Melissa officinalis gastroprotective and antioxidant efficacy

Autor: Lana Y.M. Juee, Sargul H. Sofi, Aveen N. Adham
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Functional Foods, Vol 105, Iss , Pp 105550- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-4646
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2023.105550
Popis: M. officinalis a traditional herbal remedy used by local people of Kurdistan Region extract (250 and 500 mg/kg) investigated to study the gastroprotective efficacy using ethanol-induced gastric ulcer rats. Macroscopic study showed a significant decrement in ulcer index at high dose (500 mg/kg) (0.894 ± 0.07, P value ≤ 0.05) in comparison to both negative and positive control (omeprazole 20 mg/kg). Microscopical study confirm the potency of the plant (500 mg/kg) extract showed remarkable mucosal lesion improvement. The plant extract showed a great efficacy for decreasing the proinflammatory markers (TNF-α and IL-β1) (579.633 and 1184.873 pg/mL, respectively). M. officinalis plant expressed a significant capacity for scavenging DPPH free radicals (19.09 ± 0.71 µg/mL, P value ≤ 0.05). The phytochemical study showed an appreciable amount of tannin and flavonoids in the extract. The study observations candidate M. officinalis to be a potent gastroprotection agent.
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