Abstract
Medicinal plants are a reservoir of biologically active compounds with therapeutic properties that over time have been reported and used by diverse groups of people for treatment of various diseases. This review covers 15 selected medicinal plants distributed in Myanmar, including Dalbergia cultrata, Eriosema chinense, Erythrina suberosa, Millettia pendula, Sesbania grandiflora, Tadehagi triquetrum, Andrographis echioides, Barleria cristata, Justicia gendarussa, Premna integrifolia, Vitex trifolia, Acacia pennata, Cassia auriculata, Croton oblongifolius and Glycomis pentaphylla. Investigation of the phytochemical constituents, biological and pharmacological activities of the selected medicinal plants is reported. This study aims at providing a collection of publications on the species of selected medicinal plants in Myanmar along with a critical review of the literature data. As a country, Myanmar appears to be a source of traditional drugs that have not yet been scientifically investigated. This review will be support for further investigations on the pharmacological activity of medicinal plant species in Myanmar.
Highlights
Natural products, especially those derived from plants, have been used to help mankind sustain human health since the dawn of medicine
We have systematically summarized the structures and properties of 242 compounds isolated from 15 species of selected Myanmar medicinal plants
Among the 15 selected medicinal plants that have been described in this review, Erythrina suberosa might have potential as a future anticancer therapeutic based on the literature
Summary
Especially those derived from plants, have been used to help mankind sustain human health since the dawn of medicine. The chemical constituents the plants from that region have uses, biological and pharmacological In this of review, it is out intention to provide different medicinal uses, biological and pharmacological activities. The focus of this review is to provide information on the phytochemical constituents reported in the literature and published biological and pharmaceutical activities of fifteen medicinal plants from Myanmar. D. cultrata, locally known as Yin-daik, is widely distributed in Myanmar [4]
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