Abstract
Bersama swinnyi is a small to medium-sized tree endemic to evergreen forests of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. The species is widely used as traditional medicine throughout its distributional range in the country. A systematic review of the literature studies was carried out to document the phytochemical and ethnomedicinal uses of B. swinnyi. The results of the current study are based on literature survey conducted using various search engines such as Web of Science, Elsevier, Pubmed, Google Scholar, Springer, Science Direct, Scopus, Taylor and Francis, and pre-electronic sources such as books, book chapters, scientific journals and other grey literature obtained from the University library. The bark and root extracts of B. swinnyi are mainly used as aphrodisiac, charm and ritual purposes, and traditional medicine for infertility, impotence, leprosy and menstrual problems. Chemical constituents identified from B. swinnyi include 23-hydroxy betulinaldehyde, 24-propylcholestan-7,15,20-triol, betunal, lupeol, oleanolic acid and swinniol. Bersama swinnyi is a valuable medicinal plant species and future research should focus on more exploratory research to gain a better understanding of the ethnopharmacological properties of the species. There is also a need for extensive toxicological evaluations of crude extracts and compounds isolated from the species since B. swinnyi contains potentially toxic compounds.
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Claim · model-written summary
B. swinnyi bark and root extracts are used for aphrodisiac, ritual and traditional medicinal purposes.
- Taxon
- B. swinnyi
Bersama swinnyie0 - Organ / stage
- bark and roote0
- Outcome
- used as aphrodisiac, charm and ritual purposes, and traditional medicine for infertility, impotence, leprosy and menstrual problemse0
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Verbatim
e0“The bark and root extracts of B. swinnyi are mainly used as aphrodisiac, charm and ritual purposes, and traditional medicine for infertility, impotence, leprosy and menstrual problems”
Claim · model-written summary
Six named chemical constituents were reported from B. swinnyi.
- Taxon
- B. swinnyiBersama swinnyie0
- Outcome
- 23-hydroxy betulinaldehyde, 24-propylcholestan-7,15,20-triol, betunale0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Chemical constituents identified from B. swinnyi include 23-hydroxy betulinaldehyde, 24-propylcholestan-7,15,20-triol, betunal, lupeol, oleanolic acid and swinniol”
Claim · model-written summary
Lupeol, oleanolic acid and swinniol were identified from B. swinnyi.
- Taxon
- B. swinnyiBersama swinnyie0
- Outcome
- lupeol, oleanolic acid and swinniole0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Chemical constituents identified from B. swinnyi include 23-hydroxy betulinaldehyde, 24-propylcholestan-7,15,20-triol, betunal, lupeol, oleanolic acid and swinniol”
Claim · model-written summary
Further ethnopharmacological study of B. swinnyi is recommended.
- Taxon
- Bersama swinnyiBersama swinnyit0
- Outcome
- more exploratory research to gain a better understanding of the ethnopharmacological properties of the speciese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“future research should focus on more exploratory research to gain a better understanding of the ethnopharmacological properties of the species”
t0“Bersama swinnyi”
Claim · model-written summary
Extensive toxicological evaluation of B. swinnyi extracts and compounds is recommended.
- Taxon
- B. swinnyiBersama swinnyie0
- Outcome
- extensive toxicological evaluations of crude extracts and compounds isolated from the speciese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There is also a need for extensive toxicological evaluations of crude extracts and compounds isolated from the species since B. swinnyi contains potentially toxic compounds”