Staphylococcus phytotherapy: An overview on the most important Iranian native medicinal plants effective on Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus exists everywhere such as respiratory tract and skin of adults and it is considered as one of the important factors for nosocomial and outpatient infections such as Endocarditis, Osteomyelitis, Toxic shock syndrome, Abscess, Pneumonia, Meningitis, etc. The aim of this study was presenting an overview on the most important Iranian native medicinal plants affecting on Staphylococcus aureus. All required information was obtained by searching key words such as S. aureus, medicinal plant extracts or essential oils of published articles in authentic scientific databases such as PubMed, Sciencedirect, Blackwell Wiley, Springer , Google scholar , Scientific information database (SID) and Magiran. Plantago psyllium (Fleawort), Aloe vera, Zataria multiflora (thyme), Achillea wilhelmsii (yarrow), Avicennia marina (mangrove), Nerium oleander (oleander), Allium sativum (garlic), Trigonella foenum (fenugreek), Teucrium polium (Poleigamander), Cichorium intybus L. (chicory), Lavandula stoechas (lavender) and Salvia leriifolia Benth (common sage) are the most important plants which have antibacterial effects on staphylococcus aureous. Results of this study showed that antioxidant compounds and flavonoids such as Thymol, Carvacrol, Camphor, Cineol, Tannins, Allicin and Tripenes are active antimicrobial and antifungal compounds. Many antimicrobial properties of plant extracts are due to presence of phenolic compounds, polyphenolic acids, terpenoids, essential oils, alkaloids, sulfuric compounds and so on, in different parts of plants such as roots, leaves, buds, seedlings and skin. Since the use of these compounds as anti-staphylococcal effect has been proved, specific tests can be performed for production of bioactive herbal drugs against this bacterium

Ethnobotanic study of medicinal plants in Urmia city: Identification and traditional using of antiparasites plants

Objective: To identify the native medicinal plants used in parasitic diseases treatment in Urmia. Methods: This study was conducted among 35 Urmia herbalists to identify medicinal plants used in parasitic diseases treatment. We used direct observation and interviews with collected herbarium specimens by native herbs commonly in the treatment of parasitic diseases. Questionnaires were included apothecary personal information and native plants list with information includes plant local name, plant parts used, method of their use and traditional therapies. Herbarium samples listed in the questionnaire collected from the area and were sent to agricultural research centers and Urmia University Faculty of Agriculture for genus and species determination. Results: Thirteen medicinal plants from six families for treatment of diabetes in Urmia were obtained from interviews. Most families have anti diabetic effect was included Asteraceae (36). The most used was boiling (65). Conclusions: In view of the findings of this study indicate that plants have the potential to be a parasitic infection so it is necessary ingredients of native plants be studied to demonstrate therapeutic effects and provide field work to evaluate the clinical effects of these herbs and ingredients they claim on parasitic diseases. © 2014 Asian Pacific Tropical Medicine Press

Salmonellosis Phytotherapy: A review on Iranian most important medicinal plants affecting on Salmonella

Salmonella are isolated from diarrheal diseases, typhoid fever, bacteriemia and enterocolitis. Salmonella-related diseases are major health problem in most of countries. Scientific research approach has been to achieve plants bioactive substances due to drug resistance and side effects of chemical antimicrobial drugs. Plants can be considered as a source of potentially useful chemicals but only a fraction of them have been used in medicine. We aimed in this review article to present anti Salmonella effects of Iranian native medicinal plants. The information was obtained using key words including Salmonellosis, Salmonella, medicinal plant, essential oil, searching scientific databases scientific information database (SID), Magiran, Google scholar, Blackwell, Wiley, Springer and Sciencedirect. Ten plant families of native medicinal plants of Iran were found to be effective on Salmonella including Thymus multiflora, Thymus vulgaris, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Ferulago angulata, Avicennia marina, Crocus sativus L, Cordia myxa L, Ziziphora clinopodioides, Allium sativum, Teucrium polium L, Satureia hortensis L, Anethum graveolens and Vaccinium arctostaphylosplants. Phenolic compounds, flavonoids and tannins, such as thymol, carvacrol and coumarin have been isolated from the most anti salmonellosis plants. Carvacrol is common antioxidant and bioactive compound in all of these plants. Most used medicinal plants as anti-Salmonella compound has belonged to Lamiaceae family (31% of Iranian native plant families). Active ingredients of Lamiaceae medicinal plants can be produced and entered in pharmaceutical market as anti-Salmonella drugs

Candidiasis phytotherapy: An overview of the most important medicinal plants affecting the candida albicans

Fungal infections have been responsible for a dramatic increase of diseases in recent decades. Candida albicans is known as the most common human pathogen due to most virulence. There is wide variety of medicinal plants in Iran which many doctors and scientists believe that these plants could be used in diseases treatment cycle. Due to high incidence of candidiasis the aim of this study was to identify and report anti-Candida albicans medicinal plants in Iran. All required information was obtained by searching key words such as Candida albicans, candidiasis, medicinal plant and Iran in published articles in authentic Iranian and world scientific databases such as Blackwell Wiley, Sciencedirect, Springer, Scopus, Pubmed, Google scholar and Scientific information database (SID) and Magiran. Obtained results showed that Peganum harmala, Aloe vera, Punica granatum L, Ananas comosus, ferula assa foetida, Nectaroscordum Tripedale, Allium cepa, lawsonia inermis, Crocus sativum, Allium sativum, Juglans regia, Teucrium polium, Zingiber officinale, Eucalyptus spp, Artemisia absinthium, Cinnamomum verum, Dianthus caryophyllus, Thymus vulgaris, Allium jesdianum,Plumbago Europaea and Origanum vulgare L. are the main medicinal plants can affect Candida albican