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Use of Medicinal Plants: Interindividual Variability of Their Effects from a Genetic and Anthropological Perspective
Alda Pereirada Silva Oliveira, Mariado Céu Costa and Manuel PiresBicho
Abstract
T
he use of plants for nutritional and therapeutic purposes has been constant over the centuries. The variability of enzymatic activity between individuals and popula­tions in an attempt to adapt has been a conditioning mechanism, reflected in the incidence and prevalence of certain diseases, possible adverse effects of plant-derived nutrients and their interaction with medications, in addition to interference in natural selection and consequent geographical distribution of specific genetic polymor­phisms in harmony with indigenous medicinal plants. The metabolizer type may influence the anticancer protective effect of certain plant-derived constituents, with interindividual variability to be considered. This chapter will deepen and develop the role of using plants in different geographic areas and populations over the centuries in producing the genetic variability of the metabolism of plant constituents in the context of environmental adaptation and ecogenetics. Possible therapeutic/adverse effects due to this variability will be discussed.
Keywords: medicinal plants, nutrigenetics, pharmacogenetics, ecogenetics, genetic variability, anthropology
. Introduction
Since time immemorial, medicinal plants have been a fundamental aspect of human health and continue to play a vitally important role in different cultures worldwide. Primitive medicine before the Christian era was based from a therapeutic point of view, on a powerful psychological component supported by magical beliefs and rites combined with medicinal plants.
Today, however, it is known that medicinal plants’ effects can vary significantly between individuals and interfere with medicinal substances. This variability involves aspects ranging from inherent to the medicinal plant to complex genetic and anthro­pological factors.
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The interindividual variability of the effects of medicinal plants arises from the complex interaction between the plant phenotype and genetic and anthropological factors specific to each individual and community. It is essential to recognize and respect this variability in the use of medicinal plants for health purposes.
Nutrigenetics and pharmacogenomics make it possible to identify genetic markers associated with responses to specific food or medicinal plants. The patient’s genetic background, cultural environment, and lifestyle must be considered when recom­mending medicinal plants or herbal medicines.
Furthermore, the importance of collaboration between therapists from alternative or traditional approaches and modern healthcare providers stands out for a holistic and personalized approach to recommending herbal medicines, within integrative medicine programs.
It is currently recognized as imperative to understand the modes of interaction between different medicines from conventional and traditional healthcare systems when used in treatment combinations. Both synthetic and natural medicinal chemical entities are metabolized by the same enzyme systems in the human body, resulting in pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions, the properties of which are still largely unknown/unquantified.
This chapter will address these three aspects, plant, individual, and anthropological, which lead to interindividual variability and its effects, highlighting the growing impor­tance of medicine that respects variability and, increasingly, is centered on the person.
. Medicinal plant variability
The variability of the response to therapeutically beneficial plants begins with its natural variability. The plant has variability depending on its phenotype, the seed quality, the climatic conditions, and the terrain where it grows.
Chemical variation in a plant sample can influence the effectiveness of medicines formulated against a specific disease. Therefore, selecting raw materials based on their chemical composition is a prerequisite [1].
Preparations based on medicinal plants still require detailed scientific analyti­cal studies for quantification of markers and active ingredients or just for chemical standardization purposes, so that they can guarantee the reproducibility of their effects in in vitro biological tests and in pre-clinical animal models. For the clinical evaluation stage, quality control is a completely indispensable practice in accordance with international standards.
The already validated quality control methods for some medicinal plants are present in monographs found in all European Pharmacopoeia: United States Pharmacopoeia, Chinese Pharmacopoeia, WHO Monographs, Japanese Pharmacopoeia, Brazilian Pharmacopoeia—they are universal reference works, updated in all countries on different continents.
Geographical origin and climatic conditions are the notable factors that affect the metabolome of a plant. Plants are adapted to different geographic, climatic, and soil conditions through genotypic and phenotypic changes. Genotypic change also influ­ences plants’ production and accumulation of secondary metabolites [2, 3].
Although the specialized metabolic profile is unique to individuals within a species or a closely related taxonomic group, it can be altered if its biosynthetic pathways are influenced by environmental conditions such as climate, soil, pathogen infection, and pest infestation. Therefore, regional variation may be due to different mixtures
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medicinal plant habitat.
Genetic diversity can help evaluate the evolution and conservation of varieties
[4]. Genetic diversity is generally estimated through DNA sequences (polymorphisms between varieties) and cytological and morphological markers. However, morpho­logical characteristics are often influenced by the environment. Therefore, molecular markers are relatively more stable and popular than morphological markers [5]. Inbreeding and evolution events can alter allele frequency and reduce genetic diver­sity [6]. Therefore, it is vital to accurately estimate the correlation between different germplasm resources to ensure high-efficiency utilization and management and to maintain adequate genetic variability for breeding diverse plant varieties [7].
Genetic diversity and population structure analysis have examined various
plant species. An analysis of 1151 ramie germplasms using SSR and phenotypic markers reveals that the genetic diversity of wild germplasms is greater than that of domesticated germplasms. This finding of diversity and subpopulations [8] has been observed in several plants such as cannabis [9], sunflower from Iran [10], beans from Brazil [11], allowing technological advances. This wealth of variability is substantial and needs to be preserved by this observation of genetic diversity and the population structure of plants, whether they are sources of medicines, nutrition, or fiber.
. The case for turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)
Curcuma longa
L., rhizoma (turmeric root; Figure
) with long-standing use, was approved in Europe as a traditional herbal medicinal product for the relief of diges­tive disturbances, such as feelings of fullness, slow digestion, and flatulence [12]. However, there are also studies showing a potential role as an immune modulator and anti-inflammatory [13–15].
The characteristic compounds are curcuminoids, of which curcumin makes up
approximately 90% of the curcuminoid content in turmeric [16]. Chemically, cur­cumin is a diferuloylmethane, i.e., a beta-diketone derived from methane in which two of the hydrogens are substituted by feruloyl groups (Figure
). These phenolic groups in the structure of curcumin explain the ability of curcumin to eliminate oxygen-derived free radicals [17]. However, as generally observed in medicinal plants’ bioactive markers, the curcumin content of the Curcuma longa rhizome is very low, as it varies from 0.6 to 5% of the dry mass [18].
Recently, Chen et al. [19] studied the genetic and chemical variability among five
Curcuma species, and the results showed that the similarity of the chemical composi­tion of medicinal plants was the primary evidence for the selection of the original plants of Curcuma medicinal materials [19]. In this study, the ITS2 and trnK intron gene sequences were used to analyze the genetic distance between different Curcuma species—chemical composition by HPLC. The authors found that the correlation between genetic distance based on finite genetic sequence and chemical variability showed a relatively low level. The pharmacodynamic potential of new species can be predicted by analyzing the genetic distance between them of the same genus and known medicinal plants.
According to this research, genetic distance data could provide some reference
clues for finding new medicinal plant resources.
The huge variety of secondary metabolites produced by plants used to treat vari-
ous diseases and illnesses are often difficult to obtain in large quantities, limiting their industrial use.
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Figure 1. Curcuma plant (hand-drawn illustration: In Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen (1887)).
Figure 2. Chemical structure of curcumin, (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione.