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  3. A Review on the Phytochemistry, Medicinal Properties and Pharmacological Activities of 15 Selected Myanmar Medicinal Plants

A Review on the Phytochemistry, Medicinal Properties and Pharmacological Activities of 15 Selected Myanmar Medicinal Plants

  • Molecules. 2019 Jan 15;24(2):293. doi: 10.3390/molecules24020293.
Mya Mu Aye 1,  Hnin Thanda Aung 2,  Myint Myint Sein 3,  Chabaco Armijos 4
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Mandalay University, Mandalay 100103, Myanmar. [email protected].
  • 2 Department of Chemistry, Kalay University, Kalay 03044, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. [email protected].
  • 3 Department of Chemistry, Mandalay University, Mandalay 100103, Myanmar. [email protected].
  • 4 Departamento de Química y Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), San Cayetano Alto, Loja 11 01 608, Ecuador. [email protected].
PMID: 30650546 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24020293
Abstract

Medicinal Plants are a reservoir of biologically active compounds with therapeutic properties that over time have been reported and used by diverse groups of people for treatment of various diseases. This review covers 15 selected medicinal Plants distributed in Myanmar, including Dalbergia cultrata, Eriosema chinense, Erythrina suberosa, Millettia pendula, Sesbania grandiflora, Tadehagi triquetrum, Andrographis echioides, Barleria cristata, Justicia gendarussa, Premna integrifolia, Vitex trifolia, Acacia pennata, Cassia auriculata, Croton oblongifolius and Glycomis pentaphylla. Investigation of the phytochemical constituents, biological and pharmacological activities of the selected medicinal Plants is reported. This study aims at providing a collection of publications on the species of selected medicinal Plants in Myanmar along with a critical review of the literature data. As a country, Myanmar appears to be a source of traditional drugs that have not yet been scientifically investigated. This review will be support for further investigations on the pharmacological activity of medicinal plant species in Myanmar.

Keywords

Myanmar; ethnomedicine; ethnopharmacology; medicinal plants; phytochemistry.

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