Anticancer effects of Arabian medicinal plants (part 1) - A review

Abstract

Many Arabian medicinal plants possessed anticancer activitys by many mechanisms as tested by different anticancer tests. These plants included: Adonis aestivalis, Ailanthus altissima, Alhagi maurorum, Allium cepa, Allium sativum, Allium schoenoprasum, Althaea officinalis, Althaea rosea, Ammannia baccifera, Anagyris foetida, Anchusa italica, Antirrhinum majus, Apium graveolens, Arctium Lappa, Aristolochia maurorum, Artemisia campestris, Arundo donax, Asclepias curassavica, Asparagus officinalis, Astragalus hamosus, Bauhinia variegata, Bellis perennis, Betula alba, Bidens tripartita, Brassica rapa, Bryonia dioica, Bryophyllum calycinum, Caccinia crassifolia, Caesalpinia crista, Calendula officinalis, Calotropis procera, Canna indica, Capparis spinosa, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Capsicum annuum , Capsicum frutescens, Carthamus tinctorius, Casuarina equisetifolia, Celosia cristata, Chenopodium album, Chrozophora tinctoria, Cicer arietinum, Cichorium intybus, Citrullus colocynthis, Citrus species, Clerodendron inerme, Clitoria ternatea, Convolvulus arvensis, Convolvulus scammonia, Corchorus aestuans, Corchorus capsularis, Coriandrum sativum, Coronilla scorpioides, Coronilla varia, Cotoneaster racemiflora, Crocus sativus, Cuminum cyminum, Cupressus sempervirens, Cuscuta planiflora, Cydonia oblonga, Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus rotuntdus, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Datura metel , Daucus carota, Delphinium brunonianum, Desmostachya bipinnata, Dianthus caryophyllus, Digitalis lanata , Digitalis purpurea, Dodonaea viscosa, Lablab purpureus, Echinochloa crus-galli, Equisetum arvense, Erigeron canadensis, Erodium cicutarium, Eryngium creticum, Eucalyptus species, Eupatorium cannabinum, Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia macroclada, Fagopyrum esculentum, Ficus carica , Ficus cunia and Ficus religiosa. The current paper will discuss the anticancer effects of some medicinal plants as a first part of this review.

Induction of programmed cell death in Trypanosoma cruzi by Lippia alba essential oils and their major and synergistic terpenes (citral, limonene and caryophyllene oxide)

“…New pharmacological approaches should be more efficient and selective, seeking complete parasite elimination, but with adequate modulation of the host immune response and limitation of cellular damage [ 11 ]. To this end, in the last two decades, intensive research has been focused on the study of the properties of whole extracts or compounds isolated from plants or synthesized based on natural prototypes, which have shown promising results against parasite infections [ 12 , 13 ].…”

Chenopodium Ambrosioides Oil Extract Reduced Cryptosporidium Parvum Development in Vivo

“…Thus, different health facilities recommended the usage of medicinal plant extracts due to its efficacy and safety (Al-Snafi, 2016). Oil of CA has been used long ago worldwide to treat parasitosis in animals and humans (Singh et al, 2011;Eguale and Giday, 2009).…”

Arundo donax L.: An overview on its traditional and ethnomedicinal importance, phytochemistry, and pharmacological aspects

“…Anthelmintic activity of giant reed was also observed against cattle worms, such as Ascaris sp., Oesophagostomum sp., and Paramphistomum sp. (82,83). In Sardinia, Italy, the leaves of Giant reed are used to cure coughs and intestinal worms in horses (33,75).…”