Helichrysum caespititium (DC.) Harv.: Review of its medicinal uses, phytochemistry and biological activities

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dc.contributor.authorMaroyi, Alfreden_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-16T08:55:37Z
dc.date.available2020-10-16T08:55:37Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractHelichrysum caespititium is a valuable and well-known medicinal plant in south and central Africa. The current studyexamined ethnomedicinal uses, chemical and biological properties of H. caespititium. Information on medicinal uses,phytochemistry, and biological activities of H. caespititium were assembled from several internet sources whichincluded Scopus, Google Scholar, Elsevier, Science Direct, Web of Science, Pubmed, SciFinder, and BMC. Additionalinformation was sourced from journal articles, scientific reports, theses, books, and book chapters gathered from theUniversity library. The current study showed that H. caespititium is used for treating several medical conditions,particularly respiratory infections, sexually transmitted infections, nausea, headache, wounds, ulceration, and usedas an aphrodisiac. The pharmacological research showed that H. caespititium extracts and compounds isolated fromthe species have antibacterial, antigonorrhea, antimycobacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, and cytotoxicity activities.This research showed that H. caespititium is an integral part of indigenous pharmacopeia in southern Africa, but thereis lack of alignment between the ethnomedicinal uses and existing biological screening. Therefore, future researchshould focus on evaluation of the chemical and pharmacological properties of H. caespititium extracts and compoundsisolated from the species.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Botany, Medicinal Plants and Economic Development (MPED) Research Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMaroyi Alfred. Helichrysum caespititium (DC.) Harv.: Review of its medicinal uses, phytochemistry and biological activities. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2019 Jun; 2019 Jun: 111-118en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3354
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/210395
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherOpen Science Publishers LLPen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org//10.7324/JAPS.2019.90616en_US
dc.subjectAsteraceaeen_US
dc.subjectethnopharmacologyen_US
dc.subjectHelichrysum caespititiumen_US
dc.subjectherbal medicineen_US
dc.subjectsouthern Africa.en_US
dc.titleHelichrysum caespititium (DC.) Harv.: Review of its medicinal uses, phytochemistry and biological activitiesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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