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Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schlechter

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Cryptolepis sanguinolenta is a scrambling thin-stemmed shrub found in Africa. Traditionally in West Africa, it is employed in the treatment of malaria, diarrhea, and respiratory conditions. This review discusses the traditional importance as well as the phytochemical,...

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Autores principales: Osafo, Newman, Mensah, Kwesi Boadu, Yeboah, Oduro Kofi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5661077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29750083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3026370
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description ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Cryptolepis sanguinolenta is a scrambling thin-stemmed shrub found in Africa. Traditionally in West Africa, it is employed in the treatment of malaria, diarrhea, and respiratory conditions. This review discusses the traditional importance as well as the phytochemical, ethnomedical, pharmacological, and toxicological importance of this plant. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Excerpta Medica Database, Google Scholar, Springer, and PubMed Central were the electronic databases used to search for and filter primary studies on Cryptolepis sanguinolenta. RESULTS: The detailed review of various studies conducted on C. sanguinolenta and some of its constituents gives an important body of proof of its potential therapeutic benefits and also of its use as a source of lead compounds with therapeutic potentials. CONCLUSION: The review on C. sanguinolenta is important in identifying grey areas in the research on this medicinal plant and also provides comprehensive data thus far to continue research on this plant.
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spelling pubmed-56610772018-05-10 Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schlechter Osafo, Newman Mensah, Kwesi Boadu Yeboah, Oduro Kofi Adv Pharmacol Sci Review Article ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Cryptolepis sanguinolenta is a scrambling thin-stemmed shrub found in Africa. Traditionally in West Africa, it is employed in the treatment of malaria, diarrhea, and respiratory conditions. This review discusses the traditional importance as well as the phytochemical, ethnomedical, pharmacological, and toxicological importance of this plant. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Excerpta Medica Database, Google Scholar, Springer, and PubMed Central were the electronic databases used to search for and filter primary studies on Cryptolepis sanguinolenta. RESULTS: The detailed review of various studies conducted on C. sanguinolenta and some of its constituents gives an important body of proof of its potential therapeutic benefits and also of its use as a source of lead compounds with therapeutic potentials. CONCLUSION: The review on C. sanguinolenta is important in identifying grey areas in the research on this medicinal plant and also provides comprehensive data thus far to continue research on this plant. Hindawi 2017 2017-10-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5661077/ /pubmed/29750083 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3026370 Text en Copyright © 2017 Newman Osafo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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.
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title_short Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schlechter
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5661077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29750083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3026370
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