Ethnobotanical Study of Cultivated Plants in Kaišiadorys District, Lithuania: Possible Trends for New Herbal Based Medicines

Pranskūnienė, Živilė; Ratkeviciute, Kristina; Šimaitienė, Zenona; Pranskūnas, Andrius; Bernatonienė, Jurga

doi:10.1155/2019/3940397

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“…Rowanberries are recommended in folk medicine to treat hemorrhoids, hypertension (Kültür 2007;Polat and Satıl 2012), respiratory tract infections, rheumatism and gout (Vogl et al 2013). In Lithuania (Kaišiadorys dictrict) preparations from rowanberries were administered orally in constipation and cough, whereas bark decoction was used as a wound wash (Pranskuniene et al 2019). Sak et al (2014) revealed that a tea prepared from bark of S. aucuparia has been used in Estonia to treat cancer diseases.…”

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Ethnopharmacologically important but underestimated genus Sorbus: a comprehensive review

2020

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Sorbus L. sensu lato (Rosaceae family) comprises over 250 trees and shrubs growing in the Northern Hemisphere. Several Sorbus species have found their way into traditonal materia medica, as different leaf, bark or fruit preparations have a longstanding folk use. Ethnomedicine recommends their use not only in respiratory and gastrointestinal system disorders, but also in rheumatism, cancer or diabetes. Chemical composition of the genus Sorbus has been studied since 1960s and until now more than 250 compounds have been identified from thirty-eight species. The most thoroughly investigated substances are phenolic compounds (flavonoids and phenolic acids). Other constituents include triterpenes, sterols, carboxylic acids, coumarins and cyanogenic glycosides. Biological activity studies performed on the representatives of the genus Sorbus have been predominantly conducted on extracts prepared with the use of different solvents, and more rarely on isolated constituents. The majority of these studies were devoted to determination of antioxidant potential of Sorbus extracts. In a few cases targeted studies were conducted to confirm specific folk usage. Two of the fairly well documented medicinal uses are the antidiabetic activity of Sorbus decora and antiinflammatory activity of Sorbus commixta. Keywords Sorbus Á Folk medicine Á Phytochemistry Á Biological activity Abbreviations AAPH 2,2 0 -Azobis-(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride ABTS 2,2 0 -Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothioazoline-6sulphonic acid) diammonium salt ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme AChE Acetylcholinesterase ADH Alcohol dehydrogenase ALT Alanine aminotransferase AMPK Adenosine-monophosphate-activated protein kinase AST Aspartate transaminase ATO Arsenic trioxide BChE Butyrylcholinesterase CAT Catalase CD Conjugated dienes cGMP Guanosine 3 0 ,5 0 -cyclic monophosphate COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2 CYP Cytochrome P450 DMPD ? N,N-Dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine DPPH 2,2 0 -Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl dw Dry weight ecNOS Endothelial cell NO synthase EDTA Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid

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“…They are often consumed raw or processed into jams, wines etc. (Tardío et al 2006;Kalle and Sõukand 2012;Łuczaj et al 2013;Pranskuniene et al 2019). Fruits of S. aucuparia, S. intermedia and S. rupicola are bread ingredients in Estonia (Kalle and Sõukand 2012).…”

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Ethnopharmacologically important but underestimated genus Sorbus: a comprehensive review

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“…E são muitas vezes usadas somente em sintomas, como tosse, dores de garganta, inflamação e inchaço da mucosa nasal durante um resfriado. As formas de preparo mais empregadas são os chás e inalação (Pranskuniene et al, 2019).…”

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Toxicidade e atividade antibacteriana de plantas medicinais utilizadas no tratamento de doenças respiratórias: revisão integrativa

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Objetivo: realizar um levantamento bibliográfico sobre o perfil de toxicidade e a atividade antibacteriana de plantas medicinais utilizadas no tratamento de doenças respiratórias, de forma a destacar as principais espécies e os constituintes químicos, além de correlacioná-los com a atividade biológica das plantas encontradas. Metodologia: o estudo trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, na qual as bases de dados estabelecidas para a pesquisa foram PubMed, BVS e Science Direct. Os descritores utilizados foram Plantas medicinais, Doenças respiratórias, Fitoterapia, Toxicidade e Antibacteriano e o recorte temporal definido foi dos últimos 10 anos, a partir de 2010. Resultados e Discussão: a amostra final foi composta por 11 artigos e os resultados obtidos foram apresentados em relação as espécies medicinais utilizadas para o tratamento de doenças respiratórias, com a fitoquímica da espécie e os compostos responsáveis pela atividade biológica, além da descrição do perfil de toxicidade e a atividade antibacteriana das plantas citadas nos artigos. Apenas os estudos que abordavam sobre as espécies Pelargonium sidoides, Justicia pectoralis e Luffa operculata apresentaram estudos de toxicidade e dados sobre a atividade antibacteriana. Em vista disso, essas plantas exibiram prevalência de inibição frente às bactérias gram-positivas, como Streptococcus pyogenes, e nos testes toxicológicos efetuados não foi evidenciada toxicidade. Conclusão: faz-se necessário a realização de mais pesquisas com as espécies vegetais relatadas, pois observou-se uma escassez de estudos clínicos e também é imprescindível que sejam efetuados estudos de toxicidade com as plantas que não abordaram essa temática.

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“…The use of P. padus bark was mentioned ten times more often than the use of fruits and eight times more often than the use of flowers. The symptoms and uses mentioned in other studies are the same as those mentioned in the Latvian records: the fruits were used to treat diarrhoea and the flowers were used for joint and rheumatic pain and for treating erysipelas(Kujawska et al, 2017;Pranskuniene et al, 2019;Sõukand et al, 2017). In addition, the use of P. padus was also reported in the records of Latvian folk medicine for treating disorders such as headaches, toothaches, pain in the ears, neck and stomach, coughs, bruises, and swelling.…”

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“…padus has been commonly reported(Kujawska et al, 2017;Pranskuniene et al, 2019;Sõukand et al, 2017). However, in the records of Latvian folk medicine, the bark was the most frequently mentioned part of the plant.…”

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Medicinal Plants in the Records of Latvian Folk Medicine and Analysis of Their Practical Applications. Summary of the Doctoral Thesis

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Medicinal plant knowledge in Europe is rooted in a long history of health traditions. Numerous ethnobotanical studies across Europe have addressed the increasing importance of the traditional use of medicinal plants. Latvia is a country with old folk medicine traditions and an extensive folk knowledge archive. The aim of this thesis was to collect and analyse knowledge about the use of the medicinal plants found in the records of Latvian folk medicine and to search for new ideas regarding the practical applications of these plants. This thesis reveals, for the first time to the international scientific community, the important ethnobotanical information contained in the records of Latvian folk medicine that had not yet been translated into English and are therefore less visible to researchers from all over the world. This thesis provides a list of the used plant species and plant parts, the dosage forms of herbal medicines, the routes of administration, and the disorders treated with medicinal plants mentioned in the records of Latvian folk medicine and used by indigenous people of Latvia in the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th centuries. In total, the thesis includes information on 211 plant taxa, most of which were utilized for the treatment of digestive and respiratory system disorders. To understand whether the information mentioned in the folklore material is relevant today, it was compared with evidence-based information regarding the uses of the listed plant, including official herbal monographs. During this study, it was concluded that only 59 plant taxa mentioned in the studied records of Latvian folk medicine are included in the official monographs of the European Medicines Agency, and most of the plant indications mentioned in the records have not been described in evidence-based monographs. After the systematic analysis of folklore materials, additional information on the molecular mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory activities of Pelargonium sidoides DC. and Prunus padus L. were investigated to confirm their traditional use for the treatment of inflammatory conditions. The obtained results provide evidence that both plant extracts exhibit pronounced in vitro and ex vivo anti-inflammatory activities, supporting their use in Latvian ethnomedicine as effective anti-inflammatory agents. The obtained results are important as they provide ideas for further research related to possibilities regarding the use of plants growing in the territory of Latvia and allow new perspectives to be gained for both national and international ethnobotanical research.

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Ethnobotanical Study of Cultivated Plants in Kaišiadorys District, Lithuania: Possible Trends for New Herbal Based Medicines

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Ethnopharmacologically important but underestimated genus Sorbus: a comprehensive review

Ethnopharmacologically important but underestimated genus Sorbus: a comprehensive review

Toxicidade e atividade antibacteriana de plantas medicinais utilizadas no tratamento de doenças respiratórias: revisão integrativa

Medicinal Plants in the Records of Latvian Folk Medicine and Analysis of Their Practical Applications. Summary of the Doctoral Thesis

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