Report on the Medicinal Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Species in Lebanon and Rationalization of Their Antimicrobial Potential by Examination of the Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Their Essential Oils
Joint Authors
Stien, Didier
Khoury, Madona
Eparvier, Véronique
Ouaini, Naïm
El Beyrouthy, Marc
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Many Lamiaceae species are consumed in the Lebanese cuisine as food or condiment and are largely used in the traditional medicine of Lebanon to treat various diseases, including microbial infections.
In this article we report the traditional medicinal uses of eleven Lamiaceae species: Coridothymus capitatus L., Lavandula stoechas L., Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Mentha spicata L.
subsp.
condensata, Origanum syriacum L., Rosmarinus officinalis, Salvia fruticosa Miller., Satureja cuneifolia Ten., Satureja thymbra L., Thymbra spicata L., and Vitex agnus-castus L.
and study the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of their essential oils (EOs).
Our survey showed that Lamiaceae species are mainly used against gastrointestinal disorders and microbial infections.
Chemical analysis of the EOs obtained from these plants allowed us to identify seventy-five compounds describing more than 90% of the relative composition of each EO.
Essential oils with high amounts of thymol and carvacrol possessed the strongest antimicrobial activity.
As expected, these two compounds demonstrated an interesting antifungal efficacy against the filamentous fungus T.
rubrum.
Our results confirmed that some of the Lamiaceae species used in Lebanon ethnopharmacological practices as antimicrobial agents do possess antibacterial and antifungal potential consistent with their use in alternative or complementary medicine.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khoury, Madona& Stien, Didier& Eparvier, Véronique& Ouaini, Naïm& El Beyrouthy, Marc. 2016. Report on the Medicinal Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Species in Lebanon and Rationalization of Their Antimicrobial Potential by Examination of the Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Their Essential Oils. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103993
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khoury, Madona…[et al.]. Report on the Medicinal Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Species in Lebanon and Rationalization of Their Antimicrobial Potential by Examination of the Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Their Essential Oils. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103993
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khoury, Madona& Stien, Didier& Eparvier, Véronique& Ouaini, Naïm& El Beyrouthy, Marc. Report on the Medicinal Use of Eleven Lamiaceae Species in Lebanon and Rationalization of Their Antimicrobial Potential by Examination of the Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Their Essential Oils. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103993
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1103993