A Review of Malaysian Medicinal Plants with Potential Anti-Inflammatory Activity
Joint Authors
Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly
Abu Bakar, Fazleen Izzany
Abdullah, Norazlin
Endrini, Susi
Rahmat, Asmah
Source
Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This article aims to provide detailed information on Malaysian plants used for treating inflammation.
An extensive search on electronic databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and ScienceDirect and conference papers was done to find relevant articles on anti-inflammatory activity of Malaysian medicinal plants.
The keyword search terms used were “inflammation,” “Malaysia,” “medicinal plants,” “mechanisms,” “in vitro,” and “in vivo.” As a result, 96 articles on anti-inflammatory activity of Malaysian medicinal plants were found and further reviewed.
Forty-six (46) plants (in vitro) and 30 plants (in vivo) have been identified to possess anti-inflammatory activity where two plants, Melicope ptelefolia (Tenggek burung) and Portulaca oleracea (Gelang pasir), were reported to have the strongest anti-inflammatory activity of more than 90% at a concentration of 250 µg/ml.
It was showed that the activity was mainly due to the occurrence of diverse naturally occurring phytochemicals from diverse groups such as flavonoids, coumarins, alkaloids, steroids, benzophenone, triterpenoids, curcuminoids, and cinnamic acid.
Hence, this current review is a detailed discussion on the potential of Malaysian medicinal plants as an anti-inflammatory agent from the previous studies.
However, further investigation on the possible underlying mechanisms and isolation of active compounds still remains to be investigated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abu Bakar, Fazleen Izzany& Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly& Abdullah, Norazlin& Endrini, Susi& Rahmat, Asmah. 2018. A Review of Malaysian Medicinal Plants with Potential Anti-Inflammatory Activity. Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122803
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abu Bakar, Fazleen Izzany…[et al.]. A Review of Malaysian Medicinal Plants with Potential Anti-Inflammatory Activity. Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122803
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abu Bakar, Fazleen Izzany& Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly& Abdullah, Norazlin& Endrini, Susi& Rahmat, Asmah. A Review of Malaysian Medicinal Plants with Potential Anti-Inflammatory Activity. Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122803
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1122803