Das Gitishree, Shin Han-Seung, Ningthoujam Sanjoy Singh, Talukdar Anupam Das, Upadhyaya Hrishikesh, Tundis Rosa, Das Swagat Kumar, Patra Jayanta Kumar
Research Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi 10326, Korea.
Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi 10326, Korea.
Plants (Basel). 2021 Mar 29;10(4):651. doi: 10.3390/plants10040651.
Plants belonging to the subfamily Bombacoideae (family Malvaceae) consist of about 304 species, many of them having high economical and medicinal properties. In the past, this plant group was put under Bombacaceae; however, modern molecular and phytochemical findings supported the group as a subfamily of Malvaceae. A detailed search on the number of publications related to the Bombacoideae subfamily was carried out in databases like PubMed and Science Direct using various keywords. Most of the plants in the group are perennial tall trees usually with swollen tree trunks, brightly colored flowers, and large branches. Various plant parts ranging from leaves to seeds to stems of several species are also used as food and fibers in many countries. Members of Bombacoides are used as ornamentals and economic utilities, various plants are used in traditional medication systems for their anti-inflammatory, astringent, stimulant, antipyretic, microbial, analgesic, and diuretic effects. Several phytochemicals, both polar and non-polar compounds, have been detected in this plant group supporting evidence of their medicinal and nutritional uses. The present review provides comprehensive taxonomic, ethno-pharmacological, economic, food and phytochemical properties of the subfamily Bombacoideae.
木棉亚科（锦葵科）植物约有304种，其中许多具有很高的经济和药用价值。过去，这个植物类群被归入木棉科；然而，现代分子和植物化学研究结果支持将其作为锦葵科的一个亚科。我们使用各种关键词在PubMed和ScienceDirect等数据库中对与木棉亚科相关的出版物数量进行了详细搜索。该类群中的大多数植物是多年生高大乔木，通常树干粗壮，花朵颜色鲜艳，枝条粗大。在许多国家，该类群中多种植物的从叶子到种子再到茎等不同植物部位也被用作食物和纤维。木棉亚科成员被用作观赏植物和具有经济用途，多种植物因其抗炎、收敛、兴奋、退热、抗菌、止痛和利尿作用而被用于传统医药体系。在这个植物类群中已检测到几种植物化学物质，包括极性和非极性化合物，这为它们的药用和营养用途提供了证据。本综述提供了木棉亚科全面的分类学、民族药理学、经济、食物和植物化学特性。
