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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2018

Phenolic profile, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, anti-ulcerogenic and hepatoprotective activities of Pimenta racemosa leaves.

Fatma Abd-Elkader Moharram, Amal Amin Al-Gendy, Siham Mostafa El-Shenawy, Bassant M Ibrahim, Mohamed A Zarka

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fatma Abd-Elkader MoharramDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, 11795, Egypt.
Amal Amin Al-GendyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt. Amalalgendy@hotmail.com.
Siham Mostafa El-ShenawyDepartment of Pharmacology, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Bassant M IbrahimDepartment of Pharmacology, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Mohamed A ZarkaDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern Sciences and Arts University, 6 October City, Egypt.
National Research Centre · EGHelwan University · EGModern University for Information and Technology · EGZagazig University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPimenta racemosa tree has many traditional uses where its leaves are used as herbal tea for treatment of flatulence, gastric disorder, osteoarthritis, colds and fever in addition to its analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities. So, this study aimed to isolate phenolic constituents of 80% aqueous methanol extract (AME) of leaves and evaluate its biological activities.

methodsThe defatted AME was chromatographed and structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated using UV, NMR spectroscopy and UPLC-ESI-MS analysis. Antioxidant activity was investigated using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capacity. Anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using carrageenan - induced paw oedema, while antinociceptive activity was determined by chemical and thermal stimuli. Anti-ulcerogenic effect of AME against gastric damage induced by ethanol in Wister male albino rats was evaluated. Also, hepatoprotective activity was investigated through determination of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) following oral administration of paracetamol. Both of Anti-ulcerogenic and hepatoprotective activities (125, 250 and 500 mg/kg b.wt.) were supported by histopathological examinations.

resultsGallic acid (1), methyl gallate (2), avicularin (3), quercetin 3-O-β-D-arbinopyranoside (4), quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), quercetrin (6), cynaroside (7), strictinin (8), castalagin (9), grandinin (10) quercetin (11) and ellagic acid (12) were isolated. AME showed significant radical scavenging activity (SC

conclusionP. racemosa leaves are rich in phenolic compounds and showed significant biological activities.

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AnalgesicsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsPhenolsPlant ExtractsProtective AgentsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalEdemaFemaleLiverMalePimentaPlant LeavesRatsRats, WistarStomachAnalgesicsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsPhenolsPlant ExtractsProtective AgentsAnti-inflammatoryAntinociceptiveAnti-ulcerogenicHepatoprotectiveMyrtaceaePhenolic compoundsPimenta racemosa

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