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Systematics, Phytochemistry, Biological Activities and Health Promoting Effects of the Plants from the Subfamily Bombacoideae (Family Malvaceae)

Authors

  • Gitishree Das Research Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi 10326, Korea; [email protected]
  • Han-Seung Shin Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi 10326, Korea; [email protected]
  • Sanjoy Ningthoujam Department of Botany, Ghanapriya Women’s College, Dhanamanjuri University, Imphal 795001, India; [email protected]
  • Anupam Talukdar Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam 788011, India; [email protected]
  • Hrishikesh Upadhyaya Department of Botany, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam 781001, India; [email protected]
  • Rosa Tundis Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, 87036 Rende, Italy; [email protected]
  • Swagat Das Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering and Technology, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India; [email protected]
  • Jayanta Patra Research Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi 10326, Korea; [email protected]

Keywords:

bombacoideae, pharmacology, phytochemical ingredients, bioactive compounds, medicine

Abstract

Plants belonging to the subfamily Bombacoideae (family Malvaceae) consist of about 304 species, many of them having high economical and medicinal properties. In the past, this plant group was put under Bombacaceae; however, modern molecular and phytochemical findings supported the group as a subfamily of Malvaceae. A detailed search on the number of publications related to the Bombacoideae subfamily was carried out in databases like PubMed and Science Direct using various keywords. Most of the plants in the group are perennial tall trees usually with swollen tree trunks, brightly colored flowers, and large branches. Various plant parts ranging from leaves to seeds to stems of several species are also used as food and fibers in many countries. Members of Bombacoides are used as ornamentals and economic utilities, various plants are used in traditional medication systems for their anti-inflammatory, astringent, stimulant, antipyretic, microbial, analgesic, and diuretic effects. Several phytochemicals, both polar and non-polar compounds, have been detected in this plant group supporting evidence of their medicinal and nutritional uses. The present review provides comprehensive taxonomic, ethno-pharmacological, economic, food and phytochemical properties of the subfamily Bombacoideae. Keywords: bombacoideae, pharmacology, phytochemical ingredients, bioactive compounds, medicine

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