were investigated for the first time in this study. The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the aerial parts was analysed by GC-MS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTentative identification of primary and secondary metabolites in aqueous extracts from aerial parts of Kuntze was done. This plant belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family and is used for several treatments in folk medicine. One of the processes commonly used to prepare this plant for consumption is boiling with water during approximately 20 minutes, that is, a decoction process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this article, we report a comprehensive characterization of volatile and polar constituents extracted from the aerial parts of Thymus munbyanus subsp. coloratus, a shrub that is used as culinary ingredient and as traditional medicine in Algeria, mainly to treat respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders and endocrine dysfunctions. Headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to assess volatile constituents, whereas the phytochemical composition of solid residues obtained from extraction with solvents at diffrent polarity was obtained by an integrated Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS) approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFvar. (Asteraceae) is an endemic plant from Algeria. In the current study, we analyzed for the first time its chemical composition, especially phenolic constituents of dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (EA), and n-butanol (BuOH) fractionsof the aerial parts of var.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Ethnoveterinary medicine is vastly under-documented, especially in North Africa, where livestock care is increasingly medicalised. Despite evidence of the interdependence of ethnoveterinary practices and ethnomedicine for human care, the overlap between these two systems and the possible drivers of similarity are rarely addressed in ethnopharmacological literature. Here, we present the first quantitative comparison of remedies used to treat human and animal health among a pastoral society.
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