2022, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Part A

Author(s): Oluwatosin Oladele Johnson, David Kehinde Adeyemi, Gloria Abiodun Ayoola, Sarita G Bhat and Harikrishnan Madayath

Abstract: Flabellaria paniculata is a traditional herb used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, wounds and sores, snake immunization, skin infections, and cancer in West Africa. The plant is known to have some pharmacological and phytochemical activities. However, existing publication indicated that the plant’s full potential is unexplored or has yet to be investigated. As a result, the focus of this review will be on critical information reported about Flabellaria paniculata ethnomedicinal uses, pharmacological and phytochemical activities, and potential toxicity, in order to highlight its therapeutic prospects in traditional use, as well as research opportunities for more investigations aimed at developing promising pharmacologically active compounds. Phytochemical studies revealed that the plant contains various types of bioactive compounds and a number of compounds from its essential oils. Flabellaria paniculata has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiulcer, antifungal, anthelmintic, and wound healing properties according to its pharmacology studies. The review on Flabellaria paniculata showed its ethnopharmacological use. Other folkloric claims, on the other hand, have received little scientific studies. Furthermore, due to the plant’s unexplored nature, pure serendipity, rather than scientific research on its folkloric claim is encouraged. Thus, the plant’s potency could be tested on disease conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol, Arthritis, heat diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, depression, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. These are major causes of death among humans and Flabellaria paniculata might be the breakthrough research for these disease conditions.

DOI: 10.33545/27072827.2021.v2.i2a.48

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