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Tropical Herbs and Spices as Functional Foods with Antidiabetic Activities
Published in Megh R. Goyal, Arijit Nath, Rasul Hafiz Ansar Suleria, Plant-Based Functional Foods and Phytochemicals, 2021
Arnia Sari Mukaromah, Fitria Susilowati
Syzygium aromaticum L. (Cloves) is a native herb in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, Mexico, India, Haiti, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. Cloves are commonly used as spices for an aromatic flavor. Cloves contain essential oil, phenolic compounds, and hydrolyzable tannins [61]. Tahir et al. reported that the yield of essential oil in cloves was 8.5% with pale yellow color. It is soluble in alcohol and has a refractive index of 1.23 [103].
Lessons to Be Learnt from Ayurveda
Published in D. Suresh Kumar, Ayurveda in the New Millennium, 2020
Prachi Garodia, Sosmitha Girisa, Varsha Rana, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Bharat B. Aggarwal
Dental care is given importance in Ayurveda. Ingredients for dental care products include Azadirachta indica (against toothache, bacterial infection, dental caries), Acacia arabica (to treat swelling and bleeding gums), Barleria prionitis (in toothache, bleeding gums and loose teeth), Mimusops elengi (as an astringent, to keep gums healthy), Pimpinella anisum (antiseptic, mouth freshener), Salvadora persica (as a potent antimicrobial), Syzygium aromaticum (as a local anesthetic in toothache) and Symplocos racemosus (to strengthen gums and teeth) (Shilpa et al. 2002).
Adverse Effects and Intoxication with Essential Oils
Published in K. Hüsnü Can Başer, Gerhard Buchbauer, Handbook of Essential Oils, 2020
Clove oil is the common name for an extract from the flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill et L. M. Perry, also known as Caryophyllus aromaticus L., Eugenia aromatica (L.) Baill., Eugenia caryophyllus (Spreng.) Bullock & S. G. Harrison, and Eugenia caryophyllata Thunberg. It is a complex mixture of chemical substances, the main component being eugenol. The essential oil is widely used and well known for its medicinal properties. Traditional uses of clove oil include use in dental care, as an antiseptic and analgesic, where the undiluted oil may be rubbed on the gums to treat toothache. It is active against oral bacteria associated with dental caries and periodontal disease (Cai and Wu, 1996) and effective against a large number of other bacteria (Chaieb et al., 2007). The major component of clove oil is usually considered to be eugenol with a content of 88.6% (Chaieb et al., 2007).
Eugenol improves tissue damage and oxidative stress in adult female rats after ovarian torsion/detorsion
Published in Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2021
Bita Barghi, Majid Shokoohi, Amir Afshin Khaki, Arash Khaki, Maryam Moghimian, Malihe Soltani
Eugenol is the main component of Syzygium aromaticum (Cortés-Rojas et al. 2014) known for its antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral properties (Mishra and Singh 2008; Cortés-Rojas et al. 2014; Moghimian et al. 2017). Several studies demonstrated the antioxidant activity of eugenol when assayed in-vitro. (Gülçin 2011; Moghimian et al. 2017). Also, eugenol can preserve the functionality of the brain, heart, kidney, and liver against toxicity or oxidative stress (Mapanga et al. 2009; Madlala et al. 2012; Liu et al. 2015; El-Hadary and Ramadan Hassanien 2016). Regarding the ‘anti-inflammatory’ and ‘antioxidant’ potential of this compound, we aimed to investigate the effect of eugenol on histopathological changes and oxidative stress caused by torsion/detorsion in the ovary of adult female rats.
Syzygium aromaticum aqueous extract inhibits human neutrophils myeloperoxidase and protects mice from LPS-induced lung inflammation
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2019
Amina Chniguir, Fatma Zioud, Viviana Marzaioli, Jamel El-Benna, Rafik Bachoual
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry (Myrtaceae) commonly called clove, is an aromatic medicinal plant. Dried flower buds have been used as a spice and flavour in food but it is also used in traditional East Asian medicines especially in dental care (Milind and Deepa 2011; Cortés-Rojas et al. 2014). In addition, cloves exhibit antibacterial (Nuñez and Aquino 2012), antiviral (Hussein et al. 2000) and antifungal activities (Hamini-Kadar et al. 2014; Zore et al. 2011). Various other pharmacological properties, such as antioxidant (Lee and Shibamoto 2001), anti-inflammatory (Ahmad et al. 2012) and antitumor effects, have also been reported (Banerjee et al. 2006; Kumar et al. 2014).
Syzygium Aromaticum Alleviates Cerium Chloride-Induced Neurotoxic Effect In The Adult Mice
Published in Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, 2019
Yamina Kadri, Riadh Nciri, Sana Bardaa, Noura Brahmi, Saidi Saber, Abdel Halim Harrath, Waleed Aldahmash, Saleh Alwasel, Mohamed Mohany, Abdelfatteh El Feki, Mohamed Salah Allagui
Syzygium aromaticum, commonly known as clove, has an important antibacterial (Rabe and VanSataden 1997) and anti-inflammatory activity (Muruganandan et al. 2001). It was reported that the buds of Syzygium aromaticum were used in traditional medicine as diuretic, odontalgic, stomachic, and onicardiac (Cai and Wu 1996). Up to date, very few studies focused on the neurotoxic effects of cerium chloride. This work investigate the effects of CeCl3 on mice behavior, memories and brain oxidative stress, and the potential protective role of the ethanol extract of Syzygium aromaticum against this neurotoxicity.