Makumbane Ntanganedzeni, Nkadimeng Sanah Malomile, Khunoana Edward Thato, Ramadwa Thanyani Emelton
Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Florida Campus, University of South Africa, Private Bag X6, Florida 1710, South Africa.
Plants (Basel). 2025 Jun 6;14(12):1746. doi: 10.3390/plants14121746.
(Thunb.) Radlk. (Rutaceae) is traditionally used for a range of purposes, including ethnoveterinary medicine and to treat various human ailments such as tuberculosis, inflammatory diseases, and bacterial and fungal infections. This review aims to comprehensively summarize the traditional uses, phytochemistry, toxicology, in silico, and pharmacological activities of and discuss the advances made to date. The phytochemistry of revealed the abundance of secondary metabolites such as coumarins and chromones, essential oils, and several other classes of bioactive compounds. A total of 80 secondary metabolites have been reported from this plant species. In vitro studies on explored its therapeutic potential and reported pharmacological properties such as antifungal, antibacterial, antiparasitic, antimycobacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiproliferative activities. This review highlights the diversity of the medicinal use of and encourages its preservation. Future research should focus on the efficacy of most promising bioactive compounds, and the ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) pharmacological activities may help determine therapeutic potential in in vivo animal models and validate the wide range of traditional uses of .
(Thunb.)Radlk.(芸香科)传统上有多种用途,包括用于民族兽医学以及治疗各种人类疾病,如结核病、炎症性疾病以及细菌和真菌感染。本综述旨在全面总结该植物的传统用途、植物化学、毒理学、计算机模拟研究和药理活性,并讨论迄今为止所取得的进展。该植物的植物化学研究表明其富含香豆素和色酮等次生代谢产物、精油以及其他几类生物活性化合物。该植物物种共报道了80种次生代谢产物。对该植物的体外研究探索了其治疗潜力,并报道了其抗真菌、抗菌、抗寄生虫、抗分枝杆菌、抗炎和抗增殖等药理特性。本综述强调了该植物药用的多样性,并鼓励对其进行保护。未来的研究应聚焦于该植物最具前景的生物活性化合物的功效,其吸收、分布、代谢和排泄(ADME)药理活性可能有助于确定其在体内动物模型中的治疗潜力,并验证该植物广泛的传统用途。