Fraxinus: A Plant with Versatile Pharmacological and Biological Activities
Joint Authors
Rasul, Azhar
Jabeen, Farhat
Zahoor, Muhammad Kashif
Younis, Tahira
Ali, Muhammad
Sarfraz, Iqra
Arshad, Muhammad
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fraxinus, a member of the Oleaceae family, commonly known as ash tree is found in northeast Asia, north America, east and western France, China, northern areas of Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.
Chemical constituents of Fraxinus plant include various secoiridoids, phenylethanoids, flavonoids, coumarins, and lignans; therefore, it is considered as a plant with versatile biological and pharmacological activities.
Its tremendous range of pharmacotherapeutic properties has been well documented including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and neuroprotective.
In addition, its bioactive phytochemicals and secondary metabolites can be effectively used in cosmetic industry and as a competent antiaging agent.
Fraxinus presents pharmacological effectiveness by targeting the novel targets in several pathological conditions, which provide a spacious therapeutic time window.
Our aim is to update the scientific research community with recent endeavors with specifically highlighting the mechanism of action in different diseases.
This potentially efficacious pharmacological drug candidate should be used for new drug discovery in future.
This review suggests that this plant has extremely important medicinal utilization but further supporting studies and scientific experimentations are mandatory to determine its specific intracellular targets and site of action to completely figure out its pharmacological applications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sarfraz, Iqra& Rasul, Azhar& Jabeen, Farhat& Younis, Tahira& Zahoor, Muhammad Kashif& Arshad, Muhammad…[et al.]. 2017. Fraxinus: A Plant with Versatile Pharmacological and Biological Activities. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153703
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sarfraz, Iqra…[et al.]. Fraxinus: A Plant with Versatile Pharmacological and Biological Activities. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153703
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sarfraz, Iqra& Rasul, Azhar& Jabeen, Farhat& Younis, Tahira& Zahoor, Muhammad Kashif& Arshad, Muhammad…[et al.]. Fraxinus: A Plant with Versatile Pharmacological and Biological Activities. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153703
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153703