Stereospermum fimbriatum as a potential source of phytochemicals: a review of stereospermum genus

• Main Authors: Awang, Anis Fadhlina Izyani, Ferdosh, Sahena, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Sheikh, Hassan Ibrahim, Ghafoor, Kashif, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Bentham Science Publishers 2016
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/55615/1/Stereospermum-Current%20Pharm.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/55615/2/55615_stereospermum%20fimbriatum.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/55615/9/55615_Stereospermum%20fimbriatum%20as%20a%20potential%20source%20of%20phytochemicals_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/55615/; http://www.eurekaselect.com/145630/article

Stereospermum fimbriatum is one of the medicinal plants that has been claimed to be used traditionally to treat several illnesses such as stomachache, ear-ache, skin irritation and postpartum illness. The genus of this plant is known to pos-sess medicinal properties in every part of the plant. Therapeutic potential of S. fim-briatum is anticipated based on numerous previous studies that documented variety of phytochemical contents and bioactivity of the genus. The most reported bioactiv-ities of its genus are antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diarrheal and analgesic activities. S. fimbriatum is a rare species that has not been discovered yet. Thus, this review aims at highlighting the potentials of S. fim-briatum by collecting available data on the bioactivities of its genus and set the di-rections for future research on this plant.