Abstract
Combretum apiculatum sond. is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree which is used in traditional medicine in several countries in tropical Africa. This study was aimed at providing information on the ethnobotany, medicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties of C. apiculatum. Information about ethnobotanical applications, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties of C. apiculatum was collected from the several online databases such as PubMed®, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect®, Web of Science, SpringerLink®, SciELO, and Scopus®, as well as pre-electronic literature sources which included books, book chapters and other scientific publications obtained from the university library. The findings highlight the use of the bark, fruits, leaves, roots, seeds, stems, and stem bark of C. apiculatum as traditional medicine for bilharzia, conjunctivitis, gastro-intestinal problems, infertility in women, leprosy, respiratory infections, sexually transmitted infections, and skin diseases. Chemical compounds identified from C. apiculatum include amino acids, bibenzyls (dihydrostilbenes), chalcones, flavonoids, phenanthrenes, alkaloids, lignin, phenolics, terpenoids, essential oils, resin acids, lipids, pectins, carboxylated, and hydroxylated polysaccharides. The crude extracts of C. apiculatum exhibited antibacterial, anthelmintic, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and cytotoxicity activities. Future studies should focus on detailed ethnopharmacological evaluation of C. apiculatum, particularly its phytochemistry, biological activities, and toxicological assessments, in vivo and clinical studies.
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Claim · model-written summary
Crude extracts of Combretum apiculatum showed antibacterial, anthelmintic and antifungal activities.
- Taxon
- Combretum apiculatum
Combretum apiculatume0 - Treatment
- crude extractse1
- Outcome
- antibacterial, anthelmintic, antifungale1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Combretum apiculatum sond. is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree which is used in traditional medicine in several countries in tropical Africa”
e1“The crude extracts of C. apiculatum exhibited antibacterial, anthelmintic, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and cytotoxicity activities”
Claim · model-written summary
Crude extracts of Combretum apiculatum showed antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activities.
- Taxon
- Combretum apiculatumCombretum apiculatume0
- Treatment
- crude extractse1
- Outcome
- antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferativee1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Combretum apiculatum sond. is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree which is used in traditional medicine in several countries in tropical Africa”
e1“The crude extracts of C. apiculatum exhibited antibacterial, anthelmintic, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and cytotoxicity activities”
Claim · model-written summary
Crude extracts of Combretum apiculatum showed cytotoxicity.
- Taxon
- Combretum apiculatumCombretum apiculatume0
- Treatment
- crude extractse1
- Outcome
- cytotoxicitye1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Combretum apiculatum sond. is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree which is used in traditional medicine in several countries in tropical Africa”
e1“The crude extracts of C. apiculatum exhibited antibacterial, anthelmintic, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and cytotoxicity activities”
Claim · model-written summary
Bark, fruits, leaves, roots, seeds, stems and stem bark of Combretum apiculatum are used as traditional medicine for several conditions.
- Taxon
- Combretum apiculatumCombretum apiculatume0
- Organ / stage
- bark, fruits, leaves, roots, seeds, stems, and stem barke1
- Outcome
- traditional medicinee1
- Qualifier
- bilharzia, conjunctivitis, gastro-intestinal problemse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Combretum apiculatum sond. is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree which is used in traditional medicine in several countries in tropical Africa”
e1“The findings highlight the use of the bark, fruits, leaves, roots, seeds, stems, and stem bark of C. apiculatum as traditional medicine for bilharzia, conjunctivitis, gastro-intestinal problems”
Claim · model-written summary
Chemical compounds identified from Combretum apiculatum include amino acids, bibenzyls, chalcones and other classes.
- Taxon
- Combretum apiculatumCombretum apiculatume0
- Outcome
- Chemical compoundse1
- Qualifier
- amino acids, bibenzyls (dihydrostilbenes), chalconese1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Combretum apiculatum sond. is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree which is used in traditional medicine in several countries in tropical Africa”
e1“Chemical compounds identified from C. apiculatum include amino acids, bibenzyls (dihydrostilbenes), chalcones”
Claim · model-written summary
Future studies should carry out a detailed ethnopharmacological evaluation of Combretum apiculatum.
- Taxon
- Combretum apiculatumCombretum apiculatume0
- Outcome
- detailed ethnopharmacological evaluation of C. apiculatume1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Combretum apiculatum sond. is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree which is used in traditional medicine in several countries in tropical Africa”
e1“Future studies should focus on detailed ethnopharmacological evaluation of C. apiculatum”