Traditional uses, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of Phytolacca acinosa: a review
BackgroundPhytolacca acinosa is an herbaceous herb belonging to the Phytolaccaceae family. The plant has a long history of usage in traditional medicine for treating a variety of ailments including infectious diseases, edema, inflammation, gastric, and abdominal distress. The traditional use, phytoc...
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| author | Tooba Khalid Chieh-Wei Chang Samir Anis Ross Faiza Naseer Abdul Qadeer Chien-Chin Chen Chien-Chin Chen Chien-Chin Chen Chien-Chin Chen Hafiz Abdul Rafey |
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| description | BackgroundPhytolacca acinosa is an herbaceous herb belonging to the Phytolaccaceae family. The plant has a long history of usage in traditional medicine for treating a variety of ailments including infectious diseases, edema, inflammation, gastric, and abdominal distress. The traditional use, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties of Phytolacca acinosa are outlined in this article.Main textTo date, few bioactive molecules have been identified and isolated from the plant, such as phytolacacinoside A, esculentoside H, jaligonic acid and esculentoside B, phytolaccanol and epiacetyl aleuritolic acid, esculentoside A, esculentoside C, esculentoside D, esculentoside T, esculentoside S, sitosterol. The literature related some of the reported ethnomedicinal uses of the plant to these compounds found in different parts of the plant.ConclusionThe in-depth knowledge about the significance of Phytolacca acinosa presented in this review may open up opportunities for research development in drug discovery and a better comprehension of the therapeutic advantages of the plant. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-62b19b9b729f4bccbf596fca05b70de92025-01-09T10:33:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122025-01-011510.3389/fphar.2024.14800341480034Traditional uses, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of Phytolacca acinosa: a reviewTooba Khalid0Chieh-Wei Chang1Samir Anis Ross2Faiza Naseer3Abdul Qadeer4Chien-Chin Chen5Chien-Chin Chen6Chien-Chin Chen7Chien-Chin Chen8Hafiz Abdul Rafey9Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Allied Health Sciences, Shifa college of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SCPS), Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, PakistanDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanThe National Center for Natural Products Research, Bio Molecular Science Department, Division of Pharmacognosy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United StatesFaculty of Pharmaceutical and Allied Health Sciences, Shifa college of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SCPS), Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Pathology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, ChinaDepartment of Cosmetic Science, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, TaiwanDoctoral Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanFaculty of Pharmaceutical and Allied Health Sciences, Shifa college of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SCPS), Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, PakistanBackgroundPhytolacca acinosa is an herbaceous herb belonging to the Phytolaccaceae family. The plant has a long history of usage in traditional medicine for treating a variety of ailments including infectious diseases, edema, inflammation, gastric, and abdominal distress. The traditional use, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties of Phytolacca acinosa are outlined in this article.Main textTo date, few bioactive molecules have been identified and isolated from the plant, such as phytolacacinoside A, esculentoside H, jaligonic acid and esculentoside B, phytolaccanol and epiacetyl aleuritolic acid, esculentoside A, esculentoside C, esculentoside D, esculentoside T, esculentoside S, sitosterol. The literature related some of the reported ethnomedicinal uses of the plant to these compounds found in different parts of the plant.ConclusionThe in-depth knowledge about the significance of Phytolacca acinosa presented in this review may open up opportunities for research development in drug discovery and a better comprehension of the therapeutic advantages of the plant.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1480034/fullPhytolacca acinosapharmacological activitymedicinal plantphytochemistrybioactive compoundstraditional use |
| spellingShingle | Tooba Khalid Chieh-Wei Chang Samir Anis Ross Faiza Naseer Abdul Qadeer Chien-Chin Chen Chien-Chin Chen Chien-Chin Chen Chien-Chin Chen Hafiz Abdul Rafey Traditional uses, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of Phytolacca acinosa: a review Frontiers in Pharmacology Phytolacca acinosa pharmacological activity medicinal plant phytochemistry bioactive compounds traditional use |
| title | Traditional uses, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of Phytolacca acinosa: a review |
| title_full | Traditional uses, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of Phytolacca acinosa: a review |
| title_fullStr | Traditional uses, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of Phytolacca acinosa: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traditional uses, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of Phytolacca acinosa: a review |
| title_short | Traditional uses, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of Phytolacca acinosa: a review |
| title_sort | traditional uses botanical description phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of phytolacca acinosa a review |
| topic | Phytolacca acinosa pharmacological activity medicinal plant phytochemistry bioactive compounds traditional use |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1480034/full |
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