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Brownlowia Tersa (linn.) Kosterm: a Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

Md. Abdul Mannan
Department of Pharmacy, Stamford University Bangladesh, 51, Siddeswari Road, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh

Md. Faidur Rahman
Department of Pharmacy, Stamford University Bangladesh, 51, Siddeswari Road, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh

Md. Farhad Hossen Khan
Department of Pharmacy, Stamford University Bangladesh, 51, Siddeswari Road, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The approximately 30 species of the genus Brownlowia Roxb. are distributed worldwide. Brownlowia tersa is comprised of the family Tiliaceae. Locally, it is called by “Sundari lata” in Bangladesh. It is known from mangrove communities and is classified as true mangrove species. It is found along the eastern coast of India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, and Brunei. Based on the traditional knowledge, different phytochemical and pharmacological activities have been the focus of research. This review aims to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of local and traditional medical uses, phytochemical constituents, pharmacological activities, toxicity, and safety of Brownlowia tersa, in order to identify the therapeutic potential of Brownlowia tersa. Different chemical tests showed the presence of reducing sugars, saponins, tannins, glycosides, flavonoids, carbohydrates, and alkaloids. Traditionally, it is commonly used in the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, wounds and boils. It serves as an antiinflammatory, antinociceptive and antioxidant activity. Pharmacological research on this plant is quite elementary and limited, thus, more advanced research is necessary to isolate and determine the activities of bioactive compounds in vitro and in vivo, establish their mechanisms of action, safety, efficacy and commence the process of clinical research.

Keywords: Brownlowia tersa, Mangrove, Traditional uses, Antibacterial, Antioxidant

Location: Stamford University Bangladesh, 51, Siddeswari Road, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

To provide a comprehensive summary of the ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Brownlowia tersa (Linn.) and to highlight the gaps in our knowledge for future research opportunities.

Methodology:

The present study was to investigate the in-vitro antibacterial activity and antidiarrheal and analgesic activity of ethanol extract of Brownlowia tersa leaf by using Swiss-Albino mice (Atanu et al., 2012). The ethanol extract of Brownlowia tersa leaf was investigated for antinociceptive and antidiarrhoeal activity (Sariful et al., 2012) [11]. Another study was designed to investigate the antiinflammatory and antioxidant activities of ethanolic leaf extract of Brownlowia tersa (Linn.) Kosterm (Hossain et al., 2013). The antimicrobial activity of the extract was investigated, using disc diffusion method which showed antimicrobial activity against some gm (+) and gm (-) bacteria (Alam, 2011). Brownlowia tersa roots have been found to possess significant antibacterial activity (Hettiarachchi et al., 2009) .

Source of Information: Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 2019; 7(6): 34-37

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Achievement/Findings:

The present study is the first to provide a review on the traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Brownlowia tersa. There is still considerable scope for the research field to explore and document these practices. This study was described for the first time in ethnobotanical literature as treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, wounds and related conditions. Therapeutic claims made by this plant are well supported by ethnobotanical literature and therefore, to some extent, corroborate the reliability of ethnobotanical information documented in this study.

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