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Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Overview of Heritiera fomes: Future Prospects
Mangrove plants are specialized woody plants growing in the swamps of tidal-coastal areas and river deltas of tropical and subtropical parts of the world. They have been utilized for medicinal and other purposes by the coastal people over the years. Heritiera fomes Buch. Ham. (family: Sterculiaceae)...
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2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897052/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27382611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/938543 |
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author | Mahmud, Imran Islam, Md Khirul Saha, Sanjib Barman, Apurba Kumar Rahman, Md Mustafizur Anisuzzman, Md Rahman, Taufiq Al-Nahain, Abdullah Jahan, Rownak Rahmatullah, Mohammed |
author_facet | Mahmud, Imran Islam, Md Khirul Saha, Sanjib Barman, Apurba Kumar Rahman, Md Mustafizur Anisuzzman, Md Rahman, Taufiq Al-Nahain, Abdullah Jahan, Rownak Rahmatullah, Mohammed |
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description | Mangrove plants are specialized woody plants growing in the swamps of tidal-coastal areas and river deltas of tropical and subtropical parts of the world. They have been utilized for medicinal and other purposes by the coastal people over the years. Heritiera fomes Buch. Ham. (family: Sterculiaceae) commonly known as Sundari (Bengali) is a preeminent mangrove plant occurring in the Sundarbans forest located in the southern part of Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal province of India. The plant has applications in traditional folk medicine as evidenced by its extensive use for treating diabetes, hepatic disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, goiter, and skin diseases by the local people and traditional health practitioners. A number of investigations indicated that the plant possesses significant antioxidant, antinociceptive, antihyperglycemic, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities. Phytochemical analyses have revealed the presence of important chemical constituents like saponins, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, steroids, flavonoids, gums, phytosterols, and reducing sugars. The present study is aimed at compiling information on phytochemical, biological, pharmacological, and ethnobotanical properties of this important medicinal plant, with a view to critically assess the legitimacy of the use of this plant in the aforementioned disorders as well as providing directions for further research. |
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spelling | pubmed-48970522016-07-05 Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Overview of Heritiera fomes: Future Prospects Mahmud, Imran Islam, Md Khirul Saha, Sanjib Barman, Apurba Kumar Rahman, Md Mustafizur Anisuzzman, Md Rahman, Taufiq Al-Nahain, Abdullah Jahan, Rownak Rahmatullah, Mohammed Int Sch Res Notices Review Article Mangrove plants are specialized woody plants growing in the swamps of tidal-coastal areas and river deltas of tropical and subtropical parts of the world. They have been utilized for medicinal and other purposes by the coastal people over the years. Heritiera fomes Buch. Ham. (family: Sterculiaceae) commonly known as Sundari (Bengali) is a preeminent mangrove plant occurring in the Sundarbans forest located in the southern part of Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal province of India. The plant has applications in traditional folk medicine as evidenced by its extensive use for treating diabetes, hepatic disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, goiter, and skin diseases by the local people and traditional health practitioners. A number of investigations indicated that the plant possesses significant antioxidant, antinociceptive, antihyperglycemic, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities. Phytochemical analyses have revealed the presence of important chemical constituents like saponins, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, steroids, flavonoids, gums, phytosterols, and reducing sugars. The present study is aimed at compiling information on phytochemical, biological, pharmacological, and ethnobotanical properties of this important medicinal plant, with a view to critically assess the legitimacy of the use of this plant in the aforementioned disorders as well as providing directions for further research. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014-07-21 /pmc/articles/PMC4897052/ /pubmed/27382611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/938543 Text en Copyright © 2014 Imran Mahmud et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Mahmud, Imran Islam, Md Khirul Saha, Sanjib Barman, Apurba Kumar Rahman, Md Mustafizur Anisuzzman, Md Rahman, Taufiq Al-Nahain, Abdullah Jahan, Rownak Rahmatullah, Mohammed Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Overview of Heritiera fomes: Future Prospects |
title | Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Overview of Heritiera fomes: Future Prospects |
title_full | Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Overview of Heritiera fomes: Future Prospects |
title_fullStr | Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Overview of Heritiera fomes: Future Prospects |
title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Overview of Heritiera fomes: Future Prospects |
title_short | Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Overview of Heritiera fomes: Future Prospects |
title_sort | pharmacological and ethnomedicinal overview of heritiera fomes: future prospects |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897052/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27382611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/938543 |
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