Some Egyptian Medicinal Plants and Toxins

Mohammed Sayed Aly Mohammed*
Medicinal and aromatic plants researches Department, Industries of Pharmaceutical and drugs production researches Institute, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
*Corresponding Author: Mohammed Sayed Aly Mohammed, Medicinal and aromatic plants researches Department, Industries of Pharmaceutical and drugs production researches Institute, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

Published: June 20, 2023

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Abstract  

     Since old times, all cultures worldwide applied traditional medicinal plants as an alternative medicine for folk medicine and natural products. African content was among other contents in using herbal medicinal plants; in developing countries are available sources for drugs to cure many diseases. Medicinal plants content such as organic acids, alkaloids, terpenes, and glycosides play the greatest role in the manufactories of drugs, these contents have no side effects since rare medicinal plants give side effects. So traditional medicinal plants play the greatest role in the economics of many countries, which spotlighted medicinal plants to improve their production and chemical contents. Some of the medicinal plants of properties healing identified and noted from generation to generation along time to another t, and their benefits of ingredients for curing many diseases.

     Mammalian pineal hormone melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine), an amino indole produced through the metabolism of imeserotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), has a highly potent scavenger against the highly toxic hydroxyl radical. There are three substances noradrenaline, histamine, and serotonin, which very important in animal physiology, particularly in brain metabolism, and occur in plants. The three important substances found in some edible and medicinal plants in Egypt. Some Egyptian medicinal plants showed an effective role against toxins. Convolvulus fatmensis, Alhagi maurorum, Mentha specious, Conyza dioscaridis, and Plantago major will discuss to clarify their effects on toxins disease.

Keywords: Egyptian; Medicinal plants; Disease; Toxins