Ethnopharmacology, Biological evaluation and Chemical composition of Boswellia dalzielii Hutch: A Review
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Date
2023
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Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy
Abstract
The Burseraceae family consists of 18 genera and 540 species.
Boswellia dalzielii is a medicinal plant used in tropical and subtropical areas
for the treatment and management of various ailments. Despite the medicinal
value of B. dalzielii, there is no comprehensive documentation. The study
aimed to review the ethnopharmacology, biological evaluation and chemical
composition of B. dalzielii. Scopus, Web of Science, BioMed Central, Science
Direct, PubMed, Springer Link, and Google Scholar were searched to find
published articles. The results showed that the leaves, stem bark, and root of
B. dalzielii have been traditionally used in Nigeria, Cameroon, Burkina Faso,
Benin, Sudan, and Guinee for the treatment and management of
antirheumatic, antispasmodic, analgesic, antiseptic, hypotensive, malarial
mental illness, ulcer, pain, and fever. It is also found that leaves, stem bark,
and root have antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and antimalarial
properties with stembark having the highest activity. Chemically, it was
revealed the leaf has high contents of monoterpenes hydrocarbons with
alpha-pinene as the major compound. The species were largely studied in
vitro, according to the literature survey. A well-designed clinical experiment
is required to obtain conclusive evidence on the efficacy of stembark. The
standard dose and safety of the stembark should be established.
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Research Article
Keywords
Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Ethnomedicine