How the Name Arnica Was Borrowed Into Estonian

Sõukand, Renata; Raal, Ain

doi:10.3176/tr.2008.1.02

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“…It is interesting to mention that C. vulgaris is known in Estonian ethnomedicine for its sedative and anti-diabetes activities, but it does not have the anti-cancer activity found in the other 44 species [ 23 , 24 , 25 ]. Hypericum perforatum, Leonurus cardiaca and Piper methysticum are well known natural antidepressants and/or anxiolytics, and also the species Epimedium L. genus (Berberidaceae) belonging to the Chinese pharmacopoeia possesses antidepressant activity [ 26 , 27 , 28 ].…”

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Phytochemical Profile and Pharmacological Activities of Water and Hydroethanolic Dry Extracts of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. Herb

Starchenko

Hrytsyk

Raal

et al. 2020

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According to the WHO data (2017), depression is the most predominant disease worldwide, with about 300 million people suffering from it, and bipolar disorder is the second most common. Therefore, it is relevant to research new medicines based on medicinal herbal raw materials with anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects. Common heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull.), a flowering plant of the Ericaceae family, is a promising species for research in this area. The aim of this study was to investigate the phytochemical profile and several biological activities of hydroethanolic dry extracts from the C. vulgaris herb. Nineteen phenolic substances were identified and quantified in the extracts by HPLC. The quantitative content of the basic groups of biologically active compounds was determined by spectrophotometry. Arbutin was dominant among the hydroquinone derivatives; chlorogenic acid among the hydroxycinnamic acids; rutin, hyperoside and quercetin-3-D-glucoside among the flavonoids; and (+)-gallocatechin and (-)-epigallocatechin among the tannin metabolites. The water and hydroethanolic extract were compared, the extract of C. vulgaris herb obtained with 70% hydroethanolic had the most pronounced anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anxiolytic, stress-protective, anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects, and it is a promising substance for the development of new drugs or food supplements.

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Phytochemical Profile and Pharmacological Activities of Water and Hydroethanolic Dry Extracts of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. Herb

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Hrytsyk

Raal

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“…On the other hand, the more the plant discovered from the book is used and its use conveyed to others in the community, the more local this knowledge becomes and the more this plant use becomes a part of the community herbal landscape. A good example of such integration of global knowledge into local herbal landscape is the case of arnica -the plant itself (Arnica montana) has never grown in Estonia, but several local species have been attributed its name (Sõukand 2007, Sõukand andRaal 2008).…”

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Herbal Landscape: The Perception of Landscape as a Source of Medicinal Plants

Sõukand¹,

Kalle²

2010

Trames

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Abstract. This contribution investigates the idea of herbal landscape, associated with a personal perception of landscape as a source of materia medica. The herbal landscape can be divided into specific smaller units according to several natural and cultural boundaries. This explains why the original knowledge of plants gleaned by one set of inhabitants may be clearly distinguished from that of close neighbors. The natural boundaries are, for example, the habitat (community) and geographical range limit of plants. Cultural boundaries, for example, constitute the cultural space that influences people, the peculiarity of a given language, and the availability of education, popular books and other media regarding plant use. Nevertheless, Estonian natural herbal culture can be viewed as one large-scale herbal landscape.

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“…The concept that plants can be classified also on the basis of their chemical constituents is not new [1,2]. According to an earlier study [3], the most popular medicinal plant in Estonia during the 20th century was Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert (= Matricaria recutita L.), which was also very widely used in the Soviet Union, Russia, Germany, etc.…”

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Content and composition of essential oils in some Asteraceae species

Raal¹,

Kaur²,

Orav³

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Proc. Estonian Acad. Sci.

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The content and composition of the essential oils of five Asteraceae species from Estonia were studied. The oil yields ranged from traces up to 0.2%. By using GC-FID and GC-MS methods a total of 115 compounds were identified and significant qualitative and quantitative differences were observed among the studied species. The main constituents of the essential oils of the studied Asteraceae species were as follows: Chamomilla recutita: bisabolol oxide A (39.4%), bisabolone oxide A (13.9%), (Z)-en-yne-dicycloether (11.5%), bisabolol oxide B (9.9%), α-bisabolol (5.6%), and chamazulene (4.7%); Chamomilla suaveolens: (Z)-en-yne-dicycloether (37.2%), geranyl isovalerate (22.9%), (E)-β-farnesene (15.6%); Anthemis tinctoria: α-eudesmol (10.2%), γ-cadinol (8.7%), γ-cadinene (4.0%); Matricaria perforata: (Z,Z)-matricaria ester (77.9%), (E)-β-farnesene (3.5%), matricaria ester isomer (3.5%), and matricaria lactone (3.0%); and Leucanthemum vulgare: (E)-β-farnesene (7.3%), hexadecahydrocyclobuta[1,2:3,4]dicyclooctene (5.3%), decanoic acid (4.9%), and γ-eudesmol (4.5%). The number of compounds found in all plant oils studied was 14.

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How the Name Arnica Was Borrowed Into Estonian

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References 34 publications

Phytochemical Profile and Pharmacological Activities of Water and Hydroethanolic Dry Extracts of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. Herb

Phytochemical Profile and Pharmacological Activities of Water and Hydroethanolic Dry Extracts of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. Herb

Herbal Landscape: The Perception of Landscape as a Source of Medicinal Plants

Content and composition of essential oils in some Asteraceae species

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