The Genus Terminalia (Combretaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review
Abstract Terminalia Linn, a genus of mostly medium or large trees in the family Combretaceae with about 250 species in the world, is distributed mainly in southern Asia, Himalayas, Madagascar, Australia, and the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa. Many species are used widely in many traditi...
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doaj-7ebf601f9f314f01b9231bf870f419512020-11-25T04:07:53ZengSpringerOpenNatural Products and Bioprospecting2192-21952192-22092019-11-019635739210.1007/s13659-019-00222-3The Genus Terminalia (Combretaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological ReviewXiao-Rui Zhang0Joseph Sakah Kaunda1Hong-Tao Zhu2Dong Wang3Chong-Ren Yang4Ying-Jun Zhang5State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesAbstract Terminalia Linn, a genus of mostly medium or large trees in the family Combretaceae with about 250 species in the world, is distributed mainly in southern Asia, Himalayas, Madagascar, Australia, and the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa. Many species are used widely in many traditional medicinal systems, e.g., traditional Chinese medicine, Tibetan medicine, and Indian Ayurvedic medicine practices. So far, about 39 species have been phytochemically studied, which led to the identification of 368 compounds, including terpenoids, tannins, flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, simple phenolics and so on. Some of the isolates showed various bioactivities, in vitro or in vivo, such as antitumor, anti HIV-1, antifungal, antimicrobial, antimalarial, antioxidant, diarrhea and analgesic. This review covers research articles from 1934 to 2018, retrieved from SciFinder, Wikipedia, Google Scholar, Chinese Knowledge Network and Baidu Scholar by using “Terminalia” as the search term (“all fields”) with no specific time frame setting for the search. Thirty-nine important medicinal and edible Terminalia species were selected and summarized on their geographical distribution, traditional uses, phytochemistry and related pharmacological activities.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13659-019-00222-3TerminaliaCombretaceaeEthnomedicineTraditional usesPhytochemistryHydrolyzable tannins |
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Xiao-Rui Zhang Joseph Sakah Kaunda Hong-Tao Zhu Dong Wang Chong-Ren Yang Ying-Jun Zhang The Genus Terminalia (Combretaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review Natural Products and Bioprospecting Terminalia Combretaceae Ethnomedicine Traditional uses Phytochemistry Hydrolyzable tannins |
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Xiao-Rui Zhang Joseph Sakah Kaunda Hong-Tao Zhu Dong Wang Chong-Ren Yang Ying-Jun Zhang |
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The Genus Terminalia (Combretaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review |
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The Genus Terminalia (Combretaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review |
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The Genus Terminalia (Combretaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review |
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The Genus Terminalia (Combretaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review |
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The Genus Terminalia (Combretaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review |
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genus terminalia (combretaceae): an ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review |
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Abstract Terminalia Linn, a genus of mostly medium or large trees in the family Combretaceae with about 250 species in the world, is distributed mainly in southern Asia, Himalayas, Madagascar, Australia, and the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa. Many species are used widely in many traditional medicinal systems, e.g., traditional Chinese medicine, Tibetan medicine, and Indian Ayurvedic medicine practices. So far, about 39 species have been phytochemically studied, which led to the identification of 368 compounds, including terpenoids, tannins, flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, simple phenolics and so on. Some of the isolates showed various bioactivities, in vitro or in vivo, such as antitumor, anti HIV-1, antifungal, antimicrobial, antimalarial, antioxidant, diarrhea and analgesic. This review covers research articles from 1934 to 2018, retrieved from SciFinder, Wikipedia, Google Scholar, Chinese Knowledge Network and Baidu Scholar by using “Terminalia” as the search term (“all fields”) with no specific time frame setting for the search. Thirty-nine important medicinal and edible Terminalia species were selected and summarized on their geographical distribution, traditional uses, phytochemistry and related pharmacological activities. |
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Terminalia Combretaceae Ethnomedicine Traditional uses Phytochemistry Hydrolyzable tannins |
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