Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.: A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology

Averrhoa bilimbi Linn. is principally cultivated for medicinal purposes in many tropical and subtropical countries of the world. Literature survey about this plant shows that A. bilimbi is mainly used as a folk medicine in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and as an antimicrobial age...

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Main Authors:	AM, Alhassan, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin
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spelling	iium-563052017-04-04T07:48:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56305/ Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.: A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology AM, Alhassan Ahmed, Qamar Uddin RS Pharmacy and materia medica Averrhoa bilimbi Linn. is principally cultivated for medicinal purposes in many tropical and subtropical countries of the world. Literature survey about this plant shows that A. bilimbi is mainly used as a folk medicine in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and as an antimicrobial agent. The prime objective of this review is to accumulate and organize literature based on traditional claims and correlate those with current findings on the use of A. bilimbi in the management of different ailments. Through interpreting already published scientific manuscripts (1995 through 2015) retrieved from the different scientific search engines, namely Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, and Science Direct databases, published articles and reports covering traditional and scientific literature related to A. bilimbi's potential role against various ailments have been thoroughly evaluated, interpreted, and discussed. Several pharmacological studies have demonstrated the ability of this plant to act as antidiabetic, antihypertensive, thrombolytic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and hypolipidemic agent. A. bilimbi holds great value in the complementary and alternative medicine as evidenced by the substantial amount of research on it. Therefore, we aimed to compile an up-to-date and comprehensive review of A. bilimbi that covers its traditional and folk medicine uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology. Hence, this paper presents an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the ethnomedicinal uses, different chemical constituents, and pharmacological activities of A. bilimbi. So far, the biologically active agents have not been isolated from this plant and this can be a good scientific study for the future antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and antimicrobial implications. Hence, this review targets at emphasizing the diverse traditional claims and pharmacological activities of A. bilimbi with respect to carrying out more scientific studies to isolate active principles through advanced technology. © 2017 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences \| Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow. Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2016 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56305/1/56305_Averrhoa%20bilimbi%20Linn.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56305/2/56305_Averrhoa%20bilimbi%20Linn_SCOPUS.pdf AM, Alhassan and Ahmed, Qamar Uddin (2016) Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.: A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 8 (4). pp. 265-271. ISSN 0976-4879 E-ISSN 0975-7406 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5314823/ 10.4103/0975-7406.199342
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description	Averrhoa bilimbi Linn. is principally cultivated for medicinal purposes in many tropical and subtropical countries of the world. Literature survey about this plant shows that A. bilimbi is mainly used as a folk medicine in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and as an antimicrobial agent. The prime objective of this review is to accumulate and organize literature based on traditional claims and correlate those with current findings on the use of A. bilimbi in the management of different ailments. Through interpreting already published scientific manuscripts (1995 through 2015) retrieved from the different scientific search engines, namely Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, and Science Direct databases, published articles and reports covering traditional and scientific literature related to A. bilimbi's potential role against various ailments have been thoroughly evaluated, interpreted, and discussed. Several pharmacological studies have demonstrated the ability of this plant to act as antidiabetic, antihypertensive, thrombolytic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and hypolipidemic agent. A. bilimbi holds great value in the complementary and alternative medicine as evidenced by the substantial amount of research on it. Therefore, we aimed to compile an up-to-date and comprehensive review of A. bilimbi that covers its traditional and folk medicine uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology. Hence, this paper presents an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the ethnomedicinal uses, different chemical constituents, and pharmacological activities of A. bilimbi. So far, the biologically active agents have not been isolated from this plant and this can be a good scientific study for the future antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and antimicrobial implications. Hence, this review targets at emphasizing the diverse traditional claims and pharmacological activities of A. bilimbi with respect to carrying out more scientific studies to isolate active principles through advanced technology. © 2017 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences \| Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow.
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author	AM, Alhassan Ahmed, Qamar Uddin
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title	Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.: A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_short	Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.: A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_full	Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.: A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_fullStr	Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.: A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_full_unstemmed	Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.: A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_sort	averrhoa bilimbi linn.: a review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
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