Phytochemistry and biological activity of Lansium domesticum Corr. species: a review

J Pharm Pharmacol. 2022 Nov 4;74(11):1568-1587. doi: 10.1093/jpp/rgac057.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to review and describe the ethnobotanical, phytochemical and biological activity of various extracts and compounds isolated from Lansium domesticum Corr. from 1967 to 2022 and to study the opportunities that can be developed in the future in the pharmaceutical and pharmacology fields. The related articles, followed by the classification of L. domesticum Corr. according to ethnobotanical, biological and phytochemical properties, were collected from SciFinder, Google Scholar and PubMed.

Key findings: More than 80 compounds have been isolated and identified from L. domesticum Corr., including terpenoids and their glycosides. Furthermore, the pharmacological activity of the extracts and pure compounds of L. domesticum Corr. tested in vitro and in vivo were mainly confirmed to include antifeedant, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antibacterial, and radical scavenging activity, antimutagenic, and anticancer.

Summary: In conclusion, based on this review, all data on the phytochemical and biological activity of L. domesticum Corr. can be used to support scientists in further research aim to determine the reaction mechanism of the extracts or compounds and need to be further validated using in vivo models together with toxicological analysis to establish their maximum tolerated dose.

Keywords: Lansium domesticum Corr; biological activity; phytochemistry; terpenoids.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antimalarials*
  • Ethnopharmacology
  • Meliaceae* / chemistry
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology
  • Phytotherapy
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Phytochemicals
  • Antimalarials