The new study was recently published in the journal "Molecules"It is the product of a joint effort between Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, Aligarh Islamic University in India, and University of Hull in Germany.
The anemone flower is known by its scientific name "coronary analgesic"It is a beautiful wild flower, famous in the Arab folklore, as it grew on the tomb of Al-Numan bin Al-Mundhir, the most famous king of Al-Hira in Iraq.
and categorized "Anemone coronaria" Within the buttercup family, and in some regions of Africa, tea made from the leaves of the buttercup plant, a member of the buttercup family, is used to treat malaria.
promising results
Professor Caleb Asris, of Addis Ababa University, who had prior knowledge of the popular use of the plant says: "Until now, it was not known what components the plant contains and which of them may have a therapeutic effect".
The researchers tested the effectiveness of anemone leaves on mice after exposing them to the parasite "Plasmodium bergyi" Some mice then received the drug chloroquine, which is known to be effective in treating malaria.
Another group of mice received different doses of plant extracts.
Professor Peter Eming, from the University of Hull, Germany, who participated in the study says: "The results were promising. Although the plant extracts were not as effective as chloroquine, they had a clear positive effect on the course of the disease.".
Positive effect
For example, the mice lost significantly less weight and their body temperature was also more stable than their untreated control subjects.".
The researchers found that the compound "anemonin" Which is produced in anemones, is the reason behind the positive effect on rats infected with malaria. Paradoxically, this compound is not produced inside the anemone, but is produced when the plant is exposed to an injury resulting from friction with another body, and the inner part of its cells comes into contact with the air.
In another direction, researchers examined the effectiveness of anemones on the widely spread parasites leishmaniasis and schistosomiasis in another study recently published in the journal "Molecules"Preliminary laboratory tests showed promising results.
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و .صابت malaria During the year 2020 alone, about 241 million people were killed, and about 627 thousand were killed worldwide, according to World Health Organization.
The new study was recently published in the journal Molecules, and is the product of a joint effort between Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa University, Aligarh Islamic University in India, and Germany’s University of Hull.
The anemone flower is known by the scientific name “coronary anemone”, and it is a beautiful wild flower. It was famous in the Arab folklore because it grew on the tomb of al-Nu’man ibn al-Mundhir, the most famous king of al-Hira in Iraq.
“Anemones” are classified within the buttercup family, and in some regions of Africa, tea made from the leaves of the buttercup plant, a member of the buttercup family, is used to treat malaria.
promising results
“Until now it was not known what components the plant contained and which of them might have a therapeutic effect,” says Professor Caleb Asris, of Addis Ababa University, who had prior knowledge of the popular use of the plant.
The researchers tested the effectiveness of anemone leaves on mice after exposing them to the parasite “Plasmodium bergi” that causes malaria, and then some mice received the drug chloroquine, which is known to be effective in treating malaria.
Another group of mice received different doses of plant extracts.
“The results were promising, although the plant extracts were not as effective as chloroquine, but they had a clear positive effect on the course of the disease,” says Professor Peter Eming, from the University of Hull, Germany, who participated in the study.
Positive effect
For example, the mice lost significantly less weight and their body temperature was also more stable than their untreated counterparts.
The researchers found that anemonin, which is produced in anemones, is the reason behind the positive effect on mice infected with malaria. Paradoxically, this compound is not produced inside anemones, but is produced when the plant is exposed to an injury resulting from friction with another body, and the inner part of its cells comes into contact with air.
In another direction, researchers examined the effectiveness of anemones on the widely spread parasites Leishmania (causing a skin disease) and schistosomiasis in another study recently published in the journal “Molecules.” Preliminary laboratory tests showed promising results.
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