Department of Pharmacy, Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali 304022, Rajasthan, India.
School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine 3303, Trinidad and Tobago.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 20;24(3):2098. doi: 10.3390/ijms24032098.
, also known as the "tree of life" or "miracle tree," is classified as an important herbal plant due to its immense medicinal and non-medicinal benefits. Traditionally, the plant is used to cure wounds, pain, ulcers, liver disease, heart disease, cancer, and inflammation. This review aims to compile an analysis of worldwide research, pharmacological activities, phytochemical, toxicological, and ethnomedicinal updates of and also provide insight into its commercial and phytopharmaceutical applications with a motive to help further research. The scientific information on this plant was obtained from various sites and search engines such as Scopus, Pub Med, Science Direct, BMC, Google Scholar, and other scientific databases. Articles available in the English language have only been referred for review. The pharmacological studies confirm the hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, and anti-inflammatory potential of the extracts from the various plant parts. It was found that bioactive constituents are present in every part of the plant. So far, more than one hundred compounds from different parts of have been characterized, including alkaloids, flavonoids, anthraquinones, vitamins, glycosides, and terpenes. In addition, novel isolates such as muramoside A&B and niazimin A&B have been identified in the plant and have potent antioxidant, anticancer, antihypertensive, hepatoprotective, and nutritional effects. The traditional and nontraditional use of Moringa, its pharmacological effects and their phytopharmaceutical formulations, clinical studies, toxicity profile, and various other uses are recognized in the present review. However, several traditional uses have yet to be scientifically explored. Therefore, further studies are proposed to explore the mechanistic approach of the plant to identify and isolate active or synergistic compounds behind its therapeutic potential.
辣木,又称“生命之树”或“奇迹之树”,由于其具有巨大的药用和非药用价值,被归类为一种重要的草药植物。传统上,该植物被用于治疗伤口、疼痛、溃疡、肝病、心脏病、癌症和炎症。本综述旨在汇编全球范围内关于辣木的研究、药理学活性、植物化学、毒理学和民族医学方面的更新,并深入了解其商业和植物制药应用,以帮助进一步的研究。该植物的科学信息是从 Scopus、Pub Med、Science Direct、BMC、Google Scholar 等各种网站和搜索引擎中获取的。仅参考了可在英语环境下获得的文章。药理学研究证实了该植物的各个部位提取物具有保肝、护心和抗炎的潜力。研究发现,生物活性成分存在于植物的各个部位。迄今为止,已经从辣木的不同部位中鉴定出超过一百种化合物,包括生物碱、类黄酮、蒽醌、维生素、糖苷和萜类化合物。此外,在该植物中还鉴定出了新型分离物,如 muramoside A&B 和 niazimin A&B,具有强大的抗氧化、抗癌、降压、保肝和营养作用。本综述中承认了辣木的传统和非传统用途、药理学作用及其植物制药制剂、临床研究、毒性概况和其他各种用途。然而,一些传统用途尚未得到科学探索。因此,建议进一步研究以探索该植物的机制方法,以确定和分离其治疗潜力背后的活性或协同化合物。