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Muntingia calabura: Chemical Composition, Bioactive Component and Traditional Uses

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Muntingia calabura, commonly known as Jamaican cherry, is a plant species belonging to the family Muntingiaceae with variety of traditional uses. Following on these folklore claims, the works on phytochemicals constituents, traditional uses, pharmacological benefits and their mechanisms are presented in a number of studies as well as the in vitro and in vivo investigations. This species contains valuable phytochemicals with known medicinal properties that are beneficial to the well-being (e.g. anti-microbial, anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory etc.). Still, further and in-depth researches including a well-designed pharmacological tests and randomized clinical trials are required to unlock the hidden potential medicinal values of this plant, thus lead to the new drug discoveries of M. calabura.

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Abbreviations

AEMCfr:

Aqueous extract M. calabura

CECMCL:

Chloroform extract M. calabura leaves

EEMCL:

Ethanol extract M. calabura leaves

GCMS:

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

HPLC:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography

LCMS:

Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

LD50:

Lethal dose at 50%

MEMCfr:

Methanol extract M. calabura fruit

MEMCL:

Methanol extract M. calabura leaves

MIC:

Minimum Inhibitory Concentration

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance

PEEMCL:

Petroleum ether extract M.calabura Leaves

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    Siti Nurulhuda Mastuki & Siti Munirah Mohd Faudzi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Siti Munirah Mohd Faudzi

  3. Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Norsharina Ismail

  4. Laboratory of UPM – MAKNA Cancer Research, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Norazalina Saad

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Mastuki, S.N., Faudzi, S.M.M., Ismail, N., Saad, N. (2019). Muntingia calabura: Chemical Composition, Bioactive Component and Traditional Uses. In: Mariod, A. (eds) Wild Fruits: Composition, Nutritional Value and Products. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31885-7_41

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