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ReviewBiomolecules2020

Syzygium aromaticum L. (Myrtaceae): Traditional Uses, Bioactive Chemical Constituents, Pharmacological and Toxicological Activities.

Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Luay M Alkazmi, Lamiaa G Wasef, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, Eman H Nadwa, Eman K Rashwan

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Review in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 197 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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197citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
62.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

197 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 607 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Gaber El-Saber BatihaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt.
Luay M AlkazmiBiology Department, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Lamiaa G WasefDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt.
Amany Magdy BeshbishyNational Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Nishi 2-13, Inada-cho, 080-8555, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
Eman H NadwaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Jouf University, 72345, Saudi Arabia.
Eman K RashwanDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit 71524, Egypt.
Damanhour University · EGAl-Azhar University · EGCairo University · EGObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine · JPUmm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herbal medicinal products have been documented as a significant source for discovering new pharmaceutical molecules that have been used to treat serious diseases. Many plant species have been reported to have pharmacological activities attributable to their phytoconstituents such are glycosides, saponins, flavonoids, steroids, tannins, alkaloids, terpenes, etc. Syzygium aromaticum (clove) is a traditional spice that has been used for food preservation and possesses various pharmacological activities. S. aromaticum is rich in many phytochemicals as follows: sesquiterpenes, monoterpenes, hydrocarbon, and phenolic compounds. Eugenyl acetate, eugenol, and β-caryophyllene are the most significant phytochemicals in clove oil. Pharmacologically, S. aromaticum has been examined toward various pathogenic parasites and microorganisms, including pathogenic bacteria, Plasmodium, Babesia, Theileria parasites, Herpes simplex, and hepatitis C viruses. Several reports documented the analgesic, antioxidant, anticancer, antiseptic, anti-depressant, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial activity of eugenol against several pathogenic bacteria including methicillin-resistant

Indexed as

AnimalsAntioxidantsClove OilEugenolGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsOils, VolatilePlant ExtractsSyzygiumacetyleugenolAntioxidantsClove OilEugenolOils, VolatilePlant Extractsbioactive chemical constituentscloveessential oilpharmacological activitiesSyzygium aromaticum

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PMID32019140
PMCPMC7072209
OpenAlexW3003740177

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