A Comprehensive Review of the Ethnotraditional Uses and Biological and Pharmacological Potential of the Genus Mimosa
Authors
Ismat Majeed
Department of Chemistry, Government College Women University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; [email protected] (I.M.); [email protected] (A.A.)
Komal Rizwan
Department of Chemistry, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal 57000, Pakistan; [email protected]
Ambreen Ashar
Department of Chemistry, Government College Women University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; [email protected] (I.M.); [email protected] (A.A.)
Tahir Rasheed
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; [email protected]
Ryszard Amarowicz
Department of Chemical and Physical Properties of Food, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima Street 10, 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland
Humaira Kausar
Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; [email protected]
Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq
Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; [email protected]
Luigi Marceanu
Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500019 Brasov, Romania; [email protected]
The Mimosa genus belongs to the Fabaceae family of legumes and consists of about 400 species distributed all over the world. The growth forms of plants belonging to the Mimosa genus range from herbs to trees. Several species of this genus play important roles in folk medicine. In this review, we aimed to present the current knowledge of the ethnogeographical distribution, ethnotraditional uses, nutritional values, pharmaceutical potential, and toxicity of the genus Mimosa to facilitate the exploitation of its therapeutic potential for the treatment of human ailments. The present paper consists of a systematic overview of the scientific literature relating to the genus Mimosa published between 1931 and 2020, which was achieved by consulting various databases (Science Direct, Francis and Taylor, Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, SciELO, Web of Science, SciFinder, Wiley, Springer, Google, The Plant Database). More than 160 research articles were included in this review regarding the Mimosa genus. Mimosa species are nutritionally very important and several species are used as feed for different varieties of chickens. Studies regarding their biological potential have shown that species of the Mimosa genus have promising pharmacological properties, including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, antidiabetic, wound-healing, hypolipidemic, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antinociceptive, antiepileptic, neuropharmacological, toxicological, antiallergic, antihyperurisemic, larvicidal, antiparasitic, molluscicidal, antimutagenic, genotoxic, teratogenic, antispasmolytic, antiviral, and antivenom activities. The findings regarding the genus Mimosa suggest that this genus could be the future of the medicinal industry for the treatment of various diseases, although in the future more research should be carried out to explore its ethnopharmacological, toxicological, and nutritional attributes.
Keywords: Mimosa, genus, Fabaceae, pharmacology, nutrition, leaves
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