Scientific Studies

This is an abbreviated list based on studies by the site authors. A more comprehensive list of studies of Flora Palaestina will be added in the near future.

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Ali-Shtayeh M.S, Abuzaitoun S.Y, Dudai N., Jamous R.M. (2020) Downy lavender oil: A promising source of antimicrobial, anti-obesity, and anti-Alzheimer’s disease agents. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Volume 2020 Article ID 3834265, 11 pages. doi.org/10.1155/2019/3834265 read
Ali-Shtayeh M.S, Jamous R.M., Abuzaitoun S.Y, Khasati A, Kalbouneh S. R . (2019) Biological Properties and Bioactive Components of Mentha spicata L. Essential Oil: Focus on Potential Benefits in the Treatment of Obesity, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dermatophytosis, and Drug-Resistant Infections. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Volume 2019, Article ID 3834265, 11 pages. doi.org/10.1155/2019/3834265 read
Ali-Shtayeh M. S., Jamous R. M., Abu-Zaitoun S. Y., Akkawi R. J., Kalbouneh S. R., Bernstein N., Dudai N. Chemical profile and bioactive properties of the essential oil isolated from Clinopodium serpyllifolium (M.Bieb.) Kuntze growing in Palestine. Industrial Crops & Products 124 (2018) 617–625. read
Ali-Shtayeh M. S., Jamous R. M., Abu-Zaitoun S. Y., Akkawi R. J., Kalbouneh S. R., Dudai N., Bernstein N. Secondary treated effluent irrigation did not impact chemical composition, and enzyme inhibition activities of essential oils from Origanum syriacum var. syriacum. Industrial Crops & Products 111 (2018) pp. 775-786. read
Jamous R.M., Abuzaitoun S.Y, Akkawi R.J, Ali-Shtayeh M.S. (2018). Antiobesity and Antioxidant Potentials of Selected Palestinian Medicinal Plants. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicinec DOI: 10.1155/2018/8426752 read
Jamous R.M., Ali-Shtayeh M.S., Abu Zaitoun S.Y, Markovics A, Azaizeh H (2017) Effects of selected Palestinian plants on the in vitro exsheathment of the third stage larvae of gastrointestinal nematodes. BMC Veterinary Research 12/2017; 13(1)., DOI:10.1186/s12917-017-1237-7 read
Ben-rye E, Jamal Mahajna J, Aly R, Ali-Shtayeh MS, Bentur Y, Lev E, Deng G, Samuels N. (2016). Exploring an herbal “wonder cure” for cancer: a multidisciplinary approach. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology (2016) 142:1499–1508. read
Ali-Shtayeh M.S., Jamous Rana M., Salameh Nihaya M.Y., Jamous Rania M., Hamadeh Amneh M.A. Complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer patients in Palestine with special reference to safety-related concerns. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 187 (2016) 104-122. read
Ali-Shtayeh M. S., Jamous Rana M., Jamous Rania M. (2016). Traditional Arabic Palestinian ethnoveterinary practices in animal health care: a field survey in the West Bank (Palestine). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 182 (2016) 35–49. DOI information: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.005 read
Jamous R. M., Abu Zaitoun S. Y., Husein A. I., Qasem I. B. Y., Ali-Shtayeh M. S. (2015). Screening for Biological Activities of Medicinal Plants Used in Traditional Arabic Palestinian Herbal Medicine. European Journal of Medicinal Plants 9(1): 1-13. read
Ali-Shtayeh M. S., Jamous Rana M., Abu Zaitoun Salam Y. (2015). A Comprehensive Science-Based Field Assessment of Bioactive Properties of the Native Plants of Palestine. Journal of Biodiversity, Bioprospecting and Development 2015, 2:3 read
Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jamous RM, Jamous RM. (2015). Plants used during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and infant healthcare in Palestine. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 21 (2015) 84-93. doi: 0.1016/j.ctcp.2015.03.004. read
Hegazy A., Ezzat Sh., Qasem I., Ali-Shtayeh, M. S., Basalah M., Ali H., Hatamleh A. (2015). Diversity of active constituents in Cichorium endivia and Cynara cornigera extracts. Acta Biologica Hungarica 66(1):103-18 DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.66.2015.1.9 read
Abu-Reidah, IM, Jamous RM, and Ali-Shtayeh MS. (2014). Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Properties and Industrial Applications of Rhus coriaria L. (Sumac) A Review. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences (JJBS) 7(4):233 – 244 read
Husein AI, Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jamous RM, Abu Zaitoun SY, Jondi, WJ, and Zatar NA-A. (2014) Antimicrobial activities of six plants used in Traditional Arabic Palestinian Herbal Medicine. African Journal of Microbiology Research 2014. 8(38):3501-3507. read
Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jamous RM, Abu Zaitoun SY, and Qasem IB. (2014). In-vitro screening of acethylcholinestrase inhibitory activity of extracts from Palestinian indigenous flora in relation to the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Functional Foods in Health and Disease 4(9):381-400 read
Ali-Shtayeh, MS, Jamous, RM, & Abu-Zeitoun, SY. (2014). BERC 2014 “National list of Medicinal Plants in Palestine – West Bank and Gaza Strip”. Til, Nablus: Biodiversity and Environmental Research Center (BERC). read
Husein AI, Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jondi WJ, Zatar N, Abu-Reidah IM, Jamous RM. (2014). In vitro antioxidant and antitumor activities of six selected plants used in the Traditional Arabic Palestinian herbal medicine. Pharmaceutical Biology 52(10):1249–1255. read
Husein AI, Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jondi WJ, Zatar NA, and Al-Nuri MA (2014). High performance liquid chromatographic method for quantitative determination of emodin in Rumex Cyprius Marb, spectrophotometric studies. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR) (2014) 18: 217-222. read
Husein AI, Mohammed Saleem Ali-Shtayeh, Rana M. Jamous, Waheed Jebril Jondi, Nidal Abd-Aljapar Zatar. (2014). Phthalate derivatives are naturally occurring in Arum palaestinum. International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review 01/2014; 2(9):195-203. read
Gil Bar-Sela, Eyas Massalha, Michael Silbermann, Mohammed Saleem Ali-Shtayeh (2014). Compared perspectives of Arab patients in Palestine and Israel on the role of complementary medicine in cancer care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 01/2014 read
Husein A, Jondi W, Ali-Shtayeh M S, Zatar N (2014). Synthesis of novel biologically active mono acid esters derived from the constituents of Urtica pilulifera. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (IJPR) Vol. 13 Issue 4, p1173.
Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jamous, R.M., & Jamous RM, & Salameh, YN (2013). Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among hypertensive patients in Palestine. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 19 (2013) 256-263. read
Ali-Shtayeh M S, Al-Assali A A, Jamous R M (2013). Antimicrobial activity of Palestinian medicinal plants against acne-inducing bacteria. African Journal of Microbiology Research 7(21):2560-2573. read
Husein, A. I., Al-Nuri, M. A., Zatar, N. A., Jondi, W., & Ali-Shtayeh, M. S. (2012). Isolation and antifungal evaluation of Rumex cyprius Murb Extracts. J. Chem. Chem. Eng. 6 (2012) 547-550. read
Husein, A. I., Al-Nuri, M. A., Zatar, N. A., Jondi, W., Ali-Shtayeh, M. S., & Warad, I. (2012). Isolation and antifungal evaluation of Juglans regia L Extracts. International Journal of Research and Reviews in Applied Sciences, IJRRAS 13 (2), 655-660. read
Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jamous, R.M., & Jamous RM (2012). Complementary and Alternative Medicine use amongst Palestinian diabetic patients. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 18, 16-21. doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2011.09.001. read
Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jamous, R.M., & Jamous RM (2011). Herbal preparation use by patients suffering from cancer in Palestine. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 17 (4), 235-240. read
Ali-Shtayeh, M. S., Jamous, Rana M. (2011). Herbal medicines in cancer care in the Palestinian Authority. Abstracts/European Journal of Integrative Medicine 3 (2011) e129–e130. doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2011.05.049 read
Jamous, Rana M., Ali-Shtayeh, M. S. (2011). The state of traditional Arabic Palestinian herbal medicine (TAPHM) in the Palestinian authority (West Bank and Gaza Strip). Abstracts / European Journal of Integrative Medicine 3 (2011) e130-e131. doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2011.05.050 read
Ben-Arye, Eran, Ali-Shtayeh, M. S., Nejmi, Mati, Schiff, Elad, Hassan, Esmat, Mutafoglu, Kamer, Afifi, Fatma, Jamous, Rana M., Lev, Efraim, & Silbermman, Michael (2012). Integrative oncology research in the Middle-East: Weaving traditional and complementary medicine in supportive care. Support Care Cancer, 20(3):557-64. Epub 2011 Mar 1. DOI 10.1007/s00520-011-1121-0 (Manuscript No: JSCC-D-10-00476R2, Published online: 01 March 2011). read
Ali-Shtayeh, M.S., Jamous, Rana M. (2008). Traditional Arabic Palestinian Herbal Medicine read
Ali-Shtayeh, M.S., Jamous, Rana M. et al. (2008). Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A comparative study. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 4:13. (Highly accessed) read
Ali-Shtayeh, M.S., Jamous, Rana M. (2008). Traditional Arabic Palestinian Herbal Medicine, TAPHM. Til, Nablus, Palestine, Biodiversity and Environmental Research Center, BERC. ISBN 978-9950-324-04-6 read
Ali-Shtayeh, M.S., Jamous, Rana M. Editors (2007). Proceedings of BERC’s Second Conference on: Traditional Arabic Palestinian Herbal Medicine, TAPHM. May 17, 2007, BERC, Til, Nablus. read
Al-Nuri, M., Haroun, A., Warad, I., Mahfouz, R. M., Al-Resayes, S., and Ali-Shtayeh, M. S. (2007). Synthesis and characterization of some antifungal active hydrazones from combined of several functionalized hydrazides with with Di-2-pyridyl ketone. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 2, 313-318 read
Ali-Shtayeh, M. S., & Jamous, Rana M. (2006). Ethnobotany of Palestinian herbal medicine in the northern West Bank and Gaza Strip: review and comprehensive field study. Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences Studies Series 4: 1-122. read
Hilal, H. S., Ali-Shtayeh, M. S., Arafat, Randa, Al-Tel1,Taleb, Voelter, W., and Barakat, A. (2006). Synthesis of a new series of heterocyclic scaffolds for medicinal purposes. Europ. J. Med. Chem. 41: 1017-1024. read
Ali-Shtayeh, M. S., Zayed, Rabee A. Gh., & Jamous, Rana M. (2003). Palestinian plants as a source of antimycotics. In: M.K. Rai and D. Mares (Editors) Plant derived antimycotics (pp. 399-427). Binghamton: The Haworth Press. read
Ali-Shtayeh, M. S., Yaniv, Z., & Mahajna, J. (2000). Ethnobotanical survey in the Palestinian area: A classification of the healing potential of medicinal plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 73:221-232. read
Sallon S, Solowey E, Cohen Y, Korchinsky R, Egli M, Woodhatch I, Simchoni O, Kislev M, (2008). Germination, Genetics and growth of an ancient date seed. Science 320:1464. read
Sallon S, Solowey E, Cohen Y, Egli M, Simchoni O, Kislev M (2008) Old seeds coming in from the cold . Science (letters)322: 1789-1790 read
Solowey E, Lichtenstein M, Sallon S, Paavilainen H, Solowey E , Lorberboum-Galski H Evaluating Medicinal Plants for Anticancer Activity. The Scientific World Journal Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 721402 read
Tsalkovich L, Sallon S, Paavilainen H, Rosenman H. Anti-Alzheimers disease related activity of Israeli Medicinal Plants. JSM Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Demantia 2 (1) 2015
Sallon S, Cherif E, Chabrillange N, Solowey E, Gros-Balthazard M, Ivorra S, Terral J-F, Egli M, Aberlenc F Origins and insights into the historic Judean date palm based on genetic analysis of germinated ancient seeds and morphometric studies Science Advances 6, eaax0384 (2020) read