This work is an updated snapshot of Lamium plants and their biological activities. The main features of the plant are described and the components of its essential oils are summarized. The traditional medicinal uses of Lamium plants has been reported. The presence of these chemicals i.e., hydroxycinnamic acids, iridoids, secoiridoids, flavonoids, anthocyanins, phenylpropanoids, phytoecdysteroids, benzoxazinoids, betaine can provide biological activities. After the discussion of antioxidant properties documented for Lamium plants, the biological activities, studied using in vitro models, antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive activity, and pain therapy and cytotoxicity and cytoprotective activity are here described and discussed. Finally, targeted examples of in vivo studies are reported.
Lamium plants—a comprehensive review on health benefits and biological activities / Salehi, Bahare; Armstrong, Lorene; Rescigno, Antonio; Yeskaliyeva, Balakyz; Seitimova, Gulnaz; Beyatli, Ahmet; Sharmeen, Jugreet; Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi; Sharopov, Farukh; Durazzo, Alessandra; Lucarini, Massimo; Santini, Antonello; Abenavoli, Ludovico; Capasso, Raffaele; Sharifi-Rad, Javad. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 24:10(2019), p. 1913. [10.3390/molecules24101913]
Lamium plants—a comprehensive review on health benefits and biological activities
Santini, Antonello
;Capasso, Raffaele;
2019
Abstract
This work is an updated snapshot of Lamium plants and their biological activities. The main features of the plant are described and the components of its essential oils are summarized. The traditional medicinal uses of Lamium plants has been reported. The presence of these chemicals i.e., hydroxycinnamic acids, iridoids, secoiridoids, flavonoids, anthocyanins, phenylpropanoids, phytoecdysteroids, benzoxazinoids, betaine can provide biological activities. After the discussion of antioxidant properties documented for Lamium plants, the biological activities, studied using in vitro models, antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive activity, and pain therapy and cytotoxicity and cytoprotective activity are here described and discussed. Finally, targeted examples of in vivo studies are reported.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
