Biological activity of common mullein, a medicinal plant
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Tarih
2002
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Elsevier Sci Ireland Ltd
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus L., Scrophulariaceae) is a medicinal plant that has been used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, asthma, spasmodic coughs, diarrhea and other pulmonary problems. The objective of this study was to assess the biological activity of Common Mullein extracts and commercial Mullein products using selected bench top bioassays, including antibacterial, antitumor, and two toxicity assays-brine shrimp and radish seed. Extracts were prepared in water, ethanol and methanol. Antibacterial activity (especially the water extract) was observed with Klebsiella pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-induced tumors in potato disc tissue were inhibited by all extracts. Toxicity to Brine Shrimp and to radish seed germination and growth was observed at higher concentrations of the extracts.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Mullein, Bioassays, Antibacterial, Antitumor, Brine Shrimp, Radish Seed
Kaynak
Journal Of Ethnopharmacology
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Q2
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Q1
Cilt
82
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2
