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The genus Ficus, including Ficus racemosa, represents a significant group of trees renowned for their medicinal properties across various traditional healing systems. Widely known as Goolar in India, this medium-sized tree from the Moraceae family is abundant throughout the country, distributed from Himalayan ranges to south India. The different parts of plant Ficus racemosa like root, bark, stem, fruit, latex and leaves are rich in numerous phytochemical compounds such as alkaloids, tannins, saponins, β-sitosterol, and lupeol, contributing to its diverse therapeutic capabilities. Referenced in ancient Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani, and Homeopathic traditions, this plant exhibits a wide array of medicinal activities, including hypoglycemic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antiulcer, gastroprotective, antitussive, anthelmentics, antipyretics, wound healing, anticholinesterase and anticarcinogenic properties, among others. This comprehensive review delves into taxonomy, synonyms, vernacular names, ethnobotanical uses, phytochemicals, and pharmacological evaluations of various extracts from its leaves, fruits, stems, bark, and latex, employing solvents such as ethanol, methanol, acetone, petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, and...
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Medicinal plants have been used as therapeutic relief agents in many Zambian societies. Up to date, it has been statistically approximated that more than 70% of the Zambian population still relies heavily on medicinal plants as sources of pain relief, mainly because of shortage of medications in hospitals and the limited access to health care facilities. These medicinal plants are effective in the management of various illnesses owing to the secondary metabolites that offer defensive mechanism against pathogens. Aside from the fact that most medicinal plants indigenous to Zambia are yet to be profiled to affirm they potency experimentally, there still remains a limited compilation of the very few that have been profiled. This study thus, aimed to review the scientific literature on Phytochemistry, pharmacologic studies conducted and while also reviewing in detail the ethnobotanical studies carried out on some of the medicinal plants. This knowledge is of tremendous importance to future and current Zambian researchers in drug development, in their effort to identify lead or novel plant-based drugs...
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Since ancient times, natural plants have been a key source of pharmaceuticals. The therapeutic elements found in plants are crucial in the management of a wide range of illnesses. They provided a plentiful supply of the active phytochemical components needed to produce a range of biological activities. One of the valuable therapeutic plants belonging to the Myrtaceae family is the watery rose apple, scientifically known as Syzigium aqueum. The plant is indigenous to Malaysia and Indonesia. Because the fruit of the plant has a high water content, it is also known as water cherry, water apple, and water jamboo, among other names. The phytochemical elements found in abundance in the plant’s parts are primarily responsible for producing a range of biological activities. The herb is commonly used in traditional medicine to treat a range of illnesses. Therefore, the primary goal of this review is to highlight the many sections of the Syzigium aqueum plant and its origin, distribution, phytochemical ingredients, nutritional value, traditional uses, health advantages and pharmacological...
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Ficus racemose linn is a popular medicinal plant in India, which has long been used in Ayurveda, the ancient system of Indian medicine, for various diseases/disorders including diabetes, liver disorders, inflammatory conditions, respiratory and urinary diseases. Ficus species possessed a broad range of biological properties including antiepileptic, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, Natural radioprotector, memory enhancing, antiulcer, antipyretic, antifertility, antitumorigenic, anti-thyroid, antiobesity, antinociceptive activities. A wide range of phytochemical constituents have been identified and isolated from various parts of Ficus...
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Medicinal plants are the best source to obtain different drugs, about 80% of people in industrialized countries uses traditional medicines for their health benefit. Herbal medicines have been the basis of treatment, cure for various diseases and physiological conditions in traditional methods of practice such as Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha. Medicinal plants have therapeutic values for various ailments. Generally rural people prefer medicinal plants than synthetic drugs for the treatment of various diseases rather than urban areas. Syzygium samarangense (S. samarangense), commonly known as rose apple or java apple, is a plant in the family Myrtaceae is known to have medicinal importance. An ornamental plant stands for its numerous attributes such as Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Antidiarrheal, Anti-hyperglycaemic, Anti-diabetic activity, Anti-Cancer, Anti-trypaosomal, Hepatoprotective, Antimicrobial, cytotoxic, Anthelmintic, Anticholinesterase, Anti-ulcer, anti-Arthritic, Anti-inflammatory, Wound healing property, Antiviral, Immunopharmacological and Antioxidant activity. The present review is an attempt to highlight the various ethanobotanical and traditional uses as well as phytochemical and pharmacological reports on Syzygium...
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