An in‑vogue plant, Peronema canescens Jack: traditional uses and scientific evidence of its bioactivities

• Main Authors: Shalihin, Muhammad Irhash, Khatib, Alfi, Yusnaidar, Yusnaidar, Tarigan, Indra Lasmana, Latief, Madyawati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2024
• Subjects: RS403 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/117402/7/117402_An%20in%E2%80%91vogue%20plant%2C%20Peronema%20canescens%20Jack.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/117402/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44372-024-00048-5

Peronema canescens Jack (sungkai) has been utilized to treat numerous medical conditions in the traditional healing practices of people in Sumatra and Borneo for generations. The diverse secondary metabolites in the plant give preliminary scientific evidence of the validity of its traditional uses a...