Abstract
Yemen is a small country located in the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen’s coastal lowlands, eastern plateau, and deserts give it a diverse topography, which along with climatic factors make it opulent in flora. Despite the introduction of Western medicinal system during the middle of the twentieth century, herbal medicine still plays an important role in Yemen. In this review, we present a survey of several aromatic plants used in traditional medicine in Yemen, their traditional uses, their volatile chemical compositions, and their biological activities.
Highlights
From prehistoric times people have been using medicinal plants for the treatment of a wide variety of ailments
We have focused on the traditional medicinal uses and volatile components (Figures 2–4) of several aromatic medicinal plants from Yemen
The essential oil was reported to have moderate antimicrobial activity in disc diffusion assay against a number of pathogenic bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Summary
From prehistoric times people have been using medicinal plants for the treatment of a wide variety of ailments. There has been an ever-increasing interest in natural products as alternatives for artificial additives of pharmacologically relevant agents in recent years [5], and essential oils from aromatic plants have gained much interest for their use in various foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products They have widespread use as flavoring materials and stand as “green” alternatives in pharmaceutical, agricultural, nutritional, and many other fields. They show a wide range of biological activities, which account for the use of aromatic plants in traditional medicine and for their growing interest as alternative therapies for the prevention, cure, and alleviation of certain diseased conditions [1,6]. We have focused on the traditional medicinal uses and volatile components (Figures 2–4) of several aromatic medicinal plants from Yemen
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