Anti-ulcer, Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill Seeds

Foeniculum vulgare Mill, known as fennel, is a medicinal plant of the Apiaceae family, widely used in traditional Algerian medicine. The aim of this study was to estimate the polyphenols and flavonoids content and to evaluate the antioxidant, the analgesic and the antiulcer activities of aqueous ext...

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Main Authors: Hassiba Benabdallah, Fatima Benchikh, Walid Mamache, Hind Amira, Smain Amira
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Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2022-10-01
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description Foeniculum vulgare Mill, known as fennel, is a medicinal plant of the Apiaceae family, widely used in traditional Algerian medicine. The aim of this study was to estimate the polyphenols and flavonoids content and to evaluate the antioxidant, the analgesic and the antiulcer activities of aqueous extract of F. vulgare seeds. Quantitative determination of total polyphenols and flavonoids revealed that this extract contained 551.45±0.010 mg gallic acid equivalent/g of dry extract and 284.83±0.008 mg quercetin equivalent/g of dry extract respectively. The study of the gastroprotective effect showed that this extract is able to protect the stomach against lesions induced by 70% ethanol. The percentages of protection were 55.54±6.99 and 71±3.09% for the 200 and 400 mg/kg doses respectively. The study of the analgesic activity indicated that the aqueous extract of F. vulgare reduced the pain induced by acetic acid (0.6%) with an inhibition rate of 47.89% and 68.65% for doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg respectively. Free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and iron chelation tests were applied to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant activity. The free radical scavenging activity of F. vulgare extract against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals revealed an IC50 value of IC50=30.91±0.49 mg/mL in comparison with gallic acid (0.038±0.0002 mg/mL). The iron chelating test showed that the extract had a high capacity for iron chelating, which was estimated at 0.346±0.003 mg/mL in comparison with the chelating reference agent, ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid.
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spelling doaj-art-da30482dd2e34457b8f24b03f90c6d762025-08-20T02:21:11ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2022-10-0110102010201510.24925/turjaf.v10i10.2010-2015.51852632Anti-ulcer, Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill SeedsHassiba Benabdallah0Fatima Benchikh1Walid Mamache2Hind Amira3Smain Amira4Laboratory of Phytotherapy Applied to Chronic Diseases, Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, 19000Laboratory of Phytotherapy Applied to Chronic Diseases, Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, 19000Laboratory of Phytotherapy Applied to Chronic Diseases, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, 19000Laboratory of Phytotherapy Applied to Chronic Diseases, Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, 19000Laboratory of Phytotherapy Applied to Chronic Diseases, Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, 19000Foeniculum vulgare Mill, known as fennel, is a medicinal plant of the Apiaceae family, widely used in traditional Algerian medicine. The aim of this study was to estimate the polyphenols and flavonoids content and to evaluate the antioxidant, the analgesic and the antiulcer activities of aqueous extract of F. vulgare seeds. Quantitative determination of total polyphenols and flavonoids revealed that this extract contained 551.45±0.010 mg gallic acid equivalent/g of dry extract and 284.83±0.008 mg quercetin equivalent/g of dry extract respectively. The study of the gastroprotective effect showed that this extract is able to protect the stomach against lesions induced by 70% ethanol. The percentages of protection were 55.54±6.99 and 71±3.09% for the 200 and 400 mg/kg doses respectively. The study of the analgesic activity indicated that the aqueous extract of F. vulgare reduced the pain induced by acetic acid (0.6%) with an inhibition rate of 47.89% and 68.65% for doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg respectively. Free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and iron chelation tests were applied to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant activity. The free radical scavenging activity of F. vulgare extract against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals revealed an IC50 value of IC50=30.91±0.49 mg/mL in comparison with gallic acid (0.038±0.0002 mg/mL). The iron chelating test showed that the extract had a high capacity for iron chelating, which was estimated at 0.346±0.003 mg/mL in comparison with the chelating reference agent, ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/5185analgesic activityantioxidant activityfoeniculum vulgarepolyphenolsgastric ulcer.
spellingShingle Hassiba Benabdallah
Fatima Benchikh
Walid Mamache
Hind Amira
Smain Amira
Anti-ulcer, Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill Seeds
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
analgesic activity
antioxidant activity
foeniculum vulgare
polyphenols
gastric ulcer.
title Anti-ulcer, Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill Seeds
title_full Anti-ulcer, Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill Seeds
title_fullStr Anti-ulcer, Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill Seeds
title_full_unstemmed Anti-ulcer, Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill Seeds
title_short Anti-ulcer, Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill Seeds
title_sort anti ulcer analgesic and antioxidant activities of aqueous extract of foeniculum vulgare mill seeds
topic analgesic activity
antioxidant activity
foeniculum vulgare
polyphenols
gastric ulcer.
url http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/5185
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