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Phytochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Melicope lunu-ankenda

Natural products, either pure compounds or standardized plant extracts, have provided opportunities for the discovery of new drugs. Nowadays, most of the world’s population still relies on traditional medicines for healthcare purposes. Plants, in particular, are always used as traditional medicine,...

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Autores principales: Mohamed Eliaser, Enas, Hui Ho, Jun, Mohd. Hashim, Najihah, Rukayadi, Yaya, Lian Ee, Gwendoline Cheng, Abdull Razis, Ahmad Faizal
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6222432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30347850
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23102708
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author Mohamed Eliaser, Enas
Hui Ho, Jun
Mohd. Hashim, Najihah
Rukayadi, Yaya
Lian Ee, Gwendoline Cheng
Abdull Razis, Ahmad Faizal
author_facet Mohamed Eliaser, Enas
Hui Ho, Jun
Mohd. Hashim, Najihah
Rukayadi, Yaya
Lian Ee, Gwendoline Cheng
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description Natural products, either pure compounds or standardized plant extracts, have provided opportunities for the discovery of new drugs. Nowadays, most of the world’s population still relies on traditional medicines for healthcare purposes. Plants, in particular, are always used as traditional medicine, as they contain a diverse number of phytochemicals that can be used for the treatment of diseases. The multicomponent feature in the plants is considered a positive phytotherapeutic hallmark. Hence, ethnopharmacognosy has been the focus for finding alternative treatments for diseases. Melicope lunu-ankenda, also known as Euodia lunu-ankenda, is widely distributed in tropical regions of Asia. Different parts of M. lunu-ankenda have been used for treatment of hypertension, menstrual disorder, diabetes, and fever, and as an emmenagogue and tonic. It has also been consumed as salad and as a condiment for food flavorings. The justification of use of M. lunu-ankenda in folk medicines is supported by its reported biological activities, including its cytotoxic, antibacterial, antioxidant, analgesic, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory activities. This review summarizes the phytochemical compounds isolated from various parts of M. lunu-ankenda, such as root and leaves, and also its biological activities, which could make the species a new therapeutic agent for some diseases, including diabetes, in the future.
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spelling pubmed-62224322018-11-13 Phytochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Melicope lunu-ankenda Mohamed Eliaser, Enas Hui Ho, Jun Mohd. Hashim, Najihah Rukayadi, Yaya Lian Ee, Gwendoline Cheng Abdull Razis, Ahmad Faizal Molecules Review Natural products, either pure compounds or standardized plant extracts, have provided opportunities for the discovery of new drugs. Nowadays, most of the world’s population still relies on traditional medicines for healthcare purposes. Plants, in particular, are always used as traditional medicine, as they contain a diverse number of phytochemicals that can be used for the treatment of diseases. The multicomponent feature in the plants is considered a positive phytotherapeutic hallmark. Hence, ethnopharmacognosy has been the focus for finding alternative treatments for diseases. Melicope lunu-ankenda, also known as Euodia lunu-ankenda, is widely distributed in tropical regions of Asia. Different parts of M. lunu-ankenda have been used for treatment of hypertension, menstrual disorder, diabetes, and fever, and as an emmenagogue and tonic. It has also been consumed as salad and as a condiment for food flavorings. The justification of use of M. lunu-ankenda in folk medicines is supported by its reported biological activities, including its cytotoxic, antibacterial, antioxidant, analgesic, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory activities. This review summarizes the phytochemical compounds isolated from various parts of M. lunu-ankenda, such as root and leaves, and also its biological activities, which could make the species a new therapeutic agent for some diseases, including diabetes, in the future. MDPI 2018-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC6222432/ /pubmed/30347850 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23102708 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Mohamed Eliaser, Enas
Hui Ho, Jun
Mohd. Hashim, Najihah
Rukayadi, Yaya
Lian Ee, Gwendoline Cheng
Abdull Razis, Ahmad Faizal
Phytochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Melicope lunu-ankenda
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title_full Phytochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Melicope lunu-ankenda
title_fullStr Phytochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Melicope lunu-ankenda
title_full_unstemmed Phytochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Melicope lunu-ankenda
title_short Phytochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Melicope lunu-ankenda
title_sort phytochemical constituents and biological activities of melicope lunu-ankenda
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6222432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30347850
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23102708
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