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- Title
Essential Oil of Satureja montana L. from Herzegovina: Assessment of Composition, Antispasmodic, and Antidiarrheal Effects.
- Authors
Kulić, Milan; Drakul, Dragana; Sokolović, Dragana; Kordić-Bojinović, Jelena; Milovanović, Slobodan; Blagojević, Duško
- Abstract
Satureja montana L. (SM) has a long traditional use as a spice and a medicine for various gastrointestinal disorders, including painful spasms and diarrhea. Contrary to conventional drugs, administration of SM and its extracts are considered safe. Previous studies have shown that the essential oils (EOs) of SM from different areas are rich in monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpens, and phenolic compounds, including flavonoids, tannins, and acids with great composition variability. Determination of composition of EO from Herzegovinian SM done by gas chromatographyflame ionization detection and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-FID and GC/MS, respectively) revealed carvacrol as a primary substance followed by γ-terpinene, p-cymene, and ß-caryophyllene. Ex vivo spasmolitic activity caused by EO was evident in different types of isolated rat ileum function with the most potent effect on spontaneous activity followed by electrical field stimulation and KCl- and CaCl2-induced activity. SMEO produced in vivo antidiarreal activity on castor oil-induced diarrhea in young rats and showed the potential to cause a decrese water content in the feces of adult Wistar rats. This study indicates that effects of SM on the intestinum could be mediated through combination of Kv channel activation and Ca channel blockade, but additional mechanisms might be involved. The results of this study corroborate the traditional use of SM as antispasmodic, antidiarrheal, and antisecretory agents.
- Subjects
ESSENTIAL oils; SAVORY (Herb); MONOTERPENES; LABORATORY rats; PHENOLS; TANNINS; ELECTRIC stimulation
- Publication
Records of Natural Products, 2023, Vol 17, Issue 3, p536
- ISSN
1307-6167
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.25135/rnp.358.2207.2522