Mini Review on Morphology, Traditional Uses, Phytochemical Pharmacological Potential of Markhamialutea

Document Type : Review Articles

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1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, 6th of October City, Giza 12451, Egypt

2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, 11562 Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

Markhamia lutea (Benth) K. Schum is an evergreen tree, commonly known as the Bell Bean Tree or Nile Tulip. It is widely distributed throughout tropical regions of Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, and Namibia. M. lutea uses in folk medicine and the different extracts of leaves, stems, barks , and roots possess various pharmacological activities. The purpose of this review is providing a complete and updated review on morphology, the active constituents of different parts of M. lutea such as sterols, triterpenoids, phenylpropanoid glycosides and flavonoids and their antioxidant, antiprotozoal, antiviral, antimicrobial effects and anticancer activities. Cycloartane triterpenoids were predicted to possess anti-dementia activity using the Pass Online Web Resource.

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry
Volume 66, Issue 13 - Serial Number 13
Special Issue: Applied Chemistry for Greener Life and Sustainability
December 2023
Pages 507-518

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  • Receive Date: 11 March 2023
  • Revise Date: 12 April 2023
  • Accept Date: 18 April 2023

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