Abstract
Nowadays, the use of medicinal plants increased significantly for the aim of producing more effective drugs with fewer side effects. Gynura procumbens (family Asteraceae) is a high value medicinal plant with different properties that are considered less, regardless of having great therapeutic potential in traditional medicine. Many pharmacological studies have established the ability of this plant to exhibit antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotection, antigenotoxic, antiplasmodial, cytotoxic, cardioactive, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, etc. The aim of this study was to review the updated phytochemical, pharmacological investigations as well as the traditional and therapeutic uses of G. procumbens. Important and different experimental data have been addressed along with a review of most of the phytochemicals identified in this plant.
Highlights
Gynura procumbens belongs to family Asteraceae is a fast growing evergreen herb
In Malaysia, the fresh leaves of G. procumbens are commonly eaten raw with food, and in Thailand, the leaves are used for cooking [6]
The results showed that rutin, quercetin, and kaempferol were found in all fractions, whereas myricetin and apigenin were not detected in chloroform and butanol fraction (BF) [10]
Summary
Gynura procumbens belongs to family Asteraceae is a fast growing evergreen herb. In Malay, G. procumbens is called Sambung nyawa which means “prolongation of life” whereas, in Chinese, it is called Bai Bing Cao which means “100 ailments” [1]. G. procumbens falls under the kingdom Plantae, which represents plants. It comes from the phylum of Tracheophyta, which comprising plants with a vascular system. G. procumbens is a species of plant that usually used in medication. It is commonly used as a safe alternative to chemical-based medicine because it could give a lot of benefit to the human body. They are generally used in many different countries for the treatment purpose such as to treat kidney discomfort, rheumatism, diabetes mellitus, as wound healing, constipation, and hypertension. It seems to possess the high therapeutic pharmacological potential to treat various diseases [5]
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