Natural Medicine and Product Research Laboratory (NaturMeds), Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
Laboratory of Cancer Research UPM-MAKNA (CANRES), Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jun 23;22(13):6747. doi: 10.3390/ijms22136747.
Natural product is an excellent candidate for alternative medicine for disease management. The bulb of is one of the notable Iridaceae family with a variety therapeutic potential that is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia. The bulb has been used traditionally among the Dayak community as a folk medicine to treat several diseases like diabetes, breast cancer, nasal congestion, and fertility problems. The bulb is exceptionally rich in phytochemicals like phenolic and flavonoid derivatives, naphthalene, anthraquinone, and naphthoquinone. The electronic database was searched using various keywords, i.e., , , , , and others due to the interchangeably used scientific names of different countries. Scientific investigations revealed that various pharmacological activities were recorded from the bulb of including anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungi, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, dermatological problems, anti-oxidant, and anti-fertility. The potential application of the bulb in the food industry and in animal nutrition was also discussed to demonstrate its great versatility. This is a compact study and is the first study to review the extensive pharmacological activities of the bulb and its potential applications. The development of innovative food and pharma products from the bulb of is of great interest.
天然产物是替代医学治疗疾病的绝佳候选物。 是鸢尾科中引人注目的一种，具有广泛的治疗潜力，在东南亚广泛种植。该植物的鳞茎在达雅克社区被传统上用作民间药物，用于治疗多种疾病，如糖尿病、乳腺癌、鼻塞和生育问题。鳞茎特别富含植物化学物质，如酚类和类黄酮衍生物、萘、蒽醌和萘醌。由于不同国家的学名可互换使用，因此使用各种关键词在电子数据库中进行了搜索，例如、、、、等。科学研究表明，从 鳞茎中记录了各种药理活性，包括抗癌、抗糖尿病、抗菌、抗真菌、抗病毒、抗炎、皮肤病、抗氧化和抗生育。还讨论了鳞茎在食品工业和动物营养中的潜在应用，以展示其多功能性。这是一项紧凑的研究，也是第一项综述 鳞茎广泛的药理活性及其潜在应用的研究。开发创新型食品和药品产品具有很大的兴趣。
