属Monanthotaxis:关于分布,民族医学用途和植物化学的审查
James G Mayeka1,2, Stephen S Nyandoro1, Joan J E Munissi1
1Chemistry Department, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Natural product research
|January 23, 2024
概括
在热带非洲发现的Monanthotaxis属有98种,在传统医学中用于治疗各种疾病. 植物化学分析揭示了119种具有重要的生物医学潜力的化合物.
科学领域:
- 民族植物学 民族植物学
- 植物化学 植物化学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 莫纳托塔克西斯·贝尔 (Monanthotaxis Baill) 属 (Annonaceae,Uvariae部落) 是一个位于热带非洲的重要植物群.
- 这个属内的许多物种在当地社区中拥有丰富的民族医学使用历史.
研究的目的:
- 综合审查Monanthotaxis属的地理分布,民族医学应用和植物化学.
- 为未来的研究和药物发现巩固现有关于该属的知识.
主要方法:
- 在主要的科学数据库 (谷歌学者,PubMed,科学直接,IPNI,研究门) 进行了广泛的文献搜索.
- 系统地收集和分析关于物种分布,传统用途和孤立植物化学品的数据.
主要成果:
- 在非洲热带地区分布着98种莫南托塔克西斯.
- 这些物种在传统医学中被用于治疗发烧,疟疾和歇斯底里等疾病.
- 从1979年到2023年,已经确定了119种二次代谢物,包括黄类,类和类.
- 许多孤立的化合物表现出支持其传统药物应用的生物活性.
结论:
- 莫南托塔克西斯属是非洲有价值的药用植物来源.
- 已识别的植物化学物质及其生物活性需要进一步调查潜在的药物开发.
- 本综述强调了 etnobotanical 知识在指导新型治疗剂的发现的重要性.
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