Mahomoodally Mohamad Fawzi, Korumtollee Housna Nazifah, Chady Zaynab Zaina Banu Khan
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius.
J Intercult Ethnopharmacol. 2014 Oct-Dec;3(4):192-5. doi: 10.5455/jice.20140804010620. Epub 2014 Aug 14.
Psiloxylon mauritianum (PM) (Bouton ex Hook.f.) Baillon (Myrtaceae) is an evergreen endemic medicinal plant which has shown promising uses in traditional medicine from the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Réunion Islands). Folk use of this endemic plant in Mauritius and Réunion Islands has been geared toward the treatment and management of amenorrhea, dysentery and Type II diabetes mellitus. Recent findings from in vitro studies have led to the discovery of two potent acids namely corosolic acid and asiatic acid which have been shown to bear most inhibitory activities against Staphylococcus aureus. Such findings tend to appraise the therapeutic potential of this medicinal plant against infectious diseases. The present monograph has tried to establish the botanical description, traditional uses and the main constituents identified from PM (Bouton ex Hook.f.) Baillon. The limited documentation of in vitro assays of this plant demonstrates an urgent need for extensive research in order to validate other traditional uses and hence open new avenues for drug development.
毛里求斯岛唇柱苣苔（Psiloxylon mauritianum (PM) (Bouton ex Hook.f.) Baillon）（桃金娘科）是一种常绿的地方性药用植物，在马斯克林群岛（毛里求斯和留尼汪岛）的传统医学中显示出有前景的用途。毛里求斯和留尼汪岛民间对这种地方性植物的使用主要用于治疗和管理闭经、痢疾和II型糖尿病。最近的体外研究结果发现了两种强效酸，即科罗索酸和积雪草苷酸，它们对金黄色葡萄球菌具有最强的抑制活性。这些发现倾向于评估这种药用植物对传染病的治疗潜力。本专著试图确立毛里求斯岛唇柱苣苔（Psiloxylon mauritianum (Bouton ex Hook.f.) Baillon）的植物学描述、传统用途以及已鉴定的主要成分。对该植物体外试验的文献记载有限，这表明迫切需要进行广泛研究，以验证其他传统用途，从而为药物开发开辟新途径。
