A Comprehensive Review on Ethno-Medicine, Phytochemistry and Ethnopharmacology of Chrysophyllum albidum
J. O. T. Emudainohwo
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
E. O. Erhirhie *
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
E. G. Moke
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
K. E. Edje
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Chrysophyllum albidum (Sapotaceae), commonly called white star apple is a very useful medicinal plant common in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. This review is an update assemblage on the traditional, phytochemical and ethno-pharmacological studies carried out on it. Its reported pharmacological activities in this review include; antioxidant, anti-microbial, anti-plasmodial anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-diabetic properties, which justifies its traditional uses. The information in this work is intended to serve as a reference guide to researchers in the fields of ethnopharmacology, drug discovery and development of natural products from medicinal plants.
Keywords: Chrysophyllum albidum, ethnopharmacology, ethno-medicine, phytochemistry, medicinal plants