The inhibitory effects of ethanol (80%) and aqueous extracts Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench H. subsp. barrelieri (Ten) Nyman on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), two sister enzymes associated with pathogenesis Alzheimer's disease (AD), as well elastase collagenase, linked to inflammation skin aging, were investigated. Simultaneously, antioxidant activity the was assess...

Many Lamiaceae species are consumed in the Lebanese cuisine as food or condiment and are largely used in the traditional medicine of Lebanon to treat various diseases, including microbial infections. In this article we report the traditional medicinal uses of eleven Lamiaceae species: Coridothymus capitatus L., Lavandula stoechas L., Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Mentha spicata L. subsp. conden...

Essential oils distilled from members of the genus Lavandula have been used both cosmetically and therapeutically for centuries with the most commonly used species being L. angustifolia, L. latifolia, L. stoechas and L. x intermedia. Although there is considerable anecdotal information about the biological activity of these oils much of this has not been substantiated by scientific or clinical ...

background & aim: the lamiaceae or labiatae (commonly referred to as the mint or deadnettle family) are an exceedingly large and widespread of flowering plants (angiospermae). most member of lamiaceae plants are used in iranian folk medicine as stimulant, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, stomachic, expectorant, carminative, anti-diarrheic and anti-bacterial. the aim of the present work was to obtai...

Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench cell suspensions were analyzed by LC-ESI-QTOF, which highlighted the predominance of 3,5-O-dicaffeoylquinic acid (3,5-diCQA). Elicitation H. cells with methyl jasmonate (200 mM) led to a massive rise in 3,5-diCQA, up 5-fold-increase compared control, reaching concentration 10.2 mg. g-1dry weight after 14 days culture. Previous data showed that diCQA isomers are ...

Secondary plant metabolites, in particular phenolic compounds, are characterized by great diversity the kingdom and widely used medical industrial fields. The extraction of these compounds represents a critical step, differences conditions strongly affect yields total concentrations polyphenols extracts. In this way, objective present study was to optimize parameters from Lavandula stoechas usi...

Essential oils (EOs) are acclaimed for their antimicrobial properties, leading to multiple applications in various fields. In this work, four aromatic plants were used, namely thyme (Thymus mastichina L.), everlasting (Helychrysum stoechas Moench), European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). Hydrodistillation was the extraction method obtained extracts compos...