ANTIOXIDANT AND Alfa-AMYLASE INHIBITION ACTIVITIES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS ARE TRADITIONALLY USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIGESTIVE DISORDERS IN THE NEAR EAST REGION

Ibtesam AlJa'afreh; Amer Tarawneh; Yaqeen Al Shbailat; Abla Alzagameem; Husam Al-Marafi; Haitham Albadaineh; Taha Rababah; Muhammad Al‐u'datt

doi:10.55251/jmbfs.9702

ANTIOXIDANT AND Alfa-AMYLASE INHIBITION ACTIVITIES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS ARE TRADITIONALLY USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIGESTIVE DISORDERS IN THE NEAR EAST REGION

Authors

Ibtesam AlJa'afreh Tafila Technical University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3849-5825
Amer H. Tarawneh Department of Chemistry, Tafila Technical University, Tafila, P.O. Box 179, Tafila, 66110, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3238-0373
Yaqeen Al Shbailat Department of Chemistry, Tafila Technical University, Tafila, P.O. Box 179, Tafila, 66110, Jordan
Abla Alzagameem Department of Chemistry, Tafila Technical University, Tafila, P.O. Box 179, Tafila, 66110, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0751-929X
Husam Al-Marafi Department of Chemistry, Tafila Technical University, Tafila, P.O. Box 179, Tafila, 66110, Jordan
Haitham Albadaineh Department of Chemistry, Tafila Technical University, Tafila, P.O. Box 179, Tafila, 66110, Jordan
Taha M. Rababah Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110 Jordan
Muhammad Al‐u'datt Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110 Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55251/jmbfs.9702

Keywords:

digestive disorders, antioxidant activity, secondary metabolites, α-amylase, near east

Abstract

Medicinal plants have been used for longtime for treatment of many illnesses. Many plants were described in folk heritage to have anti-inflammatory activity to treat digestive diseases. In this study, thirteen plants commonly used by Jordanian folks to treat digestive disorders were investigated to find a connection between their contents and activities and their relationship with their assigned folk use. The ethanolic extracts of the plants were tested for their Total Phenolic Content (TPC), Total Tannin Content (TTC), Total Flavonoid Content (TFC) and their antioxidants activity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS). In addition to α-Amylase inhibitory activity of the plant extracts was determined. Correlations between TPC, TFC, TTC, protein content with the antioxidant activities (DPPH and ABTS), α-amylase inhibition were determined using Pearson correlation. The phenolic content and flavonoid content showed a high correlation with ABTS activity. The studied plants varied from activation to inhibition of α-Amylase, this may benefit people with hypoglycemia. This diversity of values directs people to which plant to use in case of multi-case disease.

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2023-08-03

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AlJa’afreh, I., Tarawneh, A., Al Shbailat, Y., Alzagameem, A., Al-Marafi, H., Albadaineh, H., Rababah, T., & Al‐u’datt, M. (2023). ANTIOXIDANT AND Alfa-AMYLASE INHIBITION ACTIVITIES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS ARE TRADITIONALLY USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIGESTIVE DISORDERS IN THE NEAR EAST REGION. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 13(3), e9702. https://doi.org/10.55251/jmbfs.9702

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2023): December - January

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Food Sciences

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