Gunawardana S L A, Jayasuriya W J A B N
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 May 27;2019:2321961. doi: 10.1155/2019/2321961. eCollection 2019.
The plant kingdom is rich with a numerous number of plants with various medical properties which can be used to treat various medical issues. Sri Lanka is a country full of biodiversity which is gifted with many plant resources. It has a rich history of traditional medicine systems consisting of Ayurveda, Unani, and Deshiya Chikitsa, where these plant resources are used as remedies for the diseases. In the traditional medicine system, various plant parts such as leaves, roots, fruits, flowers, and bark are used to treat disease conditions. Although less attention is paid to the medicinal importance of the flowers, some of them have been used to treat many diseases from the ancient time. Some properties of the flowers may differ from the properties of the other plant parts. For example, (Katuru murunga) flowers have shown anticancer properties against various cell models whereas some flowers have shown antispermatogenic properties. Flowers of (Militta) are added as fermenting agents in the preparation of Arishtas in Ayurveda. Also the most popular Clove oil is obtained from the flower buds of (Karabu-neti) which is used to treat toothaches since it has antibiotic and antiseptic properties. This article gives an overview of herbal flowers used in the traditional medicine system of Sri Lanka and their pharmacological importance.
A comprehensive literature survey was done on the medicinally important flowers in Sri Lanka. Data was collected from Libraries of Ayurveda in Sri Lanka and from scientific databases.
According to the survey many flowers are used as astringent, cardiac tonic, and febrifuge. Also some flowers are used to treat dysentery, diarrhoea, and indigestion. Some flowers are useful in the treatment of bleeding piles while some are useful in the treatment of asthma and bronchitis.
It was revealed that there are many flowers with valuable therapeutic effects. Traditional medicine systems prevailing in Sri Lanka have made use of these flowers with therapeutic effects to cure so many diseases. The review of medicinally important herbal flowers provides knowledge and pharmacological leads which will help for the wellbeing of the human beings. Although there are phytochemical studies done to identify the chemical compounds on some flowers, chemical composition of many flowers remains unrevealed. So further studies need to be done to identify the chemical composition of these flowers.
植物王国拥有大量具有各种药用特性的植物，可用于治疗各种医学问题。斯里兰卡是一个生物多样性丰富的国家，拥有众多植物资源。它有着丰富的传统医学体系历史，包括阿育吠陀医学、尤那尼医学和德希雅奇基察医学，这些植物资源在这些医学体系中被用作治疗疾病的药物。在传统医学体系中，各种植物部位，如叶子、根、果实、花朵和树皮，都被用于治疗疾病。尽管花朵的药用重要性较少受到关注，但其中一些花朵自古以来就被用于治疗多种疾病。花朵的某些特性可能与其他植物部位的特性不同。例如，（卡图鲁穆伦加）花对各种细胞模型显示出抗癌特性，而一些花则显示出抗生精特性。（米利塔）的花在阿育吠陀医学中被用作制备阿利什塔斯的发酵剂。此外，最受欢迎的丁香油是从（卡拉布 - 内蒂）的花芽中提取的，由于其具有抗生素和防腐特性，可用于治疗牙痛。本文概述了斯里兰卡传统医学体系中使用的草药花及其药理学重要性。
对斯里兰卡具有药用重要性的花进行了全面的文献调查。数据从斯里兰卡的阿育吠陀医学图书馆和科学数据库中收集。
根据调查，许多花被用作收敛剂、强心剂和退烧药。此外，一些花被用于治疗痢疾、腹泻和消化不良。一些花对治疗内痔有用，而一些花对治疗哮喘和支气管炎有用。
结果表明有许多具有宝贵治疗效果的花。斯里兰卡流行的传统医学体系利用了这些具有治疗效果的花来治愈许多疾病。对具有药用重要性的草药花的综述提供了知识和药理学线索，这将有助于人类的健康。尽管已经对一些花进行了植物化学研究以确定其化学成分，但许多花的化学成分仍未被揭示。因此，需要进一步研究以确定这些花的化学成分。
