Comparison of Artemisia annua Bioactivities between Traditional Medicine and Chemical Extracts

Title:Comparison of Artemisia annua Bioactivities between Traditional Medicine and Chemical Extracts

Volume: 9 Issue: 4

Author(s): Ahmed Nageeb, Azza Al-Tawashi, Abdul-Hamid Mohammad Emwas, Zeyad Abdel-Halim Al-Talla and Nahla Al-Rifai

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Keywords: Antibacterial, anticancer, artemisia, bioactivities, NMR.

Abstract: The present work investigates the efficacy of using Artemisia annua in traditional medicine in comparison with chemical extracts of its bioactive molecules. In addition, the effects of location (Egypt and Jericho) on the bioactivities of the plant were investigated. The results showed that water extracts of Artemisia annua from Jericho have stronger antibacterial activities than organic solvent extracts. In contrast, water and organic solvent extracts of the Artemisia annua from Egypt do not have anti-bacterial activity. Furthermore, while the methanol extract of EA displayed high anticancer affects, the water extract of Egypt and the extracts of Jericho did not show significant anticancer activity. Finally, the results showed that the methanol and water extracts of Jericho had the highest antioxidant activity, while the extracts of Egypt had none. The current results validate the scientific bases for the use of Artemisia annua in traditional medicine. In addition, our results suggest that the collection location of the Artemisia annua has an effect on its chemical composition and bioactivities.

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Nageeb Ahmed, Al-Tawashi Azza, Emwas Mohammad Abdul-Hamid, Al-Talla Abdel-Halim Zeyad and Al-Rifai Nahla, Comparison of Artemisia annua Bioactivities between Traditional Medicine and Chemical Extracts, Current Bioactive Compounds 2013; 9 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340720904140404151439