Abstract
With the emergence of epidemics, pandemics, and infectious diseases, several research activities have been carried out on natural products to tackle them. As there are structural diversities in natural products, researchers are focused on exploring them for treatment and/or management of various infections and/or diseases. Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. belonging to the order Fabales and family Fabaceae shows a wide range of pharmacological functions in the management of diseases in humankind. This review was carried out to gather and provide information about the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of A. catechu through the literature survey of scientific articles. On preliminary assessments, A. catechu is demonstrated as a significant wellspring of bioactive compounds with a wide range of biological and pharmaceutical applications such as antidiabetic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiarrheal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, hepatoprotective, immunomodulatory, and so on. Although the metabolites from the plant are reported with diverse pharmacological applications, there is little information in regards to toxicity and clinical trials on bioactive compounds of this plant. Further research on diverse bioactive compounds from the plant is required to develop them as a successful potent drug.
Highlights
With the beginning of civilization, humans have been messed with various infectious diseases and many lives have battled in adapting to them
More than 50% of all drugs witnessed in modern medicines are through natural products and their derivatives [7]
With the growing research on medicinal plants, A. catechu is one of the important bioactive plants. is study explores on chemical constituents and pharmacological functions of A. catechu through the literature-based analysis. e scientific information about A. catechu was gathered from articles by searching them in Google Scholar, PubMed, Elsevier, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Springer, Wiley online library, and Web of Science
Summary
With the beginning of civilization, humans have been messed with various infectious diseases and many lives have battled in adapting to them. Natural products are a rich source or tool of research for the management of diseases for the welfare of humankind [1,2,3]. Isolation and identification of bioactive compounds or drugs from natural products’ pool have a long history [4], and research on them has acquired tremendous profound due to their bioactive functions against different infections, diverse nature and structural complexity, cost-effectiveness, and least side effects [5, 6]. More than 50% of all drugs witnessed in modern medicines are through natural products and their derivatives [7]. Approximately 35% of the global market of medicines have been run or originated through natural products [8]. With the growing research on medicinal plants, A. catechu is one of the important bioactive plants. With the growing research on medicinal plants, A. catechu is one of the important bioactive plants. is study explores on chemical constituents and pharmacological functions of A. catechu through the literature-based analysis. e scientific information about A. catechu was gathered from articles by searching them in Google Scholar, PubMed, Elsevier, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Springer, Wiley online library, and Web of Science
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