P.G. Department of Biotechnology, Rama Devi Women's University, Bhubaneswar, India.
AYUSH, NRHM, District Head Quarter DHH, Khurda, India.
Phytother Res. 2021 Mar;35(3):1345-1357. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6896. Epub 2020 Oct 22.
The present era accentuate the use of alternative medicines as drugs extracted from several plant parts. These herbal medicines otherwise called ethnomedicines are now the source of many imperative drugs in this contemporary world. Furthermore with ever rising oral problems by luxurious lifestyle in this modern society, there is a soaring need for use of potent medicinal plants like horse radish (Moringa oleifera Lam.) against various oral ailments. Therefore, use of herbal medicines in reducing the adverse effects of various conventional allopathic medicines and harmful side effects of conventional antibiotics has emerged as an evolved technique in pharmaceutical science. The present review emphasizes the antipathogenic potentiality of M. oleifera along with their known therapeutic properties through biologically active compounds (phytoconstituents) and ethnomedicinal uses. Various ethno-pharmacological studies of the plant parts with their nutritional value and multifarious medicinal uses including oral health care are being quoted in present review. This review will foster future research on phytoconstituent analysis, bioefficacy assessment for oral micro flora and ethno-pharmaceutical importance of M. oleifera in the field of medical science with special reference to dentistry. Consequently, this innovative ethnomedicinal approach for oral health care may supplement the modern medicine through its potent phytoconstituents.
当今时代强调使用从植物部分提取的替代药物作为药物。这些草药，也称为民族药物，现在是当代世界许多重要药物的来源。此外，由于现代社会豪华生活方式导致口腔问题不断增加，因此迫切需要使用辣根（Moringa oleifera Lam.）等有效药用植物来治疗各种口腔疾病。因此，在减少各种传统对抗疗法药物的不良反应和传统抗生素的有害副作用方面，使用草药已成为药物科学中的一种先进技术。本综述强调了 M. oleifera 的抗病原体潜力，以及通过生物活性化合物（植物成分）和民族医学用途已知的治疗特性。本文综述引用了植物部分的各种民族药理学研究及其营养价值和多种药用用途，包括口腔保健。这项综述将促进对植物成分分析、口腔微生物区系的生物功效评估以及 M. oleifera 在医学领域（特别是牙科）的民族药物重要性的未来研究。因此，这种创新的民族医学口腔保健方法可以通过其有效的植物成分来补充现代医学。
