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de Almeida MP, Silva LADO, Zimmermann LA, Bernardes LSC, da Silva MA, da Silva GA, Amaral JG, Gomes AF, Leite MF. Qualitative and quantitative chemical characterization of spray‐dried extracts and the development of an innovative oral solid formulation from
Lippia alba. SEPARATION SCIENCE PLUS 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/sscp.202200076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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- Maiara Prates de Almeida
- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde Campus Anísio Teixeira Vitória da Conquista Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Farmacêutica e Medicinal, Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Farmácia Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianópolis Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Farmacêutica e Medicinal, Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Farmácia Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianópolis Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde Campus Anísio Teixeira Vitória da Conquista Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde Campus Anísio Teixeira Vitória da Conquista Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde Campus Anísio Teixeira Vitória da Conquista Brasil
- Universidade Federal de Alfenas Campus Alfenas Alfenas Brasil
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Castañeda R, Cáceres A, Velásquez D, Rodríguez C, Morales D, Castillo A. Medicinal plants used in traditional Mayan medicine for the treatment of central nervous system disorders: An overview. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 283:114746. [PMID: 34656668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE For thousands of years, different cultural groups have used and transformed natural resources for medicinal purposes focused on psychological or neurological conditions. Some of these are recognized as central nervous system (CNS) disorders and diseases, whereas other ethnopsychiatric interpretations are explained in culture-specific terms. In traditional Mayan medicine, several herbs have been part of treatments and rituals focused on cultural and ethnomedical concepts. AIM OF REVIEW This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the medicinal plants used in Mesoamerica by traditional healers and Mayan groups to CNS disorders and associate the traditional use with demonstrated pharmacological evidence to establish a solid foundation for directing future research. METHODS A systematic search for primary sources of plant use reports for traditional CNS-related remedies of Mesoamerica were obtained from library catalogs, thesis and scientific databases (PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar; and Science Direct), and entered in a database with data analyzed in terms of the usage frequency, use by ethnic groups, plant endemism, and pharmacological investigation. RESULTS A total of 155 plants used for ethnopsychiatric conditions in Mesoamerica by Mayan groups were found, encompassing 127 native species. Of these, only 49 native species have reported in vitro or in vivo pharmacological analyses. The most commonly reported ethnopsychiatric conditions are related to anxiety, depression, memory loss, epilepsy, and insomnia. The extent of the scientific evidence available to understand the pharmacological application for their use against CNS disorders varied between different plant species, with the most prominent evidence shown by Annona cherimola, Justicia pectoralis, J. spicigera, Mimosa pudica, Persea americana, Petiveria alliacea, Piper amalago, Psidium guajava, Tagetes erecta and T. lucida. CONCLUSION Available pharmacological data suggest that different plant species used in traditional Mayan medicine may target the CNS, mainly related to GABA, serotonin, acetylcholine, or neuroprotective pathways. However, more research is required, given the limited data regarding mechanism of action at the preclinical in vivo level, identification of active compounds, scarce number of clinical studies, and the dearth of peer-reviewed studies.
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- Rodrigo Castañeda
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos, Guatemala.
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- School of Biology, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos, Guatemala.
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos, Guatemala.
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos, Guatemala.
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos, Guatemala.
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Development and evaluation of physical and release properties of a tablet formulation containing dry hydroethanolic extract from Lippia alba leaves. J Herb Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2021.100459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Malik S, Odeyemi S, Pereira GC, Freitas LMD, Abdul-Hamid H, Atabaki N, Makhzoum A, Almeida EBD, Dewar J, Abiri R. New insights into the biotechnology and therapeutic potential of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex P. Wilson. JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2021.1936667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Sonia Malik
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Laboratoire De Biologie Des Ligneux Et Des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC), University of Orléans, Orleans, France
- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Biological & Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil
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- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Biotechnology, Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Department of Computer Sciences, Polytechnic Institute, University Autonoma of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Laboratoire De Biologie Des Ligneux Et Des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC), University of Orléans, Orleans, France
- Laboratory of Botanical Studies, Department of Biology, Biological and Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil
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- Department of Forestry Science and Biodiversity, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
- Laboratory of Bioresource Management, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana
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- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Biological & Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil
- Laboratory of Botanical Studies, Department of Biology, Biological and Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil
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- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Forestry Science and Biodiversity, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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Agatonovic-Kustrin S, Kustrin E, Gegechkori V, Morton DW. Anxiolytic Terpenoids and Aromatherapy for Anxiety and Depression. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1260:283-296. [PMID: 32304038 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42667-5_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In our society, anxiety and depression are serious health issues that affect a large proportion of the population. Unfortunately, drug therapies are not always effective and can lead to drug abuse, delay of therapeutic effect, dependence, and tolerance. Traditionally, aromatherapy has also been used for anxiety relief and mood improvement. The use of essential oils, in relieving anxiety and depression, does not have the disadvantages associated with currently used drug therapies. In-vivo studies on animal models have verified the anxiolytic effects of these essential oils and the interactions of their major components with central nervous system receptors. Therefore, it seems reasonable to argue that the modulation of glutamate and GABA neurotransmitter systems are likely to be the critical mechanisms responsible for the sedative, anxiolytic, and anticonvulsant proprieties of linalool and essential oils containing linalool in significant proportions. Popular anxiolytic essential oils are generally rich in terpenoid alcohols like linalool, geraniol and citronellol, and the monoterpene limonene (or citral). Therefore, other essential oils or formulations that contain these terpenoids as major components may serve as important aromatherapeutics for relief of anxiety.
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- S Agatonovic-Kustrin
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry named after Arzamastsev of the Institute of Pharmacy, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Creative Arts and English, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry named after Arzamastsev of the Institute of Pharmacy, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry named after Arzamastsev of the Institute of Pharmacy, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC, Australia
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Muñoz-Acevedo A, González MC, Rodríguez JD, Moya YSD. New Chemovariety of Lippia albaFrom Colombia: Compositional Analysis of the Volatile Secondary Metabolites and Some in vitroBiological Activities of the Essential Oil From Plant Leaves. Nat Prod Commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x19862905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Lippia alba is a plant widely studied due to both chemical diversity and bioactivities related to its ethnobotanical uses. In this work, the composition of the volatile secondary metabolites (volatile fractions/essential oil, EO) of the flower/leaves of L. alba (from northern region of Colombia) was determined by solid phase micro-extraction/distillation-solvent extraction/microwave-hydrodistillation/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (MWHD/GC-MS), along with some in vitro biological properties (cytotoxicity and acetylcholinesterase enzyme [AChe] inhibition) from leaf EO. Outstanding results were found: (i) cis-piperitone oxide (~13%-46%), germacrene D (~11%-30%), and limonene (~10%-22%) characterized the volatile secondary metabolites from different parts of the plant; (ii) leaf EO showed a moderate hemolytic activity (HC50: 580 ± 1 µg/mL), a significant cytotoxicity on lymphocytes (LC50: 127 ± 3 µg/mL), a high cytotoxicity on HEp2 cell line (LC50: 38 ± 2 µg/mL), and a moderate inhibitory effect on AChE (IC50: 28 ± 2 µg/mL). Based on these results, a new chemovar of L. alba is reported (represented by cis-piperitone oxide) along with its promising cytotoxic and AChE inhibiting properties.
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- Amner Muñoz-Acevedo
- Grupo de Investigación en Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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The phytochemical investigation of polar extracts of Lippia alba led to the isolation of a new acetylated flavonoid, apigenin-7-O-[(3-O-acetyl)β-D-glucopyranuronyl(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranuronide, and of seventeen known compounds: seven iridoids (theveside, geniposidic acid, shanzhiside methyl ester, caryoptoside, 8-epi-loganin, mussaenoside and geniposide), six phenylpropanoids (cistanoside F, forsythoside B, calceolarioside E, acteoside, isoacteoside and 2-acetylacteoside) and four flavonoids (apigenin-7-O-glucuronide, luteolin-7-O-glucuronide, apigenin-7-O-diglucuronide and luteolin-7-O-diglucuronide).
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- Thierry Hennebelle
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, EA 1043, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université de Lille 2, BP 83, F-59006 Lille Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, EA 1043, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université de Lille 2, BP 83, F-59006 Lille Cedex, France
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- Association pour la promotion des PLAntes MEDicinales et AROMatiques (APLAMEDAROM) de Guadeloupe, F-97142 Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, EA 1043, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université de Lille 2, BP 83, F-59006 Lille Cedex, France
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Siqueira-Lima PS, Passos FR, Lucchese AM, Menezes IR, Coutinho HD, Lima AA, Zengin G, Quintans JS, Quintans-Júnior LJ. Central nervous system and analgesic profiles of Lippia genus. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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González-Trujano ME, Hernández-Sánchez LY, Muñoz Ocotero V, Dorazco-González A, Guevara Fefer P, Aguirre-Hernández E. Pharmacological evaluation of the anxiolytic-like effects of Lippia graveolens and bioactive compounds. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2017; 55:1569-1576. [PMID: 28385098 PMCID: PMC6130579 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2017.1310908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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CONTEXT Lippia species (Verbenaceae) are widely used in Latin America and Africa as folk medicine for their tranquilizing properties. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anxiolytic-like effects and safety of Lippia graveolens Kunth. by exploring its aqueous and organic leaf extracts and identifying the responsible chemical constituents. MATERIAL AND METHODS Aqueous and organic extracts (hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol) were pharmacologically evaluated at several doses. Chemical constituents were identified using MS, NMR and GC-MS analysis. The isolated compounds (3 mg/kg, i.p.), extracts (1, 3, 10 and 30 mg/kg, i.p.), and the reference drug diazepam (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.) were assessed in CD-1 mice using experimental behavioural models: open-field, cylinder, hole-board, plus-maze and sodium pentobarbital-induced hypnosis, as well as their acute toxicity (LD50). RESULTS After administration of the extracts and bioactive compounds, a significant anxiolytic-like response from 1 mg/kg, i.p. was observed, resembling the effect of diazepam. Major presence of thymol (33.40%) was observed in the hexane extract; whereas for the first time in this species a p-cymene + thymol mixture (9.78%), naringenin (0.18%) and cirsimaritin (1.16%) were obtained as bioactive constituents of the ethyl acetate crude extract. Acute toxicity was calculated to be LD50 = 1000 mg/kg for the crude hexane extract, lower in comparison to the other extracts analyzed (LD50 > 2000 mg/kg). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Our results suggest that L. graveolens exerts anxiolytic-like activity involving many kinds of constituents, mainly of the terpenoid and flavonoid nature. These results reinforce the potential use of this species in the therapy of anxiety.
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- María Eva González-Trujano
- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología de Productos Naturales, Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, Mexico city, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, Mexico city, Mexico
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- Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable, Toluca, Estado de México, México. Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, Mexico city, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, Mexico city, Mexico
- CONTACT Eva Aguirre Hernández Laboratorio de Fitoquímica. Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, CDMX, México
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Gomes AF, Almeida MP, Leite MF, Schwaiger S, Stuppner H, Halabalaki M, Amaral JG, David JM. Seasonal variation in the chemical composition of two chemotypes of Lippia alba. Food Chem 2017; 273:186-193. [PMID: 30292367 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.11.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lippia alba is a popular Brazilian herb known as 'cidreira' that presents several chemotypes which exhibit different chemical profile and they are widely used as seasonings and traditional medicine. This work describes the seasonal variation of metabolites of polar extracts of carvone and linalool chemotypes, identified by GC-MS analyses of the essential oils. A methodology was elaborated in order to obtain a seasonal variation in the chemical composition of leaf employing HPLC-DAD. Acteoside, isoacteoside, geneposidic acid, 8-epi-loganin, mussaenoside, luteolin 7-O-glucoside, apigenin 7-O-glucuronide and tricin 7-O-diglucuronide have been isolated and identified for validation procedures and chromatographic analysis. Geneposidic acid was presented in all samples, in contrast to the 8-epi-loganin and, mussaenoside which were presented only in the carvone-chemotype. Acteoside was the major metabolite detected from July to November while tricin-7-O-diglucuronide was the major compound in all other months. Besides, phenylpropanoids are predominant in winter and flavonoids in summer season.
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- Angélica Ferraz Gomes
- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094 Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil; Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-280 Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094 Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094 Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil; Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, 37130-001 Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, CMBI, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, CMBI, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, CMBI, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Greece
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 45029-094 Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-280 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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Souza CDF, Baldissera MD, Salbego J, Lopes JM, Vaucher RDA, Mourão RHV, Caron BO, Heinzmann BM, Silva LVFD, Baldisserotto B. Physiological responses of Rhamdia quelen (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) to anesthesia with essential oils from two different chemotypes of Lippia alba. NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20160083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate if Lippia alba has different chemotypes according to the chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) considering collection site, and if the EO may have different effects on blood and plasma parameters in silver catfish, Rhamdia quelen, during and immediately after anesthesia. The citral (EO-C) and linalool (EO-L) chemotypes were identified, and both presented similar anesthetic effects for silver catfish. Fish were exposed to two concentrations of each EO, which induced slow and fast anesthesia (100 and 300 µL L-1, respectively). Blood ions did not change at any time of anesthesia induction and recovery and, therefore, the electrolyte balance was not altered. Blood gases oscillated through all exposure and recovery times, but there was an increase in pO2 after 10 min recovery in fish anesthetized with EO-C. Glucose increased in fish exposed to both EOs when compared with the control group. Overall, exposure to both EOs (except 100 µL L-1 EO-L at most times) reduced plasma cortisol levels compared to the control and/or ethanol groups. However, as plasma creatinine levels in fish anesthetized with EO-C were higher than control fish, the use of EO-L is preferable.
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TOMAZONI ELISAZ, PANSERA MÁRCIAR, PAULETTI GABRIELF, MOURA SIDNEI, RIBEIRO RUTET, SCHWAMBACH JOSÉLI. In vitro antifungal activity of four chemotypes of Lippia alba (Verbenaceae) essential oils against Alternaria solani (Pleosporeaceae) isolates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 88:999-1010. [DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201620150019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Several volatile natural compounds produced by plant secondary metabolism have been proven to present antimicrobial action, enabling their use in phytopathogen control. They also present low environmental impact when compared to conventional pesticides. Essential oils contain these compounds and can be found in several plant species, such as Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae). Essential oils of four chemotypes of L. alba, characterized by their major compounds, namely camphor, citral, linalool and camphor/1,8-cineole, were tested against the phytopathogen Alternaria solani Sorauer (Pleosporaceae), which causes early blight on tomatoes and is responsible for great economic losses regarding production. Essential oils antifungal action was tested in vitro using potato dextrose agar medium with essential oil concentrations at 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 µL mL-1. The chemotype that had the best performance was citral, showing significant inhibition compared to the others, starting at the 0.5 µL mL-1 concentration. The essential oil belonging to the linalool chemotype was efficient starting at the 1.5 µL mL-1 concentration. Conversely, the camphor chemotype did not show any action against the phytopathogen. Moreover, the essential oils had no remarkable effect on tomato germination and growth. In conclusion, these essential oils presented fungicidal action against A. solani.
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Synthesis and characterization of novel chalcone linked imidazolones as potential antimicrobial and antioxidant agents. Med Chem Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-014-1179-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Veeck APL, Klein B, Ferreira LF, Becker AG, Heldwein CG, Heinzmann BM, Baldisserotto B, Emanuelli T. Lipid stability during the frozen storage of fillets from silver catfish exposed in vivo to the essential oil of Lippia alba (Mill.) NE Brown. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2013; 93:955-960. [PMID: 22926822 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Revised: 06/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lippia alba is effective in sedating and reducing stress to fish during transportation. Because some in vitro studies have demonstrated the antioxidant activity of L. alba, we hypothesized that its use in vivo could result in antioxidant effects post mortem. Therefore, in this study we evaluated whether the essential oil of L. alba (EO) used as sedative for fish transport would increase the lipid stability of fillets from silver catfish during frozen storage. RESULTS The exposure to the EO in vivo did not affect conjugated diene values. However, EO (30 and 40 µL L(-1)) delayed the peak formation of peroxides (from the third to the sixth month of storage) and thiobarbituric reactive substances (from the ninth to the twelfth month of storage) when compared to control fillets. After exposure to 40 µL L(-1) EO the free fatty acid content was higher than for control at the start of fillet storage, with no differences among groups thereafter. CONCLUSION The essential oil of L. alba used as sedative in the water to transport silver catfish can delay lipid oxidation of fillets during frozen storage. Thus L. alba may be a promising source of natural active compounds for use in aquaculture and the food industry.
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- Ana Paula L Veeck
- Núcleo Integrado de Desenvolvimento em Análises Laboratoriais (NIDAL), Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciência dos Alimentos, Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Maynard LG, Santos KC, Cunha PS, Barreto AS, Peixoto MG, Arrigoni-Blank F, Blank AF, Alves PB, Bonjardin LR, Santos MRV. Chemical composition and vasorelaxant effect induced by the essential oil of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown. (Verbenaceae) in rat mesenteric artery. Indian J Pharmacol 2011; 43:694-8. [PMID: 22144776 PMCID: PMC3229787 DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.89828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Revised: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 08/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objectives: To investigate the chemical composition and vasorelaxant effect of the essential oil of Lippia alba (EOLA) in rat mesenteric artery. Material and Methods: Chemical composition of EOLA was investigated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Vasorelaxant effect was evaluated in vitro in rat superior mesenteric artery rings. Results: GC/MS analysis revealed the presence of 19 compounds, with geranial (48.58%) and neral (35.42%) being the major constituents. In intact rings precontracted with phenylephrine (Phe: 1 μM), EOLA (100-1000 μg/mL) induced relaxation, where the maximal effect (Emax) was 110.8 ± 10.8%. This effect was not modified after endothelium removal (Emax = 134.8 ± 16.5%), after tetraethylammonium (TEA) (Emax = 117.2 ± 4.96%), or in rings precontracted with KCl (80 mM) (Emax = 112.6 ± 6.70%). In addition, EOLA was able to inhibit the contraction caused by CaCl2 and produced a small but significant (P<0.05) additional effect (from 70.5 ± 3.4 to 105.3 ± 13.5%, n = 5) on the maximal relaxation of nifedipine (NIF: 10 μM). Conclusions: The results demonstrated that EOLA induces endothelium-independent vasorelaxation, which appears to be caused, at least in part, by blocking Ca2+ influx through voltage-operated Ca2+ channels.
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- Luana G Maynard
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão - SE, Brazil
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Conde R, Corrêa VSC, Carmona F, Contini SHT, Pereira AMS. Chemical composition and therapeutic effects of Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Brown leaves hydro-alcoholic extract in patients with migraine. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 18:1197-1201. [PMID: 21802924 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2011.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2011] [Revised: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 06/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is no universally accepted and effective prophylaxis of migraine headache episodes. Thus we aimed to investigate the effects of Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Brown, an herb with many effects on central nervous system, on pain frequency and intensity of migraine patients. METHODS Patients were enrolled in a prospective, phase 2, non-controlled cohort study to orally receive hydro-alcoholic extract of L. alba leaves. Headache intensity and frequency of episodes were recorded before and after 30-60 days of treatment. We also studied the chemical composition of its essential oil by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. RESULTS We described for the first time a particular L. alba chemotype with geranial and carvenone as major compounds. With treatment, both frequency and intensity of pain episodes significantly decreased from baseline to first reassessment date. More than 80% of patients experienced a minimum 50% reduction on pain intensity and frequency. No side effects were reported. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with a geranial plus carvenone chemotype of L. alba hydro-alcoholic extract is a cheap, widely available, highly effective therapy to reduce both the intensity and the frequency of headache episodes of migraine patients with no side effects.
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- Raul Conde
- Reserva EcoCerrado Brasil, Araxá, Brazil
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López MA, Stashenko EE, Fuentes JL. Chemical composition and antigenotoxic properties of Lippia alba essential oils. Genet Mol Biol 2011; 34:479-88. [PMID: 21931523 PMCID: PMC3168191 DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572011005000030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2010] [Accepted: 03/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The present work evaluated the chemical composition and the DNA protective effect of the essential oils (EOs) from Lippia alba against bleomycin-induced genotoxicity. EO constituents were determined by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometric (GC-MS) analysis. The major compounds encountered being citral (33% geranial and 25% neral), geraniol (7%) and trans-β-caryophyllene (7%) for L. alba specimen COL512077, and carvone (38%), limonene (33%) and bicyclosesquiphellandrene (8%) for the other, COL512078. The genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity of EO and the compounds citral, carvone and limonene, were assayed using the SOS Chromotest in Escherichia coli. The EOs were not genotoxic in the SOS chromotest, but one of the major compound (limonene) showed genotoxicity at doses between 97 and 1549 mM. Both EOs protected bacterial cells against bleomycin-induced genotoxicity. Antigenotoxicity in the two L. alba chemotypes was related to the major compounds, citral and carvone, respectively. The results were discussed in relation to the chemopreventive potential of L. alba EOs and its major compounds.
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- Molkary Andrea López
- Microbiology and Environmental Mutagenesis Laboratory, Biology School, Faculty of Sciences, Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Research Center for Biomolecules, Research Center of Excellence, Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Microbiology and Environmental Mutagenesis Laboratory, Biology School, Faculty of Sciences, Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Research Center for Biomolecules, Research Center of Excellence, Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Pérez-Serradilla J, Luque de Castro M. Microwave-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from wine lees and spray-drying of the extract. Food Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Garcia D, Domingues MV, Rodrigues E. Ethnopharmacological survey among migrants living in the Southeast Atlantic Forest of Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2010; 6:29. [PMID: 21034478 PMCID: PMC2987905 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-6-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2010] [Accepted: 10/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding how people of diverse cultural backgrounds have traditionally used plants and animals as medicinal substances during displacements is one of the most important objectives of ethnopharmacological studies. An ethnopharmacological survey conducted among migrants living in the Southeast Atlantic Forest remnants (Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil) is presented herein. METHODS Ethnographical methods were used to select and interview the migrants, and botanical and zoological techniques were employed to collect the indicated resources. RESULTS We interviewed five migrants who described knowledge on 12 animals and 85 plants. Only 78 plants were present in Diadema, they belong to 37 taxonomic families; 68 were used exclusively for medicinal purposes, whereas 10 were reported to be toxic and/or presented some restriction of use. These taxa were grouped into 12 therapeutic categories (e.g., gastrointestinal disturbances, inflammatory processes or respiratory problems) based on the 41 individual complaints cited by the migrants. While the twelve animal species were used by the migrants to treat nine complaints; these were divided into six categories, the largest of which related to respiratory problems. None of the animal species and only 57 of the 78 plant species analysed in the present study were previously reported in the pharmacological literature; the popular knowledge concurred with academic findings for 30 of the plants. The seven plants [Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull., Artemisia canphorata Vill., Equisetum arvensis L., Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby, Zea mays L., Fevillea passiflora Vell. and Croton fuscescens Spreng)] and the two animals (Atta sexdens and Periplaneta americana) that showed maintenance of use among migrants during their displacement in Brazilian territory, have not been studied by pharmacologists yet. CONCLUSIONS Thus, they should be highlighted and focused in further pharmacology and phytochemical studies, since the persistence of their uses can be indicative of bioactive potentials.
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- Daniel Garcia
- Department of Biology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Arthur Ridel, 275 CEP, 09941-510, Diadema, S.P., Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Arthur Ridel, 275 CEP, 09941-510, Diadema, S.P., Brazil
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- Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 862 - 1º andar - Edifício Biomédicas CEP 04023-062, São Paulo, S.P., Brazil
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Quinlan MB. Ethnomedicine and ethnobotany of fright, a Caribbean culture-bound psychiatric syndrome. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2010; 6:9. [PMID: 20163730 PMCID: PMC3583188 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-6-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2009] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND "Fright" is an English-speaking Caribbean idiom for an illness, or ethnomedical syndrome, of persistent distress. A parallel ethnopsychiatric idiom exists in the French Antilles as sésisma. Fright is distinct from susto among Hispanics, though both develop in the wake of traumatic events. West Indian ethnophysiology (ethnoanatomy) theorizes that an overload of stressful emotions (fear, panic, anguish or worry) causes a cold humoral state in which blood coagulates causing prolonged distress and increased risks of other humorally cold illnesses. METHODS Qualitative data on local explanatory models and treatment of fright were collected using participant-observation, informal key informant interviews and a village health survey. Ethnobotanical and epidemiological data come from freelist (or "free-list") tasks, analyzed for salience, with nearly all adults (N = 112) of an eastern village in Dominica, and a village survey on medicinal plant recognition and use (N = 106). RESULTS Along with prayer and exercise, three herbs are salient fright treatments: Gossypium barbadense L., Lippia micromera Schauer, and, Plectranthus [Coleus] amboinicus [Loureiro] Sprengel. The survey indicated that 27% of village adults had medicated themselves for fright. Logistic regression of fright suffering onto demographic variables of age, education, gender, parental status and wealth measured in consumer goods found age to be the only significant predictor of having had fright. The probability of having (and medicating for) fright thus increases with every year. CONCLUSIONS While sufferers are often uncomfortable recalling personal fright experiences, reporting use of medicinal plants is less problematic. Inquiry on fright medical ethnobotany (or phytotherapies) serves as a proxy measurement for fright occurrence. Cross-cultural and ethnopharmacology literature on the medicinal plants suggests probable efficacy in accord with Dominican ethnomedical notions of fright. Further, the cultural salience and beliefs about these medicines may give these medications extra psychoneuroimmune (i.e. mind-body) benefits, or placebo-like effects, for this stress-related folk illness.
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- Marsha B Quinlan
- Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA.
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Julião LDS, Leitão SG, Lotti C, Picinelli AL, Rastrelli L, Fernandes PD, Noël F, Thibaut JPB, Leitão GG. Flavones and phenylpropanoids from a sedative extract of Lantana trifolia L. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2010; 71:294-300. [PMID: 19922967 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2008] [Revised: 07/10/2009] [Accepted: 10/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The flavone glycosides, named scutellarein-7-O-beta-D-apiofuranoside and apigenin-7-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-apiofuranoside, and the flavone celtidifoline (5,6,4',5'-tetrahydroxy-7,3'-dimethoxyflavone), along with other 11 known compounds, were isolated from leaves of the ethyl acetate extract of Lantana trifolia L. using step gradient High Speed Countercurrent Chromatography (HSCCC) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), respectively. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including 2D NMR and mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) techniques. The ethanolic and ethyl acetate extracts produced an intense sedative effect in mice, one hour after oral administration of 1 mg/kg. This effect was neither due to a benzodiazepine-like effect of the three flavone derivatives neither of the phenylpropanoids, betonyoside F and verbascoside, that were tested for their affinity for the [3H] flunitrazepam binding sites.
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- Lisieux de Santana Julião
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Biotecnologia Vegetal, CCS, Bl. K, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Neto AC, Netto JC, Pereira PS, Pereira AMS, Taleb-Contini SH, França SC, Marques MOM, Beleboni RO. The role of polar phytocomplexes on anticonvulsant effects of leaf extracts of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown chemotypes. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010. [DOI: 10.1211/jpp.61.07.0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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The purpose of the present work was to characterize the pharmacological profile of different L. alba chemotypes and to correlate the obtained data to the presence of chemical constituents detected by phytochemical analysis.
Methods
Essential oils from each L. alba chemotype (LP1—LP7) were characterized by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and extracted non-volatile compounds were analysed by HPLC and GC-MS. The anticonvulsant actions of the extracted compounds were studied in pentylenetetrazole-induced clonic seizures in mice and their effect on motor coordination was studied using the rota-rod test in rats. The synaptosomes and synaptic membranes of the rats were examined for the influence of LP3 chemotype extract on GABA uptake and binding experiments.
Key findings
Behavioural parameters encompassed by the pentylenetetrazole test indicated that 80% ethanolic extracts of LP1, LP3 and LP6 L. alba chemotypes were more effective as anticonvulsant agents. Neurochemical assays using synaptosomes and synaptic membranes showed that L. alba LP3 chemotype 80% ethanolic extract inhibited GABA uptake and GABA binding in a dose-dependent manner. HPLC analysis showed that LP1, LP3 and LP6 80% ethanolic extracts presented a similar profile of constituents, differing from those seen in LP2, LP4, LP5 and LP7 80% ethanolic extracts, which exhibited no anticonvulsant effect. GC-MS analysis indicated the occurrence of phenylpropanoids in methanolic fractions obtained from LP1, LP3 and LP6 80% ethanolic extracts and also the accumulation of inositol and flavonoids in hydroalcoholic fractions.
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Our results suggest that the anticonvulsant properties shown by L. alba might be correlated to the presence of a complex of non-volatile substances (phenylpropanoids, flavonoids and/or inositols), and also to the volatile terpenoids (β-myrcene, citral, limonene and carvone), which have been previously validated as anticonvulsants.
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- Antônio C Neto
- Unidade de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Unidade de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Unidade de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Unidade de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Unidade de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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Gomes NGM, Campos MG, Orfão JMC, Ribeiro CAF. Plants with neurobiological activity as potential targets for drug discovery. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2009; 33:1372-89. [PMID: 19666075 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2009] [Revised: 07/31/2009] [Accepted: 07/31/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Significant number of studies has been performed to find alternatives or treatments for diseases of the nervous forum by identifying structures with activity at the central nervous system (CNS). However most of the screenings are usually conducted on an ad hoc basis and not systematically. The initial purpose of this review was to screen plants with neurological bioactivity, in particular those that have not been fully studied and that have molecular mechanisms whose active constituents responsible for the activity remain to be identified. The second purpose was to identify potential target plants for future studies of new and alternative therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. All plants considered in this review were selected for three qualities: possible molecular requirements to act at the CNS; representative of the main classes of compounds with the referred bioactivity and the major families containing species with those compounds; and diffuse world distribution. We identified several examples of plants that have potential for further study. We have included the main families of these plants, their known molecular mechanisms involved in neurological bioactivity, and the active constituents responsible for such activity. Also included is a brief discussion about the requirements of the different compounds to reach the CNS. These requirements may be less limited than what researchers have previously thought.
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- Nelson G M Gomes
- Center of Pharmaceutical Studies, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Polo III, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Chromosome banding and essential oils composition of Brazilian accessions of Lippia alba (Verbenaceae). Biologia (Bratisl) 2009. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0066-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rodrigues E, Gianfratti B, Tabach R, Negri G, Mendes FR. Preliminary investigation of the central nervous system effects of ‘Tira-capeta’ (Removing the Devil), a cigarette used by some Quilombolas living in Pantanal Wetlands of Brazil. Phytother Res 2008; 22:1248-55. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hennebelle T, Sahpaz S, Joseph H, Bailleul F. Ethnopharmacology of Lippia alba. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2008; 116:211-22. [PMID: 18207682 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2007] [Revised: 11/29/2007] [Accepted: 11/29/2007] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Chemical, ethnopharmacological and pharmacological research on Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown and the evidence that exists for its various usages have been looked for, focusing on high quality studies. ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION The species is mainly used against digestive and respiratory ailments, and as a sedative and antihypertensive remedy. CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS Seven chemotypes exist for the essential oil, the non-volatile compounds are iridioids, phenylethanoids, flavone glycosides and biflavonoids. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AND ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Some positive, although partial, results have been obtained on sedative and anxiolytic activities. Real effects in other traditional uses can mainly be explained by anti-infectious and analgesic properties, at the moment. CONCLUSION Well conducted biological studies are still needed for several indications of this species. Its use as a sedative deserves a clinical investigation. The chemical variability of the species seems important both in the essential oil and in non-volatile compounds, so future research on the pharmacological properties of these extracts should provide more chemical data which will increase their validity.
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- Thierry Hennebelle
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, E.A. 1043, Université de Lille 2, Faculté de Pharmacie B.P. 83, 59006 Lille cedex, France
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Rodrigues E, Tabach R, GaldurÓz JCF, Negri G. Plants With Possible Anxiolytic and/or Hypnotic Effects Indicated by Three Brazilian Cultures - Indians, Afro-Brazilians, and River-Dwellers. BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS (PART O) 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1572-5995(08)80014-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hennebelle T, Sahpaz S, Gressier B, Joseph H, Bailleul F. Antioxidant and neurosedative properties of polyphenols and iridoids fromLippia alba. Phytother Res 2008; 22:256-8. [PMID: 17705148 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The neurosedative and antioxidative properties of some major compounds isolated from a citral chemotype of Lippia alba were investigated. Binding assays were performed on two CNS inhibitory targets: benzodiazepine and GABA(A) receptors. The most active compound was luteolin-7-diglucuronide, with half maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC(50)) of 101 and 40 microm, respectively. Fifteen compounds isolated from Lippia alba were tested for their radical scavenging capacities against DPPH. Four of the major compounds (verbascoside, calceolarioside E, luteolin-7-diglucuronide and theveside) were also tested for their antioxidant activity against superoxide radical-anion in cell-free (hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase) and cellular (PMA-stimulated neutrophil granulocytes) systems.
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- Thierry Hennebelle
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, EA 1043, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université de Lille 2, Lille, France
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Oliveira DR, Leitão GG, Santos SS, Bizzo HR, Lopes D, Alviano CS, Alviano DS, Leitão SG. Ethnopharmacological study of two Lippia species from Oriximiná, Brazil. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2006; 108:103-8. [PMID: 16784826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2005] [Revised: 04/14/2006] [Accepted: 04/22/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Lippia alba (Miller) N.E. Brown is an aromatic herb that occurs in practically all regions of Brazil and has a large importance in Brazilian folk medicine. This species is characterized by a variability in morphology and in the chemical composition of the essential oil. The present work focused on the ethnopharmacological investigation of Lippia alba, locally known as "erva-cidreira" and Lippia alba f. intermedia, known as "carmelitana". In addition, the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of their essential oils was investigated in order to correlate to their traditional uses. The ethnopharmacological study showed a good agreement of the major use (MUA) of Lippia alba (MUA=92.0%) and to a lesser extent, for Lippia alba f. intermedia (MUA=66.7%), as sedatives. The analyses of the essential oils allowed the identification of Lippia alba as a myrcene-citral chemotype (15% and 37.1%, respectively) and Lippia alba f. intermedia as a citral chemotype (22.1%). The essential oils of both species were active against all microorganisms assayed (bacteria and fungi) by the drop test, with inhibition halos ranging from 1.1 to 5.0 cm, probably due to the high content of oxygenated monoterpenes (51.0% and 40.1%, respectively), specially represented by aldehydes and alcohols. The chemical and pharmacological data of Lippia alba are in agreement with the ethnobotanical survey.
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- Danilo R Oliveira
- Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco H, Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Hennebelle T, Sahpaz S, Dermont C, Joseph H, Bailleul F. The Essential Oil ofLippia alba: Analysis of Samples from French Overseas Departments and Review of Previous Works. Chem Biodivers 2006; 3:1116-25. [PMID: 17193226 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200690113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This paper contains new data on the chemical composition of the essential oil of Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Brown, as well as an overview of the available literature. Although the composition of the essential oil of this species is well-documented, discrepancies between the reported results suggest that many chemotypes and morphotypes exist. The analysis of essential oils obtained from the leaves of samples from three different locations in the French Overseas Departments (French Guiana, Martinique, and two different places in Guadeloupe) have shown that the composition of each one is quite different. This new data, along with a review and discussion of published studies, enabled us to establish seven distinct chemotypes. Possible connections between these chemotypes and morphotypes already described were also investigated.
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- Thierry Hennebelle
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, E.A. 1043, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lille 2, B.P. 83, F-59006 Lille Cedex
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Andrighetti-Fröhner CR, Sincero TCM, da Silva AC, Savi LA, Gaido CM, Bettega JMR, Mancini M, de Almeida MTR, Barbosa RA, Farias MR, Barardi CRM, Simões CMO. Antiviral evaluation of plants from Brazilian Atlantic Tropical Forest. Fitoterapia 2005; 76:374-8. [PMID: 15890472 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2003] [Accepted: 03/08/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The antiviral activity of six medicinal plants from Brazilian Atlantic Tropical Forest was investigated against two viruses: herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and poliovirus type 2 (PV-2). Cuphea carthagenensis and Tillandsia usneoides extracts showed the best antiherpes activity. T. usneoides dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and n-butanol extracts, and Lippia alba n-butanol extract showed inhibition of HSV-1, strain 29R/acyclovir resistant. In addition, only L. alba ethyl acetate extract showed antipoliovirus activity. These results corroborate that medicinal plants can be a rich source of potential antiviral compounds.
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- C R Andrighetti-Fröhner
- Laboratório de Virologia Aplicada, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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