Composition of the Essential Oil from<i>Artemisia herba-alba</i>Grown in Jordan

Hudaib, Mohammad; Aburjai, Talal

doi:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699096

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“…Cineole was reported as the major component in the EOs in ART growing in Spain, Egypt and Morocco. The oil extracted from ART growing in Tunisia has a very low concentration of 1,8-cineole (Neffati et al, 2008), confirming previous studies performed on the oil of the same shrub species growing in Algeria and Jordan (Hudaib and Aburjai, 2006). In the current study, chrysanthenone was found at high concentrations (14.78%) in ART.…”

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The evaluation of the nutritional potential of five Mediterranean woody plants rich in phytocompounds

Aouadi¹,

Zorghi²,

Neffati³

et al. 2015

J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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IntroductionShrubby vegetation is often the main feed resource for goats and sheep in dry areas. Nonetheless, successful integration of rangeland vegetation in livestock nutrition and the sustainable management of rangelands require appropriate characterization of the nutritive value of rangeland vegetation. Moreover, there is increasing interest in the use of natural compounds as alternative additives in ruminant feeding to improve the quality of meat and milk. Artemisia herba alba (ART), Eucalyptus globulus (EUC), Pistacia lentiscus (PIS), Rosmarinus officinalis (ROS) and Thymus capitatus (THY) are widespread in the Mediterranean area and used by the rural population for the extraction of essential oils (EOs), which represents an income-generating ABSTRACT. The foliage of woody plants, Artemisia herba alba (ART), Eucalyptus globulus (EUC), Pistacia lentiscus (PIS), Rosmarinus officinalis (ROS) and Thymus capitatus (THY), growing in central Tunisia was analysed for contents of nutrients and phytocompounds, including essential oils (EOs) and tannins. PIS and THY were highest in neutral detergent fibre and condensed tannins, respectively. EUC had the highest levels of total phenols, total tannins and oxalates. The concentration of EOs was highest in ROS and THY (26.59 ml · kg -1 dry matter (DM) vs 14.14 ml · kg -1 of DM, respectively). The EOs profiles differed among all the plant species. ROS and EUC EOs were composed mainly of 1,8-cineole (27.86% and 50.19%, respectively) while ART's EOs were dominated by camphor (16.28%) and chrysanthenone (14.78%). Carvacrol (44.24%) was the chemotype of THY EOs. The major compound of PIS EOs was α-pinene (12.82%). Biological assay showed that tannins affect the nutritive value of these plants. With the exception of THY, the association of polyethylene glycol to substrates incubated in calibrated syringes resulted in a major increase of gas production (+21% to +136%). Differences in the profiles of EOs extracted from the five woody species suggest that these EOs could differ in their impact on digestion and performance of ruminants. D. Aouadi et al. 161activity. These EOs, which are a volatile mixture of organic compounds obtained from plant material (flowers, seeds, leaves, fruits and roots) by physical means, are characterized by antibacterial, antiseptic and antioxidant properties (Derwich et al., 2011). In Tunisia, these medicinal and aromatic plants grow on native rangelands and most of them are browsed by sheep and goats. Extracts of these woody plants contain secondary compounds, such as EOs.Recent studies on ruminants showed that EOs extracted from range species could be used as natural additives to manipulate rumen fermentation and to improve feed efficiency (Benchaar et al., 2007). However, to our knowledge there is a lack of information on the presence of secondary compounds and the profiles of EOs in a wide range of Mediterranean woody plants. Therefore, the purpose of our study on the foliage of five tree and shrub species growing in central Tunisia was to dete...

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The evaluation of the nutritional potential of five Mediterranean woody plants rich in phytocompounds

Aouadi¹,

Zorghi²,

Neffati³

et al. 2015

J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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“…In Morocco, five chemotypes were defined as camphor type oils (Lamiri et al, 1997). In Jordan, regular monoterpenes were predominant and the principal components were α-and β-thujones, qualifying the plant as being a thujone chemotype (Hudaib & Aburjai, 2006).…”

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Chemical composition and antiproliferative activity of essential oil from aerial parts of a medicinal herb Artemisia herba-alba

Tilaoui¹,

Mouse²,

Jaafari³

et al. 2011

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

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Artemisia herba-alba Asso., Asteraceae, is widely used in Morrocan folk medicine for the treatment of different health disorders. However, no scientific or medical studies were carried out to assess the cytotoxicity of A. herba-alba essential oil against cancer cell lines. In this study, eighteen volatile compounds were identified by GC-MS analysis of the essential oil obtained from the plant's aerial parts. The main volatile constituent in A. herba-alba was found to be a monoterpene, Verbenol, contributing to about 22% of the total volatile components. The essential oil showed significant antiproliferative activity against the acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (CEM) cell line, with 3 µg/mL as IC50 value. The anticancer bioactivity of Moroccan A. herba-alba essential oil is described here for the first time.

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“…Many works showed the richness in terpenoids of A. herba-alba, like monoterpene hydrocarbons (Behtari, 2012), oxygenated monoterpenes (Hudaib and Aburjai, 2006) and sesquiterpenes (Laid, 2008;Paolini, 2010 (Soliman, 2007). Miresmailli et al (2006) and Verma (2012) pointed out the presence of monoterpenes in rosemary whereas Zhang et al (2014) reported its richness in diterpenoid and triterpenoid glycosides.…”

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Insecticidal activity of three plants extracts against Myzus persicae (Sulzer, 1776) and their phytochemical screening

Nia

Frah

Azoui

2015

AAS

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To reduce the use of synthetic pesticides and their negative effects on the environment, leaves extracts of Artemisia herbaalba Asso, Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh and Rosmarinus officinalis L. were obtained with petroleum ether, ethanol and distilled water as solvents. These extracts were evaluated under laboratory conditions for their insecticidal effect against 3 to 4 days-old Myzus persicae individuals (Homoptera: Aphididae) at 1, 2.5, 5, and 10 %. We made observations after 24 hours. Etheric extract of all plants was effective and caused mortalities (100 %, 53 % and 60 % respectively) at the highest concentration. However, ethanolic and aqueous extracts did not show any significant insecticidal effect. The phytochemical screening showed the richness of etheric extract in terpenes. The results obtained suggest that we can make bioinsecticides based on leaves etheric extracts from these plants for use in integrated pest management.

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Composition of the Essential Oil fromArtemisia herba-albaGrown in Jordan

Cited by 55 publications

References 15 publications

The evaluation of the nutritional potential of five Mediterranean woody plants rich in phytocompounds

The evaluation of the nutritional potential of five Mediterranean woody plants rich in phytocompounds

Chemical composition and antiproliferative activity of essential oil from aerial parts of a medicinal herb Artemisia herba-alba

Insecticidal activity of three plants extracts against Myzus persicae (Sulzer, 1776) and their phytochemical screening

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