Verbascum Thapsus (Mullein) Versatile Polarity Extracts: GC-MS Analysis, Phytochemical Profiling, Anti-bacterial Potential and Anti-oxidant Activity
Ali Nadeem, Bashir Ahmed, Hira Shahzad, Lyle E. Craker, Tudor Muntean
Abstract
Verbascum thapsus is used in the treatment of pulmonary problems, inflammatory diseases, asthma, spasmodic coughs, diarrhoea, tuberculosis, and migraine headaches, it also possesses antiviral, anti-cancer, and antibacterial potential Numerous bioactive agents have been extracted from oils and other extracts of Verbascum species 11 .
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PhytochemicalTraditional medicineChemistryDPPHAntimicrobialAntibacterial activityNutraceuticalAntioxidantFood scienceBiologyBiochemistryBacteriaMedicineOrganic chemistryGeneticsPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies