A Review of the Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Importance of Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocynaceae)
Joint Authors
Adukpo, Genevieve Etornam
Armah, Frederick Ato
Opoku Boahen, Yaw
Adotey, John Prosper Kwaku
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Abstract EN
Alstonia boonei De Wild is a herbal medicinal plant of West African origin, popularly known as God's tree or “Onyame dua”.
Within West Africa, it is considered as sacred in some forest communities; consequently the plant parts are not eaten.
The plant parts have been traditionally used for its antimalarial, aphrodisiac, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and antipyretic activities, which have also been proved scientifically.
The plant parts are rich in various bioactive compounds such as echitamidine, Nα-formylechitamidine, boonein, loganin, lupeol, ursolic acid, and β-amyrin among which the alkaloids and triterpenoids form a major portion.
The present paper aims at investigating the main research undertaken on the plant in order to provide sufficient baseline information for future work and for commercial exploitation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Adotey, John Prosper Kwaku& Adukpo, Genevieve Etornam& Opoku Boahen, Yaw& Armah, Frederick Ato. 2012. A Review of the Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Importance of Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocynaceae). ISRN Pharmacology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483001
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Adotey, John Prosper Kwaku…[et al.]. A Review of the Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Importance of Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocynaceae). ISRN Pharmacology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483001
American Medical Association (AMA)
Adotey, John Prosper Kwaku& Adukpo, Genevieve Etornam& Opoku Boahen, Yaw& Armah, Frederick Ato. A Review of the Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Importance of Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocynaceae). ISRN Pharmacology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483001
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483001