Pharmacological and phytochemical properties of a promising African medicinal plant, Sterculia setigera Delile: A systematic review
Various parts of the plant, Sterculia setigera Delile, from the Malvaceae family are largely used in most African countries for medicinal purposes. In African traditional medicine, the plant is used to treat fever, bacterial infection, diarrhoea, epilepsy, anaemia, and hypertension. Due to its high...
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| author | Wisdom Ahlidja Elvis Fiam Amegayibor Lily Addae Evans Kwabena Abor Henry Mensah Korsah Denzel Opoku-Kwabi Francis Ackah Armah Isaac Tabiri Henneh |
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| description | Various parts of the plant, Sterculia setigera Delile, from the Malvaceae family are largely used in most African countries for medicinal purposes. In African traditional medicine, the plant is used to treat fever, bacterial infection, diarrhoea, epilepsy, anaemia, and hypertension. Due to its high therapeutic properties, it has become a highly sought-after plant by researchers for pharmacological properties aimed at validating or providing scientific backing for its traditional use. Additionally, efforts to obtain small natural molecules from the plant as scaffolds for the development of new drugs have been explored. Although it is extensively used in traditional medicine and its phytochemical composition and biological activity are widely studied, there is no review paper that systematically analyses its biological activities and phytochemical composition. Hence, this review provides a systematic overview of the biological activities, phytochemical constituents, and ethnomedicinal properties of the plant. The data show S. setigera is a promising medicinal plant with pharmacological potential and thus can be useful for the development of novel therapeutic agents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2be8024d9f6f46ef9d594c6e7d12152b2024-06-03T04:11:54ZengElsevierScientific African2468-22762024-06-0124e02142Pharmacological and phytochemical properties of a promising African medicinal plant, Sterculia setigera Delile: A systematic reviewWisdom Ahlidja0Elvis Fiam Amegayibor1Lily Addae2Evans Kwabena Abor3Henry Mensah Korsah4Denzel Opoku-Kwabi5Francis Ackah Armah6Isaac Tabiri Henneh7Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana; Corresponding authors.Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana; Corresponding authors.Various parts of the plant, Sterculia setigera Delile, from the Malvaceae family are largely used in most African countries for medicinal purposes. In African traditional medicine, the plant is used to treat fever, bacterial infection, diarrhoea, epilepsy, anaemia, and hypertension. Due to its high therapeutic properties, it has become a highly sought-after plant by researchers for pharmacological properties aimed at validating or providing scientific backing for its traditional use. Additionally, efforts to obtain small natural molecules from the plant as scaffolds for the development of new drugs have been explored. Although it is extensively used in traditional medicine and its phytochemical composition and biological activity are widely studied, there is no review paper that systematically analyses its biological activities and phytochemical composition. Hence, this review provides a systematic overview of the biological activities, phytochemical constituents, and ethnomedicinal properties of the plant. The data show S. setigera is a promising medicinal plant with pharmacological potential and thus can be useful for the development of novel therapeutic agents.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227624000875Sterculia setigeraMalvaceaeEthnopharmacologyPhytotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Wisdom Ahlidja Elvis Fiam Amegayibor Lily Addae Evans Kwabena Abor Henry Mensah Korsah Denzel Opoku-Kwabi Francis Ackah Armah Isaac Tabiri Henneh Pharmacological and phytochemical properties of a promising African medicinal plant, Sterculia setigera Delile: A systematic review Scientific African Sterculia setigera Malvaceae Ethnopharmacology Phytotherapy |
| title | Pharmacological and phytochemical properties of a promising African medicinal plant, Sterculia setigera Delile: A systematic review |
| title_full | Pharmacological and phytochemical properties of a promising African medicinal plant, Sterculia setigera Delile: A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Pharmacological and phytochemical properties of a promising African medicinal plant, Sterculia setigera Delile: A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacological and phytochemical properties of a promising African medicinal plant, Sterculia setigera Delile: A systematic review |
| title_short | Pharmacological and phytochemical properties of a promising African medicinal plant, Sterculia setigera Delile: A systematic review |
| title_sort | pharmacological and phytochemical properties of a promising african medicinal plant sterculia setigera delile a systematic review |
| topic | Sterculia setigera Malvaceae Ethnopharmacology Phytotherapy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227624000875 |
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