Review on Capsicum frutescens, A Tribal herbal food used as Medicine

Nature always stands as a golden mark to exemplify the outstanding phenomena of symbiosis. Natural products from plant, animal and minerals have been the basis of the treatment of human disease. About 500 plants with medicinal use are mentioned in ancient literature and around 800 plants have been used in indigenous systems of medicine. India is a vast repository of medicinal plants that are used in traditional medical treatments. Capsicum frutescens. belonging to the family of Solanaceae is an extremely valuable medicinal herb, distributed throughout India. in traditional medicine, due to presence of phytochemicals it has been used for the treatment of cough, toothache, sore throat, parasitic infections, rheumatism, wound healing etc. Other effects such as antibacterial and anticancer are also their properties. In this article, its phytochemical screening, pharmacognostic studies, pharmacological activity screening will be reviewed out.

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Medicinal Functions of Physalis Fruits for Biomedical Applications

Austin Journal of Medical Oncology ◽

10.26420/austinjmedoncol.2021.1061 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Abdel-Fattah WI ◽

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El-Bassyouni GT ◽

Keyword(s):

Wound Healing ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Bioactive Compounds ◽

Antioxidant Properties ◽

Biologically Active ◽

Primary And Secondary Metabolites ◽

Physalis Peruviana ◽

Medicinal Value ◽

The Family ◽

Medicinal Properties

Drug innovation using natural products is an interesting mission for planning new leads. It describes the bioactive compounds resulting from natural resources, characterization and pharmacological examination. It emphases on the triumph of these resources in the process of finding and realizing new and effective drug compounds that can be beneficial for human resources. For medicinal devotions and for the progress of pharmaceutical substances, medicinal plants were used such as Physalis angulata L which is a medicinal plant used for numerous therapies including wound healing [1]. Physalis peruviana (golden berry) is an herbaceous annual plants belongs to the family Solanaceae [2]. This plant has a tremendous medicinal value for curing out different diseases: cancer, leukemia, diabetes, ulcers, malaria, asthma, hepatitis, dermatitis, rheumatism and several other diseases [3]. The golden berry fruit tastes like a sweet tomato and includes high levels of vitamin C, vitamin A and the vitamin B-complex. The fruit was demonstrated to have both antiinflammatory and antioxidant properties [4,5]. Herbal specialists and local people of several countries have used many extracts of medicinal plants to achieve and treat various diseases comprising wound healing [6]. Physalis with its notable benefits related to high nutrients and bioactive compounds with extraordinary antioxidant activity and other several medicinal properties have been ascribed to these compounds [7,8]. The bioactive compounds are formed as primary and secondary metabolites of the fruits. These compounds are biologically active with cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiviral, fungicidal, insecticidal, tranquilizing, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and contraceptive actions, among others. Such compounds are used for several dedications, such as in medical therapy, to cure diseases, in the cosmetics, and in the food industry as antioxidants or flavorings [9] (Figure 1).

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Phytochemical screening of four South African poisonous medicinal plants of the family Euphorbiaceae

South African Journal of Botany ◽

10.1016/j.sajb.2018.02.168 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 115 ◽

pp. 322

Author(s):

E. Mavundza ◽

S. Mhlongo ◽

S. Cebekhulu ◽

R.A. Street ◽

A. Bissessur ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

South African ◽

Phytochemical Screening ◽

The Family

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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT EVALUATION OF PERGULARIA DAEMIA

FLORA AND FAUNA ◽

10.33451/florafauna.v24i2pp350-354 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

Author(s):

GITA MISHRA ◽

HEMESHWER KUMAR CHANDRA ◽

NISHA SAHU ◽

SATENDRA KUMAR NIRALA ◽

MONIKA BHADAURIA

Keyword(s):

Reducing Sugars ◽

Antioxidant Properties ◽

Phytochemical Analysis ◽

Phytochemical Screening ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

The Family ◽

Ethanolic Extracts ◽

Antioxidant Evaluation ◽

In Vitro Antioxidant Activity

Pergularia daemia belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae, known to have anticancer, anti-inflammatory activity. Aim of the present study was to evaluate qualitative and quantitative phytochemical and antioxidant properties of ethanolic extracts of leaf, stem and root parts of P. daemia . Preliminary phytochemical analysis and in vitro antioxidant properties were evaluated by standard methods. The qualitative phytochemical analysis of P. daemia showed presence of flavonoids, tannins, alkaloid, phytosterol, carbohydrate, phenol, saponin, glycosides, terpenoids, steroids proteins and reducing sugars. Quantitative analysis showed polyphenol, flavonoid, flavonone, flavone and flavonol in P. daemia leaves, stem and root in considerable quantity. The in vitro antioxidant activity of P. daemia clearly demonstrated that leaf, stem and root parts have prominent antioxidant properties and was effective in scavenging free radicals.

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Associations between the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity screening tool and the Youth Activity Profile

10.31274/etd-180810-3930 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Kimberly Ann Klimesh

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Screening Tool ◽

Activity Profile ◽

The Family ◽

Activity Screening ◽

Nutrition And Physical Activity ◽

Family Nutrition ◽

Youth Activity

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Phytotherapy for wound healing: The most important herbal plants in wound healing based on Iranian etnobotanical documents

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry ◽

10.2174/1389557520666201119122608 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kamal Solati ◽

Mehrdad Karimi ◽

Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei ◽

Naser Abbasi ◽

Saber Abbaszadeh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Wound Healing ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Aloe Vera ◽

Datura Stramonium ◽

New Drugs ◽

Mentha Pulegium ◽

Accelerate Wound Healing ◽

Healing Tissue ◽

Herbal Plants ◽

Echium Amoenum

: Wound healing is a process which starts with inflammatory response after damage occurrence. This process happens by restoring the wound surface coating tissue, migrating fibroblasts to form the needed collagen, forming a healing tissue and finally contortion and extraction of the wound. Today, various drugs are used to heal the wound. However, the used drugs to repair wounds have some defects and side effects. In spite of all attempts to accelerate wound healing definitely, no safe drug has been introduced for this purpose. Therefore, the necessity of identifying herbal plants in ethnopharmacology and ethnobotany documents with healing effect is felt essential. In this article we tried to review and present Iranian effective medicinal plants and herbal compounds used for wound healing. Searching was performed on databases including ISI Web of Science, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, ISC, SID, Magiran and some other databases. The keywords used included wound healing, skin treatment, medicinal plants, ethnobotany, and phytotherapy. In this regard, 139 effective medicinal plants on wound healing were identified based on ethnopharmacology and ethnobotanical sources of Iran. Medicinal plants such as Salvia officinalis, Echium amoenum, Verbascum spp., G1ycyrrhiza glabra, Medicago sativa, Mentha pulegium, Datura stramonium L., Alhagi spp., Aloe vera, Hypericum perforatum, Pistacia atlantica and Prosopis cineraria were the most important and effective medicinal plants on wound healing in Iran. These native Iranian medicinal plants are full of antioxidants and biological compounds and might be used for wound healing and preparation of new drugs.

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Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Genus Bombax

The Natural Products Journal ◽

10.2174/2210315508666180831095836 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 184-196

Author(s):

Deepshikha Rathore ◽

Geetanjali ◽

Ram Singh

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Health Care Needs ◽

Human Beings ◽

Care Needs ◽

Pharmacological Activities ◽

Therapeutic Applications ◽

Chemical Structures ◽

Supportive Role ◽

The Family ◽

History Of

Background: The history of traditional systems of medicine goes parallel with the history of human beings. Even today people have faith in traditional systems of medicine based on medicinal plants to meet primary health care needs. Hence, the scientific evaluation and documentation of extracts and active ingredients of medicinal plants always play a supportive role in their medicinal applications. Objective: This review aims to present the phytochemicals isolated from the genus Bombax and their pharmacological applications. Methods: The literature from research and review papers was analyzed and the information was compiled to present the pharmacological applications of various secondary metabolites from genus Bombax. Results: The genus Bombax belongs to the family Malvaceae and known for its therapeutic applications. The crude, semi-purified and purified extracts of different parts of this plant have shown potential therapeutic applications. A total of 96 articles including research and review papers were referred for the compilation of isolated phytochemicals and their chemical structures. Conclusion: We systematically summarized 176 isolated compounds from the genus Bombax. The findings show that this plant shows potential towards pharmacological activities. The activities were found more from extracts than the single isolated compounds.

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Phytochemical Investigation of New Algerian Lichen Species: Physcia Mediterranea Nimis

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26041121 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 1121

Author(s):

Marwa Kerboua ◽

Monia Ali Ahmed ◽

Nsevolo Samba ◽

Radhia Aitfella-Lahlou ◽

Lucia Silva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Functional Foods ◽

Sesquiterpene Lactones ◽

Diphenyl Ether ◽

Lichen Species ◽

Phytochemical Screening ◽

Mediterranean Species ◽

Esi Ms ◽

Phytochemical Investigation ◽

The Family ◽

Nmr Techniques

The present study provides new data concerning the chemical characterisation of Physcia mediterranea Nimis, a rare Mediterranean species belonging to the family Physciaceae. The phytochemical screening was carried out using GC-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS-MS, and NMR techniques. Hot extraction of n-hexane was carried out, followed by separation of the part insoluble in methanol: wax (WA-hex), from the part soluble in methanol (ME-hex). GC-MS analysis of the ME-hex part revealed the presence of methylbenzoic acids such as sparassol and atraric acid and a diterpene with a kaurene skeleton which has never been detected before in lichen species. Out of all the compounds identified by HPLC-ESI-MS-MS, sixteen compounds are common between WA-hex and ME-hex. Most are aliphatic fatty acids, phenolic compounds and depsides. The wax part is characterised by the presence of atranorin, a depside of high biological value. Proton 1H and carbon 13C NMR have confirmed its identification. Atranol, chloroatranol (depsides compound), Ffukinanolide (sesquiterpene lactones), leprolomin (diphenyl ether), muronic acid (triterpenes), and ursolic acid (triterpenes) have also been identified in ME-hex. The results suggested that Physcia mediterranea Nimis is a valuable source of bioactive compounds that could be useful for several applications as functional foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

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Assessment of Antimalarial Activity againstPlasmodium falciparumand Phytochemical Screening of Some Yemeni Medicinal Plants

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1093/ecam/nem148 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 453-456 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Mohammed A. Alshawsh ◽

Ramzi A. Mothana ◽

Hassan A. Al-shamahy ◽

Salah F. Alsllami ◽

Ulrike Lindequist

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Antimalarial Activity ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Antiplasmodial Activity ◽

World Health ◽

Moderate Activity ◽

Phytochemical Screening ◽

Cissus Rotundifolia ◽

Health Organization

Developing countries, where malaria is one of the most prevalent diseases, still rely on traditional medicine as a source for the treatment of this disease. In the present study, six selected plants (Acalypha fruticosa,Azadirachta indica,Cissus rotundifolia,Echium rauwalfii,Dendrosicyos socotranaandBoswellia elongata) commonly used in Yemen by traditional healers for the treatment of malaria as well as other diseases, were collected from different localities of Yemen, dried and extracted with methanol and water successfully. The antiplasmodial activity of the extracts was evaluated against fresh clinical isolates ofPlasmodium falciparum. The selectivity parameters to evaluate the efficacy of these medicinal plants were measured byin vitromicro test (Mark III) according to World Health Organization (WHO) 1996 & WHO 2001 protocols of antimalarial drug tests. Among the investigated 12 extracts, three were found to have significant antiplasmodial activity with IC50values less than 4 µg/ml, namely the water extracts ofA. fruticosa,A. indicaandD. socotrana. Six extracts showed moderate activity with IC50values ranging from 10 to 30 µg/ml and three appeared to be inactive with IC50values more than 30 µg/ml. In addition, preliminary phytochemical screening of the methanolic and aqueous extracts indicated the presence of saponins, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, polysaccharides and peptides.

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Evaluation of the Potential Toxicity of the Starch from the Shoot of Borassus Aethiopum Mart in Wistar Rats

Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research ◽

10.4314/njpr.v17i1.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 53-62

Author(s):

F.Y. Tata ◽

S.A. Francis ◽

S. J. Madu ◽

H.A. Sa’ab ◽

M.A. Abdulrazaq

Keyword(s):

Acute Toxicity ◽

Phytochemical Screening ◽

Oral Toxicity ◽

Potential Toxicity ◽

Group I ◽

The Family ◽

Relative Organ Weight ◽

Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase ◽

Oecd Guideline ◽

Borassus Aethiopum

Background: The shoot of Borassus aethiopum is cultivated and consumed in Northern Nigeria. Its starch has been investigated for use in pharmaceutical formulation but have limited studies on its toxicity. Toxicity is the degree to which a substance (a toxin or poison) can harm humans or animals. The plant Borassus aethiopum Mart belongs to the family Aracaceae, commonly known as the African Fan Palm. The shoot of the plant is commonly referred to as “Muruchi” in Hausa and is widely available and edible.Objective: This experimental research was designed to examine the potential toxicity of the starch from the shoot of Borassus aethiopum in acute and subacute studies using Wistar rats.Material and Methods: Fresh shoots of Borassus aethiopum were obtained, washed, peeled and grinded using mechanical grinder. The starch was extracted using water. Acute toxicity was carried out using OECD guideline 425. Healthy rats of both sexes were randomly grouped into four groups of six rats each (n=6) for the 28-days oral toxicity study. Distilled water was administered at the dose of 2ml/kg to group I which served as the control while groups II, III and IV were orally administered the starch from the shoot of Borassus aethiopum at the doses of 300, 600 and 1200 mg/kg daily for 28 days respectively. The animals were sacrificed after 28-days at which the blood samples were collected through cardiac puncture into plain and EDTA-containing tubes for biochemical and haematological analyses respectively. The liver, kidney, heart and spleen were excised, weighed and examined macroscopically.Results: The phytochemical screening reveals the presence of alkaloids, tannins, and carbohydrate. The acute toxicity (LD50) of Borassus aethiopum was found to be greater than 4000 mg/kg body weight. No notable and significant changes in the relative organ weight as well as the levels of the renal and hematological biomarkers when compared with the control. However, there was significant increase in serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT).Conclusion: In conclusion, the results of this study indicated that the starch from the shoot of Borassus aethiopum showed some evidence of potential toxicity on the liver but did not affect the renal and haematological parameters.

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