Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
Molecules. 2020 Mar 3;25(5):1126. doi: 10.3390/molecules25051126.
Middle Eastern countries are primarily known for their dry sand deserts; however, they have a wider physiographic range which includes upland plateau and mountain ranges. The Middle East is home to various types of plants, such as (date palm tree), (herbaceous plants), and (cactus). These plants have been found to have various types of bioactivities, such as antimicrobial activities against both bacteria and fungi, in addition to exhibiting anti-inflammatory effects and anti-cancer characteristics which can be utilized in the clinical setting for treatment. Due to limited reviews focusing on plant extracts from the Middle East, we aim to provide a discourse on plants from this region which have various bioactivities and to provide information on the compounds that can be identified from these plants. This is to enhance our understanding to improve modern medicine problems such as antimicrobial resistance and to find an alternative cure for cancer. It is hoped that the collation of information from this review will enable an assessment of the direct role of Middle Eastern plants in providing therapeutic options to address the predicaments in the medical field.
中东国家主要以干燥的沙质沙漠而闻名；然而，它们的地貌范围更广，包括高地高原和山脉。中东有各种类型的植物，如（枣椰树）、（草本植物）和（仙人掌）。这些植物已被发现具有多种生物活性，如对细菌和真菌都具有抗菌活性，此外还具有抗炎作用和抗癌特性，可在临床环境中用于治疗。由于针对来自中东的植物提取物的综述有限，我们旨在就具有多种生物活性的该地区植物进行论述，并提供可从这些植物中鉴定出的化合物的信息。这是为了增进我们的理解，以解决诸如抗微生物药物耐药性等现代医学问题，并寻找癌症的替代疗法。希望从本次综述中收集到的信息能够评估中东植物在提供治疗选择方面的直接作用，以解决医学领域的困境。
