An ethnobotanical study of medicinal and aromatic plants in the Natural Park of “Serra de São Mamede” (Portugal)

Camejo-Rodrigues, Joana; Ascensão, Lia; Bonet, M. Àngels Massip i; Vallès, Joan

doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00270-8

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“…[ of Iberian Peninsula and in Morocco, its therapeutic and flavoring use is almost restricted to Portuguese territory (Camejo-Rodrigues, et al, 2003;Neves et al, 2009;Pardo-deSantayana et al, 2007). In fact, references to this plant from Spanish and Northwest African researchers are scarce (Bremner et al, 2009;Pardo-de-Santayana et al, 2007).…”

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“…Further, recent studies suggest that stems can also be used as a bioethanol source, in alternative to petroleum-derived fuels (S. Ferreira, Gil, Queiroz, Duarte, & Domingues, 2010). The yellow flowers are used in traditional medicine, sometimes in herbal mixtures, for throat irritation treatment, diabetes therapy or for controlling hypertension and hypercholesterolemia (Camejo-Rodrigues, Ascensa˜o, Bonet, & Valle`s, 2003;Castro, 1998;Grosso et al, 2007;Neves, Matos, Moutinho, Queiroz, & Gomes, 2009). As a matter of fact, the P. tridentatum flowers tea is widely used in Portuguese territory as a panacea, being regarded as a potential cure for all illnesses of the body.…”

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Antioxidant capacity and toxicological evaluation ofPterospartum tridentatumflower extracts

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Dinis

Azedo

et al. 2012

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Pterospartum tridentatum Willk. (prickled broom) is an autochthonous plant, common in Portuguese territory. The yellow flowers are used in traditional medicine, as a potential cure for all body illnesses, mainly to treat throat irritations or for diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia therapy. Despite its traditional use, no toxicological assessment has been performed to our knowledge. A high antioxidant activity of P. tridentatum flower water extract was found, in good agreement with its electrospray ionisation-mass spectroscopy (ESI-MS) spectrum which revealed the presence of several flavonoids, such as luteolin-O-(O-acetyl)-glucuronide, luteolin-Oglucuronide or isorhamnetin-O-hexoside. Mitocondrial respiratory rates (state 4, state 3 and FCCP-stimulated respiration) and respiratory indexes (respiratory control and P/O ratios) showed no consistent decrease of respiratory and phosphorylative efficiencies for the concentrations tested (up to 500 mg.mL 71 ). Cytotoxicity evaluation, using MTT assay, was in agreement with the previous results. In conclusion, for the concentration range commonly used, P. tridentatum flower usage can be regarded as harmless and credible.Keywords: antioxidant capacity; cytotoxicity; oxidative phosphorylation; phytotherapy; Pterospartum tridentatum (L.); Willk.; toxicologic evaluation Pterospartum tridentatum Willk. es una planta auto´ctona comu´n en el territorio portugue´s. Las flores amarillas se usan en medicina tradicional como cura potencial para todas las enfermedades, especialmente para tratamientos de irritacio´n de garganta o para tratamientos contra diabetes, hipertensio´n o hipercolesterolemia. A pesar de su uso tradicional, ninguna evaluacio´n toxicolo´gica se ha llevado a cabo. Se encontro´una alta actividad antioxidante de extracto acuoso de flor de P. Tridentatum, concordando con su espectro ESI-MS, el cual revelo´la presencia de varios flavonoides, como luteolina O-(O-acetil)-glucuro´nido, luteolina-Oglucuro´nido o isorramntina-O-hexo´sido. Las frecuencias respiratorias mitocondriales (estado 4, estado 3 y respiracio´n estimulada por FCCP) mostraron un descenso no consistente de eficiencia respiratoria y fosforilativa para las concentraciones analizadas (hasta 500 mg.mL -1 ). La evaluacio´n de citotoxicidad, usando ensayo MTT, coincidio´con los resultados previos. En conclusio´n, para las concentraciones comu´nmente empleadas, el uso de las flores de P. tridentatum se puede considerar inocuo y verosı´mil.Palabras claves: capacidad antioxidante; citotoxicidad; fosforilacio´n oxidativa; fitoterapia; Pterospartum tridentatum (L.) Willk; evaluacio´n toxicolo´gica Abbreviations: ESI, electrospray ionization; FCCP, carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone; HepG2, a human hepatoma cell line; MS, mass spectrometry; MTT, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide; P/O ratio, ratio of ADP molecules phosphorylated to atoms of oxygen consumed; RCR, respiratory control ratio (state 3 respiratory rate/state 4 respiratory rate)

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Antioxidant capacity and toxicological evaluation ofPterospartum tridentatumflower extracts

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“…Based on these data, this author predicted a success for ethnodirected bioprospection focused on such plant uses. This statement has been confirmed by rather abundant ethnopharmacological studies on plant topical use, which have been carried out, especially in African and Asian territories (Messele, 2004;Ajose, 2007;Abbasi et al, 2010;Martínez and Barboza, 2010;Jatav and Mehta, 2013;Kumar et al 2013;Mabona et al 2013;Panthi and Singh, 2013), but these kinds of studies are very scarce in Europe, especially outside Spain (Cavero et al, 2013;Pieroni et al, 2004, for works specifically targeting skin alterations; Camejo-Rodrigues et al, 2003;Akerreta et al 2010;Calvo et al 2011;Cavero et al 2011a, b;González et al, 2010;Menendez-Baceta et al, 2014, for more general works containing some information on dermatological plant uses).…”

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Plants with topical uses in the Ripollès district (Pyrenees, Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula): Ethnobotanical survey and pharmacological validation in the literature

Rigat

Vallès

D'Ambrosio

et al. 2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Ethnopharmacological relevance: The skin is the main structure that protects the human body from environmental factors and has, in addition, a relevant relationship to people's appearance and beauty. Official medicine and cosmetics have shown interest on elaborating products to protect the dermal system, yet the role of folk medicine is highly unknown in this field.Aims of the study: Taking this into account, we performed an ethnobotanical study in a Catalan district of the eastern Pyrenees (northeast Iberian Peninsula), with the purpose of assessing popular plant knowledge and use. In this paper, we present exclusively the results on topically-

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“…Moreover, flowers from semi-wild and wild species such as Castanea sativa, Filipendula ulmaria and Rosa micrantha have been traditionally used for several folk medicinal applications. Decoctions of C. sativa flowers are used for colds, cough, diarrhea and cholesterol; infusions of F. ulmaria are used for pneumonia and flu, urinary tract infections, rheumatism and 4 headache; and rosewater and decoctions of R. micrantha are used for acne, skin condition and injuries and eye inflammations (Camejo-Rodrigues et al, 2003;Novais et al, 2004;Neves et al, 2009;Carvalho, 2010). Their antioxidant potential was already reported by us Guimarães et al, 2010;Barros et al, 2011b).…”

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Characterization of phenolic compounds in wild medicinal flowers from Portugal by HPLC–DAD–ESI/MS and evaluation of antifungal properties

Barros

Alves

Dueñas

et al. 2013

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In the present work, the phenolic compounds of Castanea sativa, Filipendula ulmaria and Rosa micrantha flowers from Northeastern Portugal were characterized by HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS. Furthermore, it was performed a screening of their antifungal potential against Candida species (C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis).C. sativa sample gave the highest amount of phenolic compounds (18973 ± 40 µg/g, fw)and hydrolysable tannins (14873 ± 110 µg/g). The highest amounts of phenolic acids (569 ± 20 µg/g) and flavonoids (6090 ± 253 µg/g) were obtained in F. ulmaria and R. micrantha samples, respectively. Hydrolysable tannins (e.g. tri and digalloyl HHDP glucose) were the main group of phenolic compounds in C. sativa and F. ulmaria samples, while flavonoids (e.g. (+)-catechin and procyanidin dimers and trimers) were the most abundant group in R. micrantha. Thus, the stronger effect showed by this latter against all the Candida species (MIC ≤ 0.155 mg/mL) and, particularly its fungicide effects in C. glabrata, might be related to the mentioned flavonoids that were inexistence in the other samples.

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal and aromatic plants in the Natural Park of “Serra de São Mamede” (Portugal)

Cited by 207 publications

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Antioxidant capacity and toxicological evaluation ofPterospartum tridentatumflower extracts

Antioxidant capacity and toxicological evaluation ofPterospartum tridentatumflower extracts

Plants with topical uses in the Ripollès district (Pyrenees, Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula): Ethnobotanical survey and pharmacological validation in the literature

Characterization of phenolic compounds in wild medicinal flowers from Portugal by HPLC–DAD–ESI/MS and evaluation of antifungal properties

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