Table 2.
Restorative herbs having anti-H. pylori action.
Plant Names | Part and extract | Active ingredients responsible for the activity | Activity | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aesculus hippocastanum | EtOH extract | Saponin (Aescine) | Antisecretory effect | [31] |
Acacia nilotica | flower aceton extract | Not identified | Urease inhibitor | [8] |
Achillea millefolium | MeOH extract of aerial parts | Not identified | Antioxidant | [45,46] |
Ageratina pichinchensis | EtOH extract | 3,5-diprenyl-4-hydroxyacetophenone | Maintaenence NO, PG, SH release | [47] |
Ageratum conyzoides | MeOH extract of the entire plant | Not identified | Not detected | [48] |
Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. | Aqueous extract of whole plant | Not identified | Not detected | [49] |
Alchornea triplinervia | MeOH and EtOAc extracts | Not identified | Antisecretory | [50,51] |
Increase PGE2 | ||||
Decrease gastric injuries | ||||
Increase mucus | ||||
Promote epithelial cell | ||||
Allium sativum | Oil and aqeous extract | Thiosulfinates | Interfere with cell wall | [52,53,54,55,56] |
Diallyl disulfide | Causing cell lysis and Triggering autolysis | |||
Aloe vera | Polysachharide fraction | Lectins | Increase mucus | [57] |
Inhibit aminopyrin uptake | ||||
Reduce TNF-α | ||||
Alpinia speciosa | EtOH extract of root | Not identified | Inhibit H.pylori | [58] |
Amphipterygium adstringens. | CH2Cl2 extract | 3a-hydroxymasticadienonic acid, b-sitosterol | Gastroprotective | [59] |
3-epi-oleanolic acid | ||||
Angelica sinensis | EtOH extract | Polysaccharide indomethacin | Inhibition of MPO activity | [60] |
Anisomeles indica | Stem and leaves EtOH extract | Not identified | Inhibit IL-12 and TNF-α, | [58] |
Annona cherimola | Stem and leaves MeOH extract | Not identified | Not detected | [61] |
Anthemis altissima | Isolated compounds from arial part | Sesquiterpene lactones | Not detected | [62] |
Tatridin-A, sivasinolide, 1-epi-tatridin B, altissin, desacetyl-β-cyclopyrethrosin, | ||||
Aralia elata | Root bark | Araloside A | Gastric lesion inhibitor ulcer formation inhibitor | [33] |
Arrabidaea chica | HydroEtOHic extract of leaves | Flavones and flavonols | Inhibit H. pylori | [63] |
Artemisia ludoviciana | Leaves and stem aqueous extract | Artemisin | Bactericidal kinetics | [61] |
Morphological degeneration | ||||
Atractylodes ovata | EtOH extract | Sesquiterpenoid | -Inhibition of MMP-2 | [64] |
Atractylenolide III | -MMP-9 expression | |||
Bixa orellana | EtOH extract of seeds | Not identified | Not detected | [65] |
Boesenbergia rotunda | EtOH extract | Flavanone | Antioxidant | [66] |
Pinostrobin | Decrease gastric motility | |||
Bombax malabaricum | EtOH extract of root | Not identified | Not detected | [58] |
Boronia pinnata | Whole shrub extract | Cinnamic acid derivative (boropinic acid) | Anti-ulcer agent | [67] |
Brassica oleracea | Broccoli sprouts | Not identified | On human volunteers | [68] |
Brazilian propolis | Propolis extract | 3-hydroxy-2,2dimethyl-8-prenylchromane-propenoic acid | Anti-H.pylori invitro | [69] |
Bridelia micrantha | Acetone and EtOAc extracts of stem bark | Not identified | Anti-inflammatory | [70,71] |
Byrsonima crassa | Leaves MeOH and CHCl3 extracts | Not identified | Immunostimulatory | [72] |
Byrsonima fagifolia | Leaves MeOH extract | Not identified | Gastroprotective | [73] |
Antidiarrheal | ||||
Antibacterial Immunomodulatory | ||||
Byrsonima intermedia | Leaves MeOH extract | Not identified | Antioxidant | [74] |
Calophyllum b8rasiliense | Hexane, HydroEtOH extract and Ch2Cl2 fraction of stem bark | Mixture of chromanone | Decreased urease, | [6,75] |
Reduce H. pylori in pathological analysis | ||||
Calotropis procera | Acetone and MeOH extracts of leaves and flowers | Not identified | Urease inhibitor | [8] |
Camellia sinensis | MeOH and water extracts of young shoots | Catechin | Urease inhibitor | [27,76,77] |
Anti-inflammatory | ||||
Carum carvi L. | Fruit MeOH | Not identified | Not detected | [78] |
Casearia sylvestris | Leaves EtOH extract | Terpenoids | Decrease ulcerative size | [79] |
Eradicate H. pylori | ||||
Chamomilla recutita | Oil extract of flowers | Catechin | Urease inhibitor | [65,80,81,82] |
70 % aqueous | Decreasegastric mucosal injury | |||
MeOH 96 % ethanol | ||||
Cinnamomum cassia | Bark aqueous EtOH | Not identified | Suppression of IL-8 | [46] |
Cinnamomum verum | Essential oils of dry bark | Cinnamaldehyde | Urease inhibitor | [83,84,85,86] |
Cistus laurifolius | Flowers CHCl3 fraction | Isorhamnetin | Inhibit ulcer | [87,88] |
Kaempferol 3,7-dimethyl ether, quercetin 3,7-dimethyl ether | Eradicate H.pylori | |||
Citrus aurantium | EtOH extract | Monoterpene | indomethacin, ischemia reperfusion | [89] |
b-Myrcene | ||||
Citrus lemon | Essential oil | Monoterpene | Mucus production | [90] |
Indomethacin | HSP-70 activation | |||
Limonene | Vasoactive intestinal peptide and NO release | |||
Maintenance of PGE2 and glutathione levels | ||||
Cocculus hirsutus | EtOH extract of leaves | Alkaloids | Anti H. pylori | [91] |
Cochlospermum tinctorium | Acidified EtOH | Polysaccharide | Antioxidant | [40] |
Arabinogalactans II | Immunomodulatory | |||
Combretum molle | Stem bark acetone extract was the best | Flavonoids | Gastroprotective | [92] |
Coptis chinensis | Rhizome aqueous extract | Alkaloid | Inhibit ulcer | [93] |
Eradicate H.pylori | ||||
Croton reflexifolius | EtOH extract | Diterpenoid | Gastroprotective | [94] |
Polyalthic acid | Block sulfhydryl groups | |||
Inhibit NO synthase | ||||
Croton sublyratus | Leaves extract | Terpenoid (Plaunotol) | Suppress IL-8 secretion | [95] |
Cuminum cyminum | EtOH extracts of seeds | Phenolic compounds | Antioxidant | [96] |
Cuphea aequipetala | Leaves aqueous extract | Phenolic compounds | Reduce gastric lesions | [61] |
Inhibit ulcer | ||||
Curcuma amada | Rhizome 70 % EtOH | Curcumin | Inhibit proton potassium ATPase | [97] |
Cupressus sempervirens | Essential oil | Monoterpenes | Not detected | [98] |
Curcuma longa | Polyphenolic rich extract of the root | Curcumin | Chemo-preventative | [99] |
Cymbopogon citratus | Essential oil | Terpenes | Inhibit COX | [98] |
Inhibit NO synthase Activate K+ATP channel and α2 receptors. | ||||
Cyrtocarpa procera | Hexane extracts from stem bark | Not identified | Gastroprotective | [59,61,100] |
Anti-inflammatory | ||||
Davilla elliptica | Leaves MeOH extract | Not identified | Anti-inflammatory Gastroprotective | [101] |
Davilla nítida | Leaves MeOH extract | Not identified | Anti-inflammatory Gastroprotective | [101] |
Daucus carota | Essential oil of seed | Carvacrol and nerol | Decrease pH | [102] |
Derris trifoliate | Petroleum ether and stemCHCl3 extracts | Not identified | Eradicate H. Pylori | [103] |
Gastroprotective | ||||
Desmostachya bipinnata | Wholeplant | Flavonoids (4-methoxy quercetin-7-O-glucoside) | Chemopreventive agent | [104,105] |
Diethyl ether extract | ||||
Dittrichia viscosa | Aerial parts essential oil (Oxygenated fractions) | 3-methoxy cuminyl isobutyrate | Antibacterial action | [81,106] |
Eucalyptus torelliana | Hexane extract of leaves | Saponin and taninns | Decrease gastric acid | [107] |
Increase pH gastric juice | ||||
Eugenia caryophillus | EtOH extracts of flowers | Eugenol | Increase activity at acidic pH | [84,108] |
Eugenia caryophyllata | Flowers aqueous extract | Essential oil | Anti-inflammatory | [49] |
Eupatorium aschenbornianum | EtOH extract | Chromene | Antioxidant activity | [109] |
Encecanescin | ||||
Evodia rutaecarpa | Alkaloids rich extract | 1-Methyl-2-[(Z)-7-tridecenyl]-4-(1 H)-quinolone | Anti-inflammatory | [110] |
Very strong Anti-H.pylori | ||||
Feijoa sellowiana | Fruit Acetone Extract | Flavone | Inhibit H+/K+ATPase activity and Increase PGE2 | [111] |
Ferulago campestris | Root extract | Coumarins (Aegelinol and Benzoyl aegelinol) | Not detected | [112,113,114,115] |
Foeniculum vulgare | MeOH extract of the seeds | Not identified | Antioxidant | [45,46] |
Garcinia achachairu | Acidified ethanol of the seeds | Polyisoprenylated benzophenone | Gastroprotective | [116] |
Guttiferone A | ||||
Geranium wilfordii | EtOH extracts and EtOAc fraction | 1,2,3,6-tetra-O-galloyl-β-d-glucose and corilagin | Not detected | [117] |
Geum iranicum | Aqueous fraction of the roots | Tannins | Gastroprotective | [118] |
Eugenol | ||||
Glycyrrhiza glabra | Water extract of the root | Polysaccharide | Anti-adhesive activity | [11,29] |
Flavonoids (glabridin) | Inhibit dihydrofolate reductase | |||
Inhibit DNA gyrase | ||||
Glycyrrhiza uralensis | MeOH extract of roots | licoricidin licoisoflavone B | Chemopreventive agents | [119,120] |
licoric | ||||
Guaiacum coulteri | Bark MeOH extract | Not identified | Antibacterial action | [61] |
Hancornia speciose | Hydroalcoholic extract of the bark | Not identified | Antibacterial action | [121] |
Hericium erinaceus | Hydroalcoholic extract of bark | Not identified | Antibacterial action | [122] |
Hydrastis canadensis | MeOH extract of rhizome | Isoquinoline alkaloids | Inhibit bacterial efflux pumps, Inhibit of nucleic acid synthesis, Inhibite the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase | [123,124,125,126] |
Berberine | ||||
Hydrastine | ||||
Hyptis suaveolens | EtOH extract | Diterpene, Indomethacin Suaveolol |
NO, PGE2, SH compounds | [127] |
Impatiens balsamina | Pod acetone, EtoAc, terpenoid fraction | 2Methoxy1,4naphthoquinone | Produce ROS to damage H pylori cell membrane | [9] |
Stigmasta7,22-diene3βol | ||||
Ixeris chinensis | Boiling water,EtOH and CHCl3 extract was the active one | Not identified | Antibacterial | [128] |
Antiadhesive | ||||
Anti-inflammatory | ||||
Inhibit IL-8, NO, TNF-α | ||||
Jatropha isabelli | Acidified EtOH | Monoterpene | Gastroprotective | [129] |
1,4-Epoxy-ρ-menthan- 2-ol | ||||
Sesquiterpene | ||||
Cyperenoic acid | ||||
Triterpene | ||||
Acetyl aleuritolic acid | ||||
9b,13a- Dihydroxyisabellione | ||||
Diterpene | ||||
Jatropholone A | ||||
Jatropholone B Jatrophone | ||||
Juglans regia | Fruit MeOH extract | Xanthanolide | Not detected | [130] |
Larrea divaricata | Branches and leaves aqueous extract | Nordihydroguaiaretic acid | Anti-inflammatory | [131] |
Gastroprotective | ||||
Anti-gastric cancer | ||||
Lycopodium cernua | Whole plant hexane extract | The powerful compound was found in hexane fraction | Not detected | [48] |
Magnoliae officinalis | Ether fraction of cortex | Magnolol | Antigastritic, antioxidant, neutralize acid, inhibit the secretion of gastric acid | [132] |
Mallotus phillipinesis | 70 % EtOH extract of fruit | Isorottlerin, rottlerin | Not detected | [97] |
3′-prenylrubranine, 5,7-dihydroxy-8-methyl-6-prenylflavanone | ||||
Malva sylvestris | Inflorescence and leaves EtOH Extract | Not identified | Not detected | [65] |
Mangifera indica | Pet-ether and EtOH extracts of leaves | Mangiferin | Gastroprotective Antisecretory, antioxidant | [133,134] |
Mentha piperita | Leaves andstem aqueous extract | Essential oil | antisecretory,antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic actions | [61] |
Menthol | ||||
Mentha sp. | EtOH extract | Monoterpene | Increase PGE2 | [38,39] |
Indomethacin pyloric ligature | Antiapoptotic,Antioxidant | |||
Menthol | Anti-inflammatory | |||
Morus alba | leaves EtOH extract | Steroid, Albosteroid | Antisecretory | [135,136] |
Pyloric ligature | Antioxidant | |||
Mitrella kentii | EtOH extract | Chalcone | Antiapoptotic, antioxidant | [137] |
Desmosdumotin C | Inhibit COX-2 | |||
Musa acuminata | Crude flavonoids extract | Flavonoids | Increase mucus | [138,139] |
Leucocyanidin | ||||
Myristica fragrans | MeOH extracts of seeds and aerial parts | Not identified | Gastroprotective | [97,140] |
Myroxylon peruiferum | Isolated compound | Isoflavone | Inhibit NADH oxidation | [141] |
Cabreuvin | ||||
Myrtus communis | Essential oil | Monoterpenes | Inhibit urease | [86,142] |
Olea europaea | Leaves MeOH extract | Not identified | Increase gastric flora | [143] |
Reduce H. pylori | ||||
Ocimum sanctum | Fixed oil | Not identified | Inhibit lipoxygenase | [144] |
Antisecretory | ||||
Histamine antagonistic | ||||
Origanum majorana L. | Aerial parts MeOH extract | Phenolic compounds | Enhance protective host defence | [45] |
Oroxylum indicum | Crude Flavone glycosides | 7-O-methylchrysin, 5-hydroxy-749-dimethoxyflavone, oroxylin A, chrysin, and baicalein | Gastroprotective | [145, [146] |
Paeonia lactiflora | Root lipid fraction | Lysophosphatidic acid Paeonol benzoic acid methyl gallate,1,2,3,4,6-penta- O-galloyl-β -D-glucopyranose |
Increase PG E2 Decrease membrane integrity Inhibit urease Inhibit UreB (an adhesin) |
[5,147] |
Panax ginseng | Polysaccharides fraction | Galacturonic acid | Anti-adhesive | [148,149] |
Papaver somniferum | Alkaloids | Porphine | Not detected | [150] |
Pausinystalia yohimbe | Alkaloids | Yohimbine | Decrease ulcer | [44] |
Peperomia pellucida | EtOH extract | Allylbenzene Dillapiole |
Gastroprotective | [151] |
Persea americana | MeOH extracts of leaf | Procyanidins | Inhibit urease | [61] |
Piper carpunya | Flavonoids rich extract of the leaves | Vitexin Isovitexin Rhamnopyranosylvitexin Isoembigenin |
Releasemyeloperoxidase Inhibite H+,K + ATPase activity N-Acetylation |
[154] |
Piper multiplinervium | Hydroxybenzoic acid prenylated derivative | 3-farnesyl-2-hydroxybenzoic acid | Treat stomach aches | [155] |
Pistacia lentiscus | Mastic gum | Triterpenic acids | Induce blebbing Cellular fragmentation Morphological abnormalities in H. pylori cells |
[156,157,158,159] |
Plectranthus grandis | EtOH extract | Diterpenes 3b-Hydroxy-3- deoxibarbatusin Barbatusin |
K+ATP channel NO, TRPV1 channels | [160] |
Plumbago zeylanica | EtOAc of rhizome | Naphthoquinone Plumbagin |
Bactericidal activity | [58,161] |
Polygala cyparissias | EtOH extract | Xantone | Anti-ulcer Gastroprotective |
[162] |
Polygonum tinctorium | Leaf juice | Tryptanthrin Kaempferol |
decrease numbers of colonies in gerbils stomachs | [163] |
Polygala cyparissias | EtOH extract | Sterol a-Spinasterol |
Reduce percentage of lesion area Reduce ulcer index |
[162] |
Potentilla fruticose | Aqueous extracts of aerial part | Not identified | Antibacterial action | [164] |
Prunus dulcis | Polyphenol-rich extracts of skin | Protocatechuic acid | Post gastric plus duodenal digestion | [165] |
Prumnopitys andina | Acidified EtOH | Diterpene, acetic acid Ferruginol |
PGE2 production Inhibit lipoperoxidation |
[37] |
Psoralea corylifolia | Seeds extract | Psoracorylifols | Antibacterial | [166] |
Pteleopsis suberosa | MeOH extract of stem bark | Oleanane saponine Arjunglucoside I | AntivacA/cagA positive and metronidazole-resistant strains | [167] |
Punica granatum | EtOH, MeOH, BuOH and aqueous extracts from fruit peel | Phenolic compounds | Chang hydrophobicity of H. pylori cell surface | [130,168,169] |
Phyllanthus niruri | Aqueous extracts of leaves | Ellagic acid Hydroxycinnamic acid |
Damage H.pylori cell membrane | [103,152] |
Physalis alkekengi | EtOAc extract of the aerial parts | Quercetin Physalindicanols A kaempferol Blumenol A |
Antiinflammatory Antiulcer invivo Analgesic |
[153] |
Qualea parviflora | MeOH extract of bark | Triterpenes Saponins |
Maintaine GSH levels Increase SH compounds Stimulate PGE2 synthesis |
[170] |
Rabdosia trichocarpa | MeOH extract from entire plants | Diterpene Trichorabdal A |
Strong antibacterial action | [171] |
Rhei Rhizoma | Rhizome | Emodin | Damage DNA H. Pylori | [30] |
Rheum palmatum | Rhizome | Rhein | Inhibite N-acetyltransferase | [172] |
Rheum rhaponticum L. | Root EtOH Extract | Not identified | Anti-inflammatory | [56] |
Rosmarinus officinalis | Leaves MeOH extract | Not identified | Antiulcer, vasodilator Gastroprotective |
[45] |
Rubus imperialis | EtOH extract | Triterpene 2b,3b-19a-Trihydroxy ursolic acid |
Not detected | [173] |
Rubus ulmifolius | Leaves extract Flavonoids | Ellagic Kampferol |
Reduce gastric PH Participate No and SH |
[26] |
Ruta graveolens | Aqueous EtOH extract of leaves | Polyphenols | Antioxidant Anti-inflammatory Inhibit IL-8 secretion |
[46] |
Salvia mirzayanii | MeOH extract of leaves | Not identified | Not detected | [174] |
Sanguinaria Canadensis | MeOH extracts of rhizome | Sanguinarine, chelerythrine, two benzophenanthridine alkaloids | Anti ulcer | [123,175] |
Santalum album | hydro-alcoholic extract of stem | (Z)-R-santalol (7), (Z)-β-santalol, (Z)-lanceol | Strong antiulcer | [176] |
Schinus molle | EtOH extract | Flavonol, Rutin | Antioxidant | [177] |
Sclerocarya birrea | Essential oil | Terpinen- 4-ol | Decrease membrane integrity | [110,178] |
Senecio brasiliensis | Inflorescences | Integerrimine, retrorsine, senecionine, usaramine, and seneciphylline | Increase mucus | [42,43] |
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | Increase PG | |||
Simaba ferruginea | Rhizome fractions | Alkaloid | Antiulcerogenic | [41] |
Canthin-6-one | Reduce myeloperoxidase malondialdehyde | |||
Reduce plasma IL-8 | ||||
Scleria striatinux | MeOH extract of roots | Okundoperoxide | Antibacterial | [48] |
Solanum paniculatum L. | New isolated steroids saponins | diosgenin 3-O-b-d-glucopyranosyl(10 → 69)-O-b-d-glucopyranoiside. | Decrease gastric lesion | [179] |
Decrease levels of MPO in the mucosa | ||||
Sphacele chamaedryoide | EtOH extract Diterpene | Horminone, Carnosol | Gastroprotective | [180] |
Taxoquinone | Inhibit gastric lesions | |||
Stachys setifera | MeOH extracts of leaves | Not identified | Not detected | [181] |
Strychnos pseudoquina | Leaves MeOH extract | Alkaloid enriched fraction | Increase cell proliferation in gastric mucosa | [182] |
Syzygium aromaticum | Flower buds | Flavonoids | Antiulcerogenic | [183,184] |
Tannins | Antisecretory | |||
Increase PGE | ||||
Tabebuia impetiginosa | Inner bark | (hydroxymethyl)anthraquin | Strong antibacterial | [185] |
anthraquinone-2-carboxylic | ||||
Lapachol, plumbagin | ||||
Termitomyces eurhizus | Mushroom | Polysaccharides fraction | Stimulate mucosal regeneration and proliferation | [186] |
Restoring gastric mucus | ||||
Increase PG E2 | ||||
Modulate COX-1 and COX-2 | ||||
Reduce TNF-α and IL-1b | ||||
Terminalia spinosa | Young branches crude extract | Not identified | Not detected | [187] |
Terminalia chebula | Aqueous extracts of fruit | Chebulinic acid | Improve secretory of B runner gland | [188,189,190] |
Ethyl gallate gallic acid | ||||
Thymus vulgaris | Essential oils | Monoterpenes | Gastroprotective | [191] |
Anti-inflammatory | ||||
Tithonia diversifolia | EtOH extract | Sesquiterpene | Gastroprotective | [192] |
Indomethacin, Tagitinin C | ||||
Trachyspermum copticum | Mixture of petroleum / MeOH extract of fruit and leaves | Not identified | Antibacterial | [78,193] |
Vaccinium macrocarpon | Cranberry juice | Polyphenols | Anti-adhesive | [194,195] |
Vitis venefera | Grape seeds | Resveratrol | Chemopreventative | [4] |
Flavonoids | ||||
Antioxidant | ||||
Xanthium brasilicum | Aerial parts MeOH, diethyl ether and benzene | Not identified | Antimicrobial | [78] |
Zataria multiflora | Essential oils of aerial parts | Thymol, carvacrol | Enhance mucosa Cytoprotective | [83,196] |
Zingiber officinalis | Root extract | 6-gingesulphonic acid | Inhibit thromboxane synthetase | [45,197,198,199,200,201,202] |
6-shogaol, Arcurcumene | ||||
Gingerols |
Methanol: MeOH; Ethanol: EtOH; Butanol: BuOH; Dichloromethan: CH2Cl2; Chloroform:CHCl3; Prostaglandin: PG; Tumor necrosis factor: TNF; Interlokin: IL; Cyclooxiginase: COX; Nitric oxide: NO; sulfhydryl : SH.