Echinops spinosissimus

Ethnobotanical Studies

Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon

Uses: cholesterol, aphrodisiac, diabetes, kidney stones, sandstones, liver diseases, cirrhosis, hemostatic, abortive, dysmenorrhea, prostattis varices, diuretic, abortifacient, treat pain, inflammation, respiratory diseases, hemorrhoids, spasmolytic tumor

DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-022-00568-y
PubMed:: 36572929

Studies

Echinops spinosissimus Turra Root Methanolic Extract: Characterization of the Bioactive Components and Relative Wound Healing, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties.

Antimicrobial

Zitouni-Nourine SH et al (2022).; Plants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/plants11243440
PubMed:: 36559550

Phenolic profile (HPLC-UV) analysis and biological activities of two organic extracts from Echinops spinosissimus Turra roots growing in Tunisia.

Phytochemistry

Khedher O et al (2021).; Nat Prod Res.
DOI:: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1837812
PubMed:: 33107347

In Vitro Anti-Leishmanial Assessment of Some Medicinal Plants Collected from Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia.

Al Nasr I et al (2020).; Acta Parasitol.
DOI:: 10.2478/s11686-020-00205-2
PubMed:: 32347535

Ethnoveterinary remedies used in the Algerian steppe: Exploring the relationship with traditional human herbal medicine.

Ethnobotany

Miara MD et al (2019).; J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112164
PubMed:: 31419498

Hexane Extract of Echinops spinosissimus Turra subsp. spinosus from Tunisia: A Potential Source of Acetylated Sterols - Investigation of its Biological Activities.

Bouattour E et al (2016).; Chem Biodivers.
DOI:: 10.1002/cbdv.201600118
PubMed:: 27476999

Antifeedant and toxicity effects of thiophenes from four Echinops species against the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus.

Fokialakis N et al (2006).; Pest Manag Sci.
PubMed:: 16791907