A systematic review on essential oils and biological activities of the genus Syzygium (Myrtaceae)
Syzygium belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae with about 1800 species and located in the tropical region of Asia. The species have economic, medicinal, and pharmacological properties as well as being a source for pharmacochemistry studies. The local populations often use this species for differen...
| 總結: | Syzygium belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae with about 1800 species and located in the tropical region of Asia. The species have economic, medicinal, and pharmacological properties as well as being a source for pharmacochemistry studies. The local populations often use this species for different medicinal purposes, like to treat diabetes, dysentery, stomach-ache, cold, and ulcer. The objective of this study was to review the essential oils of the genus Syzygium and their biological activities. The data were collected from the scientific electronic databases including SciFinder, Scopus, Elsevier, PubMed, and Google Scholar. A total of twenty-six Syzygium species have been reported for their essential oils and biological activities. Sesquiterpenes were identified as the major group components for Syzygium species with the presence of α,β-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, α-cadinol, germacrene D, viridiflorol, nerolidol, together with monoterpenes, α-pinene, β-pinene, o-cymene, β-ocimene, and limonene. The essential oils also presented remarkable bioactivities such as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, acetylcholinesterase, anti leishmanicidal, cytotoxicity, larvicidal, oviposition deterrent, toxicity, genotoxicity, antimicrobial, α-amylase, anti-inflammatory, and molluscicidal properties. Hence, these studies may contribute to the rational and economic exploration of Syzygium species since it has been identified as potent natural and alternative sources to the production of new herbal medicines. © 2022, INNOVHUB - Stazioni Sperimentali per l'Industria S.r.l - Area Oli e Grassi. All rights reserved. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 356808 |