Open AccessPHYTOCHEMICALS FROM MYRISTICA DACTYLOIDES GAERTN
Author(s) -
Saravanan Vivekanandarajah Sathasivampillai,
Pholtan Rajamanoharan,
Sujarajini Varatharasan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
science heritage journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-0866
pISSN - 2521-0858
DOI - 10.26480/gws.02.2020.74.75
Subject(s) - phytochemistry , traditional medicine , biology , ethnobotany , bark (sound) , sri lanka , botany , medicinal plants , medicine , ecology , geography , tanzania , environmental planning
Myristica dactyloides Gaertn. is an endemic plant species to Sri Lanka and it belongs to Myristicaceae family. M. dactyloides is a medicinal plant that is used to treat various illnesses in traditional medicine in Sri Lanka. There is no review published for M. dactyloides. Thus, this works aims summarize and present a comprehensive review including the phytochemistry of this plant species. This work would provide a foundation for further studying the phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of M. dactyloides. Web of Science (an electronic database) was utilized to identify relevant published work. A sum of 21 compounds have been found in various parts of M. dactyloides belong to classes like arylalkanone and lignan. More compounds were identified from stem bark. Compounds including Malabaricone A have been identified in both seed and stem bark. On the other hand, this is no scientific evidence available for any pharmacological activity study for ethnomedical uses. This work provides a basis for further studying the phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of this plant.