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Mirabilis jalapa (M. jalapa) is widely used as a traditional medicine in the treatment of various ailments. In the present study we aimed to evaluate the phytochemical constituents and anti-stress activity of the methanolic extract of aerial parts of M. jalapa. T.

Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae) and Mirabilis jalapa L. (Nyctaginaceae) are medicinal plants used extensively in almost all folklore remedies around the world to treat malaria. This experiment investigated the effects of M. charantia L. and M. jalapa L. on malaria in a 4-day suppressive test.

Currently, in order to prevent and treat diseases of various etiology, including eco-logically causative agents, medi-cines based on such biologically active substances as polyphenols and polysaccharides have become common at the pharmaceutical market.

Inula helenium L. (Asteraceae) is a widely occurring perennial herb in Europe and East Asia. Its active components belong mostly to sesquiterpene lactones class - eudesmanolides (alantolactone, isoalantolactone, 4α,5α-Epoxyalantolactone, diplophyllin) and germacranolides (isocostunolide) (Seca et al., 2014) being used as anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and anti-cancer agents.

Inula helenium has been reported to contain a large amount of phenolic compounds, which have shown promise in scavenging free radicals and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases.

Inula helenium, also known as elecampane, is commonly found in China. In traditional medicine, it is extensively used primarily for treatment of abdominal pain, emesis, diarrhea, and threatened abortion.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the antioxidant activity and fructans content in ethanol and water extracts of roots of elecampane (Inula helenium L.), a Bulgarian medicinal plant.

The antioxidant activities of methanol (ME), ethanol (EE), water (WE) and ethyl acetate (EAE) extracts of four Inula helenium L. taxa (I. helenium ssp. orygalis (Boiss.) Grierson, I. helenium ssp. pseudohelenium Grierson, I. helenium ssp. turcarasemosa Grierson and I. helenium ssp. vanensis Grierson) were investigated.

This study was carried out to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activities of dried roots of a Romanian indigenous population of Inula helenium L. The powdered dried root of the plant was extracted in ethanol (using 30%, 50% and 70% v/v).

The antioxidant activities of methanol (ME), ethanol (EE), water (WE) and ethyl acetate (EAE) extracts of four Inula helenium L. taxa (I. helenium ssp. orygalis (Boiss.) Grierson, I. helenium ssp. pseudohelenium Grierson, I. helenium ssp. turcarasemosa Grierson and I. helenium ssp. vanensis Grierson) were investigated.

nula helenium L. is an herb with anti-inflammatory properties. Sesquiterpene lactones (SLs), mainly alantolactone (AL) and isoalantolactone (IAL), are considered as its active ingredients. However, the anti-inflammatory effects of SL-containing extracts of I. helenium have not been explored.

In traditional systems of medicine, Inula helenium root is widely used for the management of various ailments. The present work investigates the effect of inhalation of essential oil from the root of I. helenium on electroencephalographic (EEG) activity of the human brain.

Inula helenium L. is an herb whose anti-inflammatory properties are attributed to its active components, the sesquiterpene lactones (SLs). Our previous study demonstrated that the total sesquiterpene lactones isolated from Inula helenium L. (TSL-IHL), consisting mainly of alantolactone (AL) and isoalantolactone (IAL), may have potential in the prevention and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

This is one of the first studies reporting the anti-stress property of M. jalapa using Drosophila melanogaster where different groups were assayed for stress related marker enzymes like SOD and CAT. The activity in stress induced flies has increased compared to that of control flies.

In the Present study the antibacterial and antibiofilm potential of Mirabilis jalapa and Ajuga bracteosa crude methanolic extracts of leaves against P1, P2 and P3 clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was explored. Antibacterial activity was investigated by agar well diffusion method and the antibiofilm potential was determined by Anti-Pellicle assay and exopolysaccharide inhibition (EI) by Congo red (CR) assay.

Sesquiterpene lactones are bioactive compounds that have been identified as responsible for the anticancer activity of the medicinal herb, Inula helenium L. (IHL). However, themechanisms of action involved in the anti‑pancreatic cancer activity of IHL have yet to be elucidated. The present study used an optimized extraction strategy to obtain sesquiterpene lactones from IHL (the resulting product termed ethyl acetate extract of IHL; EEIHL), and examined the potential mechanisms involved in the anti‑pancreatic cancer activity of EEIHL.

The aim of this study is to explore the antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of aqueous extract from aerial parts of Inula helenium (L.) against human U‑87 MG glioma cell line.‍

Eight sesquiterpene lactones were isolated from the roots of Inula helenium and flowers of I. japonica. Among them, isoalantolactone (3) and santamarine (6) exhibited significant growth inhibitory activities against gynecologic cancer cell lines, while others weakly inhibited the growth of the cell lines (IC50 ≤ 100 μM).

Plants are old friends of humans who rely on plants directly or indirectly for food, shelter, aesthetic purposes and for the treatment of diseases. Plants can considered as biological factories for the production of various medicinal compounds. Hence plants enjoy the attraction of common man as well as of the scientific community for investigation, authentication and rationalization of their food and therapeutic effects.

In order to evaluate the severity of stress, the effects of single and repeated exposure to hypoxia of different origin (hemic, tissue, and circulatory) on the classical parameters of the Selye triad, cytological characteristics of lymphoid organs, and karyometric parameters (nucleus diameters) were studied in all adrenal zones, and analysis of correlations was carried out.

Inula helenium (Compositae) is a widely occurring perennial herb in Europe and East Asia. Its roots have been traditionally used as a diaphoresis and a diuretic expectorant agent in Europe, as a fragrance agent for home medicines in Japan, and as agents of tuberculotic enterorrhea, chronic enterogastritis and bronchitis and a preservative in China.

Chemoprevention has been defined as the use of pharmacologic or natural agents designed to prevent, suppress, or reverse the process of carcinogenesis before the development of malignancy.

Plant-derived phenolics receive considerable interest because of their potential antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. These bioactive compounds naturally available from plants have lower potency than ‘allopathic’ drugs, however, as they are traditionally consumed in significant amounts through the diet, they may have a long-term physiological benefits without any harmful side effects.

In recognition of nature’s potential – and the need to replace drugs that have become ineffective by emerging resistance – several large-scale plant screenings were performed in the 1960s and 1970s.

Our previous study showed that a methanol extract of Inula helenium had the potential to induce detoxifying enzymes such as quinone reductase (QR) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity.

In this work we report results regarding the in vitro antimicrobial activity of Inula helenium L. dried root extracts obtained by stepwise supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and by hydrodistillation (HD). Inula helenium L. (Compositae family) is a perennial plant widely occurring in Europe and East Asia.

The present study aims to investigate the bactericidal activity (specifically antistaphylococcal) of Inula helenium. The antimicrobial activity of the extract is tested against 200 clinically significant Irish Staphylococcus aureus isolates consisting of methicillin-resistant (NRSA) and -sensitive (MSSA) S. aureus using drop test method and a microbroth dilution method.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the inhibitory/bactericidal activity and cell membrane effects of the hydrodistilled essential oil of Inula helenium L. roots against Staphylococcus aureus. Additionally, detailed chemical investigation was done in order to pinpoint the most active oil constituents and also the parts of these molecules responsible for their antimicrobial effect.

It has been shown that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and its byproducts play important roles in the resolution of inflammation. High mobility group box-1 (HMGB1), a non-histone DNA-binding molecule, has been implicated as a multifunctional ubiquitous protein in many eukaryotic cells. HMGB1 was firstly found to be expressed in the nucleus, which regulates the cell cycle, cellular differentiation, and gene transcription.

Enula will be used in humans because of the vital importance of carrying out these first-step tests. They will not only guarantee the quality of the product, but will also establish that there are no adverse side effects in humans who take the product.