Phytotherapy >>
-plants derived medications
-Scienced-based medical practice
Phytotherapeutic preprations in used
Ginko biloba - preprations drived from Leaves
-for minor cognitive disorder and certain
other disorders of CNS
St.John'swort —_-prepration drived from Aerial parts
hypericum -treat mild to moderate form of depression
perforatum - used in both phytotherapy and herbal med
Echinacea -derived from the aerial parts and roots
agustifolia -used in treatment and prevention of common
cold and other respiratory conditions
African prepration drived from root
devil's claw used to treat chronic lower back pain
(harpagophytum
procumbens)Standardization >>
requirement of having minimum amount of active compunds
or group of compunds in the plant extract
used in hypotherapy but not used in herbal medicine ( its not
standardized in herbal medicine)
The concept of phytotherapy first originated with>>
french physician DR.Henri Leclerc (hand book of
phytotherapy) the first in 1922
Phypotherapy entered the english language by >>
Eric Fredrick William Powell (english practitioner of
herbalism and homeopathy)
writer of german text book of phytotherapy >>
Rudolf Fritz Weiss
Evidence based medicine
shared by Lecrec and Weiss
phytotherapy :
if you use the leaves or the root of the plant standardized
extract
herbal medicine :
if you use the leaves or the root of the plant without having
standardized extract
modern medicine :
if you isolate that effective compound and then make drugModern medicines
1)Aspirin
-from Salix alba tree
-Has Salicylic acid >> found in salix alba (white willow) +
spireaspp (wintergreens) and betula spp.(birch).
-used for injury . pain, inflammation
-used in modern medicine
2)Quinine
it's an Alkaloid taken from Cinchona calisaya tree
3)Opiates (oxycontin , morphine , codeine )
these alkaloids were discovered from Papaveraceae
somniferum (opium poppy)
4)myriocin
-an antibiotic immunosuppresant derived from the sterile
(non-spore-producing) fungus mycelia sterilia and
entomopathogenic (bug eating) fungus isaria sinclairii
5)digoxin
-isolated from foxglove plant (digitalis lanata)
-for cardiac related conditions
if you use digoxin >> modern medicine
if you use the plant itself (foxglove plant or digitalis lanata )
>> herbal medicine
if you use standardized extract of this plant >> phytotheraphy6)Paclitaxel
-chemotheupetic agent (in cancer treatment)
-Derived from bark of the Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia)
7) Vincristine and vinblastine
-Alkaloids taken from the madagascar periwinkle plant
(Catharanthus roseus)
-Chemotherapeutic agents (treatment of cancer)
8) Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
from an Alkaloid called Ergotamine found in the fungus ergot
(claviceps purpurea)
stimulates serotonin receptors
Herbal preprations and extraction methods
Infusion : process of extracting chemical compounds or
flavors from plant materials in a solvent such as water or oil.
its also the name for the resultant liquid
(we boil water seperately and pour over plant and rest the
plant into it 3 to 10 minutes)
Decoction : extraction involving boiling the plant material
(turkish coffee)
(we boil the water when the plant is inside the water (boil
them together))
Percolation : in which water is passed through the material
(coffemaker)
you use a kind of filter
Maceration
-you dont boil the water , you use the water at room
temperature for at least 3 days.
-its not only water , sometimes oil and alcohol is also used.Different types of solvents
Vegetable oil : when one wants to isolate only the lipophilic
components
Water : is used to extract only hydrophilic ingredients
Alcohol : is the most used substance
isolates both lipophilic and hydrophilic
Tincture :
it results from the maceration of the dried plant in alcohol at
40,60 or 80 degrees.
Standardized extraction :
Can be in:
liquid form>> (syrups and creams)
Dry extracts>> capsules and tablets
Total powder
-produced by grinding the dried plant
-the powder obtained is generally put into capsules
What is the scientific name of olive's leaves?
Olea europae
Taxonomy of olea europae
Kingdom : Plantae
division : Tracheophytes
order : Lamiales
family : Oleaceae
genus : Olea
species : O.europaeaWhat are Most active compund in olive leaves?
Oleuropein and Hydroxytyrosol
what is the scientific name of Black seed?
Nigella Sativa
WHat is the most important active compund in Nigella
sativa?
Thymoquinone , thymol , limonene m carvacrol
What is scientific name of tumeric?
Curcuma longa
order of taxonomic tree
1) Kingdom
2) Phylum
3) Subphylum
4) Class
5) Order
6) Family
7) Genus
8) Species : curcoma longa
whats the Most important substance in tumeric ?
Curcumin
Where does Ginko biloba mostly used ?
Cardiovascular insufficiency and peripheral vascular
diseasesLavandula angustifolia
Linalool and Linealyl acetate
Effects of lavender :
-antibacterial , antifugual , antixiolytic , antidepressant ....
-beneficial on wound healing
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(St. Johnswort)
Hypericum perforatum
Echinacea angustifoliaAfrican devil’s claw
| (Harpagophytum procumbens)
3. Opiates
(Oxycontin, Morphine, Codeine)
4. Myriocin
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5. Digoxin
6. PaclitaxelPEN eek Red
+ Kingdom: Plantae
* Division: Magnoliophyt
+ Order: Ranunculales
+ Family: Ranunculacea
+ Genus: Nigella