Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng.: Traditional and Commercial Uses and Phytochemical and Pharmacological Significance in the African and Indian Subcontinent
Author
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-34, 34 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
34
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lippia javanica occurs naturally in central, eastern, and southern Africa and has also been recorded in the tropical Indian subcontinent.
The potential of L.
javanica as herbal or recreational tea and herbal medicine and its associated phytochemistry and biological properties are reviewed.
The extensive literature survey revealed that L.
javanica is used as herbal tea and has ethnomedicinal applications such as in colds, cough, fever, malaria, wounds, diarrhoea, chest pains, bronchitis, and asthma.
Multiple classes of phytochemicals including volatile and nonvolatile secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, amino acids, flavonoids, iridoids, and triterpenes as well as several minerals have been identified from L.
javanica.
Scientific studies on L.
javanica indicate that it has a wide range of pharmacological activities which include anticancer, antiamoebic, antidiabetic, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiplasmodial, and pesticidal effects.
Although many of the traditional uses of L.
javanica have been validated by phytochemical and pharmacological studies, there are still some gaps where current knowledge could be improved.
Lippia javanica is popular as both herbal and recreational tea, but there is need for more precise studies to evaluate the safety and clinical value of its main active crude and pure compounds and to clarify their mechanisms of action.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Maroyi, Alfred. 2017. Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng.: Traditional and Commercial Uses and Phytochemical and Pharmacological Significance in the African and Indian Subcontinent. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-34.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154374
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Maroyi, Alfred. Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng.: Traditional and Commercial Uses and Phytochemical and Pharmacological Significance in the African and Indian Subcontinent. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-34.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154374
American Medical Association (AMA)
Maroyi, Alfred. Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng.: Traditional and Commercial Uses and Phytochemical and Pharmacological Significance in the African and Indian Subcontinent. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-34.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154374
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154374