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Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre

Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre, belonging to Polygonaceae family, is a common weed found in most of the temperate countries including Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, and Japan. The plant is also referred to as “marsh pepper” or “smart weed.” It appears to be a useful herb with evidence-based medic...

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Main Authors: Moyeenul Huq, A. K. M., Jamal, Jamia Azdina, Stanslas, Johnson
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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spelling my.upm.eprints.375052015-12-18T02:36:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37505/ Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre Moyeenul Huq, A. K. M. Jamal, Jamia Azdina Stanslas, Johnson Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre, belonging to Polygonaceae family, is a common weed found in most of the temperate countries including Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, and Japan. The plant is also referred to as “marsh pepper” or “smart weed.” It appears to be a useful herb with evidence-based medicinal properties. The present work addresses the botanical description, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of P. hydropiper. All plant parts have been commonly used in the traditional systems of medicines. Flavonoids are the major group of phytochemical components followed by drimane-type sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpenoids, as well as phenylpropanoids. Different extracts and plant parts showed remarkable pharmacological activities including antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antihelminth, antifeedant, cytotoxicity, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, oestrogenicity, antifertility, antiadipogenicity, and neuroprotection. Mutagenicity and acute and subchronic toxicities of the plant were also reported. P. hydropiper has tremendous medicinal properties that could further be investigated for the development of evidence-based herbal products. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37505/1/37505.pdf Moyeenul Huq, A. K. M. and Jamal, Jamia Azdina and Stanslas, Johnson (2014) Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2014. art. no. 782830. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1741-427X; ESSN: 1741-4288 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2014/782830/abs/ 10.1155/2014/782830
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description Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre, belonging to Polygonaceae family, is a common weed found in most of the temperate countries including Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, and Japan. The plant is also referred to as “marsh pepper” or “smart weed.” It appears to be a useful herb with evidence-based medicinal properties. The present work addresses the botanical description, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of P. hydropiper. All plant parts have been commonly used in the traditional systems of medicines. Flavonoids are the major group of phytochemical components followed by drimane-type sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpenoids, as well as phenylpropanoids. Different extracts and plant parts showed remarkable pharmacological activities including antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antihelminth, antifeedant, cytotoxicity, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, oestrogenicity, antifertility, antiadipogenicity, and neuroprotection. Mutagenicity and acute and subchronic toxicities of the plant were also reported. P. hydropiper has tremendous medicinal properties that could further be investigated for the development of evidence-based herbal products.
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author Moyeenul Huq, A. K. M.
Jamal, Jamia Azdina
Stanslas, Johnson
spellingShingle Moyeenul Huq, A. K. M.
Jamal, Jamia Azdina
Stanslas, Johnson
Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre
author_facet Moyeenul Huq, A. K. M.
Jamal, Jamia Azdina
Stanslas, Johnson
author_sort Moyeenul Huq, A. K. M.
title Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre
title_short Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre
title_full Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre
title_fullStr Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre
title_full_unstemmed Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre
title_sort ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of persicaria hydropiper (l.) delarbre
publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37505/1/37505.pdf
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