Essential oil from Artemisia herba-alba Asso grown wild in Algeria: Variability assessment and comparison with an updated literature survey

Belhattab, Rachid; Amor, Loubna; Barroso, José G.; Pedro, Luís G.; Figueiredo, A. Cristina

doi:10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.04.042

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“…The intraspecific chemovariation of the essential oils isolated from the aerial parts of the two Artemisia species were also observed in several countries and also in the southern part of Tunisia . A .…”

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Essential Oil Variability in Natural Populations of Artemisia campestris (L.) and Artemisia herba‐alba (Asso) and Incidence on Antiacetylcholinesterase and Antioxidant Activities

Younsi

Mehdi

Aissi

et al. 2017

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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The intraspecific variability of Artemisia herba-alba and A. campestris essential oils and the evaluation of their antioxidant and antiacetylcholinesterase activities were determined. Artemisia herba-alba essential oil was found rich in camphor (19.61%), α-thujone (19.40%), β-thujone (9.44%), chrysanthenone (9.26%), and trans-sabinyl acetate (8.43%). The major compounds of A. campestris essential oil were germacrene D (16.38%), β-pinene (16.33%), and limonene (9.17%). Significant variation in the essential oil composition was observed among populations of each species. The divergence between populations was attributed to the variation of some climatic factors such as altitude, annual rainfall, winter cold stress, summer precipitation, summer drought stress, evapotranspiration, and humidity. Artemisia herba-alba and A. campestris essential oils exhibited promising antioxidant and antiacetylcholinesterase activities. The level of activity varied significantly according to the species and the essential oil. The highest scavenging activity (IC = 0.14 mg/ml) and the uppermost capacity to prevent β-carotene bleaching (IC = 0.10 mg/ml) characterized A. campestris from population 6. A. campestris population 3 possessed the uppermost ability to reduce ferric ions (450.7 μmol Fe /g EO). The population 2 of A. campestris showed the strongest antiacetylcholinesterase activity (IC = 0.02 mg/ml). The variation of these activities between the essential oils was explained by their composition differences.

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“…herba‐alba and A . campestris has been widely investigated . In Tunisia, the chemical variability of the essential oils extracted from A .…”

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Essential Oil Variability in Natural Populations of Artemisia campestris (L.) and Artemisia herba‐alba (Asso) and Incidence on Antiacetylcholinesterase and Antioxidant Activities

Younsi

Mehdi

Aissi

et al. 2017

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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“…However, more recently, Essid and coworkers, 2015, reported a chemical composition of A. c sample collected from the north of Tunisia with α -pinene as major component (24%). The intraspecific differences in chemical compositions could be attributed to several factors, including genetic diversity, climatic conditions, geographical locations, harvesting time, and phenological stage [46, 47]. …”

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Asteraceae Artemisia campestris and Artemisia herba-alba Essential Oils Trigger Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Leishmania infantum Promastigotes

Aloui

Messaoud

Haoues

et al. 2016

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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We report the chemical composition and anti-Leishmania and antioxidant activity of Artemisia campestris L. and Artemisia herba-alba Asso. essential oils (EOs). Our results showed that these extracts exhibit different antioxidant activities according to the used assay. The radical scavenging effects determined by DPPH assay were of IC50 = 3.3 mg/mL and IC50 = 9.1 mg/mL for Artemisia campestris and Artemisia herba-alba essential oils, respectively. However, antioxidant effects of both essential oils, determined by ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay, were in the same range (2.3 and 2.97 mg eq EDTA/g EO, resp.), while the Artemisia herba-alba essential oil showed highest chelating activity of Fe2+ ions (27.48 mM Fe2+). Interestingly, we showed that both EOs possess dose-dependent activity against Leishmania infantum promastigotes with IC50 values of 68 μg/mL and 44 μg/mL for A. herba-alba and A. campestris, respectively. We reported, for the first time, that antileishmanial activity of both EOs was mediated by cell apoptosis induction and cell cycle arrest at the sub-G0/G1 phase. All our results showed that EOs from A. herba-alba and A. campestris plants are promising candidates as anti-Leishmania medicinal products.

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“…The antifungal activity of the purified compounds carvone and piperitone was estimated to be 5 μ g/mL and 2 μ g/mL against Penicillium citrinum and 7 μ g/mL and 1.5 μ g/mL against Mucor rouxii , respectively. In another study, the antifungal activity of the constituents and biological activities of Artemisia herba - alba essential oils of 25 Moroccan medicinal plants, including A. herba - alba , against Penicillium digitatum , Phytophthora citrophthora , Geotrichum citri - aurantii , and Botrytis cinerea have been reported [42, 43]. …”

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Traditional Medicines in Africa: An Appraisal of Ten Potent African Medicinal Plants

Mahomoodally

2013

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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The use of medicinal plants as a fundamental component of the African traditional healthcare system is perhaps the oldest and the most assorted of all therapeutic systems. In many parts of rural Africa, traditional healers prescribing medicinal plants are the most easily accessible and affordable health resource available to the local community and at times the only therapy that subsists. Nonetheless, there is still a paucity of updated comprehensive compilation of promising medicinal plants from the African continent. The major focus of the present review is to provide an updated overview of 10 promising medicinal plants from the African biodiversity which have short- as well as long-term potential to be developed as future phytopharmaceuticals to treat and/or manage panoply of infectious and chronic conditions. In this endeavour, key scientific databases have been probed to investigate trends in the rapidly increasing number of scientific publications on African traditional medicinal plants. Within the framework of enhancing the significance of traditional African medicinal plants, aspects such as traditional use, phytochemical profile, in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies and also future challenges pertaining to the use of these plants have been explored.

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Essential oil from Artemisia herba-alba Asso grown wild in Algeria: Variability assessment and comparison with an updated literature survey

Cited by 70 publications

References 25 publications

Essential Oil Variability in Natural Populations of Artemisia campestris (L.) and Artemisia herba‐alba (Asso) and Incidence on Antiacetylcholinesterase and Antioxidant Activities

Essential Oil Variability in Natural Populations of Artemisia campestris (L.) and Artemisia herba‐alba (Asso) and Incidence on Antiacetylcholinesterase and Antioxidant Activities

Asteraceae Artemisia campestris and Artemisia herba-alba Essential Oils Trigger Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Leishmania infantum Promastigotes

Traditional Medicines in Africa: An Appraisal of Ten Potent African Medicinal Plants

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