Medicinal and biological values of Callistemon viminalis extracts: History, current situation and prospects

Mohamed Z M Salem; Mervat El-Hefny; Ramadan A Nasser; Hayssam M Ali; Nader A El-Shanhorey; Hosam O Elansary

doi:10.1016/j.apjtm.2017.03.015

Medicinal and biological values of Callistemon viminalis extracts: History, current situation and prospects

Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2017 Mar;10(3):229-237. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2017.03.015. Epub 2017 Mar 6.

Authors

Mohamed Z M Salem¹, Mervat El-Hefny², Ramadan A Nasser³, Hayssam M Ali⁴, Nader A El-Shanhorey⁵, Hosam O Elansary²

Affiliations

¹ Forestry and Wood Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Electronic address: mohamed-salim@alexu.edu.eg.
² Department of Floriculture, Ornamental Horticulture and Garden Design, Faculty of Agriculture (EL-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
³ Forestry and Wood Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
⁴ King Saud University, College of Science, Department of Botany and Microbiology, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Agriculture Research Center, Horticulture Research Institute, Sabahia Horticulture Research Station, Department of Timber Trees Research, Alexandria, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Botanical Gardens Research, Horticultural Research Institute (ARC), Alexandria, Egypt.

PMID: 28442106
DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2017.03.015

Abstract

Callistemon viminalis (C. viminalis) is a plant that has been reported to have various medicinal values such as antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant activities and other pharmaceutical and insecticidal properties. This review covers the potentials, applications and properties of different extracts from different parts (branches, flowers, fruits, bark, leaves) of C. viminalis. Furthermore, the chemical structures of the bioactive compounds were reported for biological activities. All the results supported the traditional uses of C. viminalis in folk medicine. In addition, some researches supported the use of C. viminalis extracts for the preparation of metal oxide nanoparticles.

Keywords: Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Antioxidant activity; Biological activities; Callistemon viminalis; Essential oils.

Publication types

Review