Review Article | Volume: 7, Issue : 4, April, 2017

Ethnobotanical and Phytopharmacological attributes of Mesua ferrea: A mini review

Muhammad Asif,  Seyedeh Fatemeh Jafari,  Zafar Iqbal,  Vageesh Revadigar,  Chern Ein Oon,  Aman Shah Abdul Majid,  Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid   
Muhammad Asif1, Seyedeh Fatemeh Jafari1, Zafar Iqbal2, Vageesh Revadigar2, Chern Ein Oon3, Aman Shah Abdul Majid4, Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid1

1EMAN Testing and Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia.

2Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia.

3Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800, Malaysia.

4Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Quest International University, Perak, Malaysia.

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Published:  Apr 30, 2017

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2017.70435
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Abstract

Members of guttiferae family are widely distributed in the tropical areas of the world, especially Asian countries and are traditionally used by the local people for the treatment of various ailments ranging from headache to cancer. Mesua ferrea L. is an important member of this family, which has been shown to possess multifactorial pharmacological activities. This review highlights the traditional uses, phytochemical profiling and proven pharmacological attributes of different parts of M. ferrea. Almost every part of the plant is reported to have beneficial medicinal properties that can help to fight against different aliments. However, further studies are still required to explore the molecular targets responsible for the observed pharmacological activities and to test the efficacy of isolated compounds or standardized extracts in properly designed experiments. In addition, long term toxicity studies are also required to establish the safety profile of isolated compounds/standardised extracts before the commencement of clinical trials.


Keyword:     Mesua ferrea guttiferae anticancer antioxidant anti-inflammatory standardised extract.

Citation:

Asif M, Jafari SF, Iqbal Z, Revadigar V, Oon CE, Majid ASA, Majid AMSA. Ethnobotanical and Phytopharmacological attributes of Mesua ferrea: A mini review. J App Pharm Sci, 2017; 7 (04): 242-251.

Copyright:The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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