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Phytochemicals From Myristica Dactyloides Gaertn

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  • Saravanan Vivekanandarajah Sathasivampillai

    (KnowledgeLink Group, Inc., Waltham, MA 02451, USA)

  • Pholtan Rajeev Sebastian Rajamanoharan

    (Eastern Provincial Herbal Garden Management Center, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka)

  • Sujarajini Varatharasan

    (Department of Biological Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Sammanthurai, Sri Lanka)

Abstract

Myristica dactyloides Gaertn. is an endemic plant species to Sri Lanka and it belongs to Myristicaceae family. M. dactyloides is a medicinal plant that is used to treat various illnesses in traditional medicine in Sri Lanka. There is no review published for M. dactyloides. Thus, this works aims summarize and present a comprehensive review including the phytochemistry of this plant species. This work would provide a foundation for further studying the phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of M. dactyloides. Web of Science (an electronic database) was utilized to identify relevant published work. A sum of 21 compounds have been found in various parts of M. dactyloides belong to classes like arylalkanone and lignan. More compounds were identified from stem bark. Compounds including Malabaricone A have been identified in both seed and stem bark. On the other hand, this is no scientific evidence available for any pharmacological activity study for ethnomedical uses. This work provides a basis for further studying the phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of this plant.

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  • Saravanan Vivekanandarajah Sathasivampillai & Pholtan Rajeev Sebastian Rajamanoharan & Sujarajini Varatharasan, 2020. "Phytochemicals From Myristica Dactyloides Gaertn," Science Heritage Journal (GWS), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 4(2), pages 74-75:4, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbngws:v:4:y:2020:i:2:p:74-75
    DOI: 10.26480/gws.02.2020.74.75
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