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2.3 Ethno Botany’s Study, Phyto-Chemical Characterization and Healing
Effect of Carthamus coeruleus Rhizomes
BENHAMOU AMINA., and FAZOUANE FETHIA
Food technology research laboratory-University of Boumerdes-Algeria.
<strong>Abstract</strong>: Objective of this study is Carthamus coeruleus (Asteraceae) a medicinal plant in the
region of Baghlia (Algeria), ethno botany‟s study, phytochemical characterization and healing
effect of her rhizomes. From 74, 98% of respondents were able to identify 66.66% women aged
above 44 years who use this plant frequently for healing and therapy of different degrees‟ burns.
We conducted a characterization study of rhizomes through a phytochemical screening that
reveals the presence of alkaloids, leuco anthocyanins, flavonoids, coumarins, saponins and
absence of anthocyanins, tannins, and iridoids. To study the healing effect, we chose to formulate
healing cream-based Total rhizomes of C. coeruleus with participation of qualified person in this
area. This cream was applied to Wistar rats in which wounds and burns were caused by incision
and burn of 2nd degree, respectively. Healing and cell regeneration of the burnt skin and the
wound closure caused, had resulted in the reduction of area. Monitor these areas over time has
allowed us evaluation of decreasing diameter for 15 days with a percentage reduction of 85.66% in
rats treated with our cream rhizomes Carthamus coeruleus, this being higher than that found in the
rats treated with ointments and reference whose value is of 75.12%. The histopathological study
has confirmed the effectiveness of the cream prepared by the regeneration of epithelial tissue,
which means a good epithelialization of scar tissue.
Key words: Carthamus coeruleus, epithelialization ethno botany‟s study, healing, phytochemical,
histopathological, scar tissue.
2.4 Contradiction of Therapeutic Indications of Community Herbal
Monographs and their Ethnobotanical Background
Bernáth Jenő and Németh Éva
Corvinus University of Budapest, Department of Medicinal and Aromatic plants, Hungary
<strong>Abstract</strong>: The category of Traditional Herbal Medicinal (THMPD) Products was established by the
European Parliament to provide a simplified regulatory approval process for traditional herbal
medicines in the European Union. The products that belong to this category are actually medicines
for use in specified indications exclusively based upon long-standing use. What the long-standing
use does mean a question. To answer the question the indications described in Community Herbal
Monographs are evaluated in respect of the ethnobotanical knowledge accumulated during the
centuries. The therapeutic indications of 28 plant species finalized in Community Herbal
Monographs are analysed in this respect taking into consideration international ethnobotanical
databases. It is obvious from the analysis that the official Monographs restrict the application fields
of the plant species in a great deal, comparing to the traditional application forms. According to the
number of accepted therapeutic indications the analysed Monographs can be sorted into four
groups: a) 12 documents with one official therapeutic indications, b) 8 documents with two
indications, c) 6 documents with three indications, d) 2 documents with four therapeutic
indications. The restriction of therapeutic fields made in the Monographs is rather strict if we would
compare it to the large number of ethnobotanical claims. For instance in the case of Arctium lappa
L., Foeniculum vulgare (Mill.) subsp. vulgare var. vulgare and Achillea millefolium L., more than 60
ethnobotanical claims are recorded. To the group of species utilized worldwide expansively
belong Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.), Hedera helix L., Mentha x piperita, Juniperus communis L.,
Taraxacum officinale Weber ex Wigg., Calendula officinalis L., Hypericum perforatum L., too, with
44-45 ethnobotanical references, each. The contradiction of the therapeutic indications of
Monographs to the ethnobotanical application form is larger if the number of ethnobotanical claims
is large. As an example, the ''folium” of Mentha x piperita according to the Monograph can be
used for the symptomatic relief of digestive disorders such as dyspepsia and flatulence, only. In
contrast according to the ethnobotanical data the plant is rather effective additionally for curing
ache (stomach), bronchitis, cold, colic, cough, nasal catarrh, nausea, nervine, rheumatism,
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