Therapeutics studies and biological properties of Teucrium polium (Lamiaceae)

Biofactors. 2021 Nov;47(6):952-963. doi: 10.1002/biof.1782. Epub 2021 Dec 1.

Abstract

Teucrium polium has been used in traditional medicine as antifungal, antipyretic, antispasmodic, and antibacterial. It is consumed by many jordanians for the treatment of many diseases. The effects of this plant have been investigated in kidney, liver, and brain. Its antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer effects have been introduced. Polyphenolic compound, flavonoids, monoterpenes, alkanoides, and essential oils were identified. Several studies revealed that this plant has a hypoglycemic effect and can help to control blood sugar. It was reported that plants containing flavonoids and phenolics compounds exhibit a large array of biological activities like genotoxicity (chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchange) and oxidative stress damage. These phytochemicals are found in herbal and vegetables plants, as well as being reliably protective against oxidative stress damage and lipid peroxidation. In addition, T. polium has secondary effects on different organs, namely liver, kidney and at high doses this plant becomes toxic. In conclusion, this review investigates many pharmacologicals properties and side effects of T. polium.

Keywords: Lamiaceae family; Pharmacologicals properties; Teucrium polium.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Teucrium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Plant Extracts