Comparison of Artemisia annuaBioactivities between Traditional Medicine and Chemical Extracts.
The present work investigates the efficacy of usingArtemisia annuain traditional medicine in comparison with chemical extracts of its bioactive molecules. In addition, the effects of location (Egypt and Jericho) on the bioactivities of the plant were investigated. The results showed that water extracts ofArtemisia annuafrom Jericho have stronger antibacterial activities than organic solvent extracts. In contrast, water and organic solvent extracts of theArtemisia annuafrom Egypt do not have anti-bacterial activity. Furthermore, while the methanol extract of EA displayed high anticancer affects, the water extract of Egypt and the extracts of Jericho did not show significant anticancer activity. Finally, the results showed that the methanol and water extracts of Jericho had the highest antioxidant activity, while the extracts of Egypt had none. The current results validate the scientific bases for the use ofArtemisia annuain traditional medicine. In addition, our results suggest that the collection location of theArtemisia annuahas an effect on its chemical composition and bioactivities.
Division of Chemical Life Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST);
Ahmed
A
Nageeb
Division of Chemical Life Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST); ; Research and Development, Qatar Foundation;
Azza
A
Al-Tawashi
NMR Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST);
Abdul-Hamid
AH
Mohammad Emwas
Analytical Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST);
Zeyad
Z
Abdel-Halim Al-Talla
Department of Environmental Technology Management, College for Women, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Nahla
N
Al-Rifai
Artemisia; NMR; antibacterial; anticancer.; bioactivities