Ethnobotany, bioactive compounds and pharmacology of Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC: A review

• Published in: Journal of ethnopharmacology Vol. 339; p. 119149
• Main Authors: Dogara, Abdulrahaman Mahmoud, Bradosty, Sarwan W., Al-Zahrani, Ateeq Ahmed, Hamad, Saber W., Almalki, Hussain D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 13.01.2025
• Subjects: Africa; analgesics; Animals; anthelmintics; antimalarials; Antioxidant; asthma; Bioactive compounds; chemical composition; class; cough; diabetes; diarrhea; epilepsy; Ethnobotany; Ethnopharmacology - methods; flavonoids; Food; human health; Humans; malaria; Medicinal plants; Medicine, African Traditional - methods; Nutritional composition; pain; pharmacology; Phytochemicals - chemistry; Phytochemicals - pharmacology; Phytotherapy; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; secondary metabolites; stomach; Syzygium - chemistry; Syzygium guineense; terpenoids; therapeutics; toxicity; traditional medicine; Medicinal plants; Syzygium guineense; Nutritional composition; Bioactive compounds; Africa; Antioxidant; Food

Plants possess the ability to synthesize a diverse array of primary and secondary metabolites. Secondary metabolites are of great importance as a result of their status as natural substances that have the potential to provide therapeutic benefits for human health. Due to its many uses in traditional...