Biological Activities of Different Extracts From Allium Ursinum Leaves

Abstract

Allium ursinum L. (A. ursinum, family Amaryllidaceae), better known under the name of wild garlic, ramson or bearís garlic is a perennial herbaceous plant. It naturally grows in fens and marshes of Europe and Asia (1-3). Increasingly, popular in European kitchen A. ursinum can be used as a salad, spice or vegetable since all parts of the plant are edible. Throughout history leaves, bulbs and the aerial part of this plant species have been used in traditional medicine as therapeutic and prophylactic agents (4-6). Numerous biologically active compounds enable this plant species to be implemented in the healing of various conditions for years. The most common are sulfur compounds which are considered to largely contribute to the pharmacological activity and from which originates a characteristic smell and taste (7). In addition to a significant presence of phenols, flavonoids, there are in a lesser extent other steroidal glycosides, amino acids, fatty acids, lecithin, essential oil (4, 8, 9). The aforementioned bioactive compounds can be exploited and used in the form of various extracts. Experimental investigations indicate the efficiency of the application A. ursinum in prevention and treatment of many diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, obesity, diabetes, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, elevated cholesterol level, as well as the inflammatory diseases (10-14). Itís been known that the applied extraction method and extraction solvent may substantially affect the quality and concentration of targeted com

The Phenolic Compounds Profile and Cosmeceutical Significance of Two Kazakh Species of Onions: Alliumgalanthum and A. turkestanicum

“…These constituents that were present in the unpolar extract could determine the total activity of the samples. Similarly, in the studies of Tomovic and co-investigators [38], the chloroform extract from Allium ursinum chives exhibited a significantly stronger antimicrobial action than methanol or water extracts. Chloroform extract from the chives was the most active against B. subtilis ATCC 6633 (MIC = 0.313 mg/mL), for B. cereus (MIC = 2.5 mg/mL) and S. aureus (MIC = 2.5 mg/mL).…”

Antioxidant Properties and Structure-Antioxidant Activity Relationship of Allium Species Leaves

“…From some different isolation methods of several studies, it was reported that A. ursinum extract contains p -coumaric acid, ferulic acid, kaempferol, kaempferol-3- O -glycoside, ursolic acid, quercetin, phenol compound [ 7 , 10 , 71 ], allicin [ 21 ], malondialdehyde (MDA), carotenoids [ 27 , 50 , 68 ], kaempferol-3,7-di- O -β-D-glucopyranoside, kaempferol-(acetylhexoside)-hexoside, acetyl-kaempferol-deoxyhexose [ 71 ], propylene sulfide, dimethyldisulfide, dimethylthiophene, ( E )-methyl-2-propyl disulfide, ( Z )-methyl-2-propenyl disulfide, dimethyl trisulfide, di-2-propenyl disulfide, 2-vinyl-1,3-dithiane, ( E )-propenyl propyl disulfide, ( Z )-propenyl propyl disulfide, methyl-2-propenyl trisulfide, 3,4-dihydro-3-vinyl-1,2-dithiine, 2-vinyl-4H-1,3-dithiine, dimethyl tetrasulfide, ( E )-di-2-propenyl trisulfide, ( Z )-di-2-propenyl trisulfide, di-2-propyl trisulfide, di-2-propenyl tetrasulfide [ 72 ], inulin, nystose, and I-ketose [ 68 ] ( Figure 5 ).…”

“…From some different isolation methods of several studies, it was reported that A. ursinum extract contains p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, kaempferol, kaempferol-3-O-glycoside, ursolic acid, quercetin, phenol compound [7,10,71], allicin [21], malondialdehyde (MDA), carotenoids [27,50,68], kaempferol-3,7-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, kaempferol-(acetylhexoside)-hexoside, acetylkaempferol-deoxyhexose [71], propylene sulfide, dimethyldisulfide, dimethylthiophene, [72], inulin, nystose, and I-ketose [68] (Figure 5).…”

“…Allium flavum L., known as small yellow onion, is a species native to Southern, Central and Eastern Europe and Western Asia. This plant has leaves and bulbs that can be consumed and commonly used as a spice in several dishes such as salads, soups and stews [ 10 ]. This species has a height of about 10–60 cm with round elongated bulbs at the top.…”

“…Fedtsch., A. kurtzianum , A. chinense and A. rubellum and many other species from other countries [ 8 , 9 ]. In the last 10 years, several studies have reported that Allium contains several secondary metabolites in the bulbs, flowers and leaves [ 6 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Secondary metabolites are rich in health benefits because they have several bioactivities such as antioxidant, anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and anti-platelet [ 5 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ].…”