Open AccessPHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF Vernonia amygdalina: A REVIEW
Author(s) -
Oluwaseun Ruth Alara,
Nour Hamid Abdurahman,
Siti Kholijah Abdul Mudalip,
Olusegun Abayomi Olalere
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of chemical engineering and industrial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0126-8139
DOI - 10.15282/jceib.v2i1.3871
Subject(s) - vernonia amygdalina , phytochemical , traditional medicine , antioxidant , chemistry , medicinal plants , biology , medicine , biochemistry
Vernonia amygdalina has been a known food and medicinal plants used in Asia and Africa (West Africa) due to its pharmacological effects (antioxidant, anti-diabetes, antiinflammatory, anticancer, anti-malaria, and among others). The phytochemical studies revealed that this plant is enriched with proteins, fats, fibres, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and carbohydrates. Many bioactive compounds had been isolated from its extracts. Therefore, this review summarized the overview of the bioactive compounds, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of V. amygdalina as well as its mechanism of action and toxicology.