A Review on Ethnomedicinal, Pharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmaceutical Profile of Lady’s Finger (<i>Abelmoschus esculentus</i>L.) Plant

作     者：Nargis Sultana Chowdhury Sifat Jamaly Farhana Farjana Nadira Begum Elina Akher Zenat 

作者机构：Department of Pharmacy Manarat International University Dhaka Bangladesh Biological Research Division BCSIR Laboratories Dhaka Bangladesh 

出 版 物：《Pharmacology & Pharmacy》 (药理与制药（英文）)

年 卷 期：2019年第10卷第2期

页      面：94-108页

学科分类：1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Lady’s Finger Abelmoschus esculentus Medicinal Plants Phytochemicals Pharmacological Activities 

摘      要：Abelmoschus is a genus of about fifteen species belongs to the family Malvaceae. The herb, popularly known as Lady’s Finger or Okra (in English) is a nutritional source used for both medicinal and culinary purposes. The plant is widely distributed from Africa to Asia, Southern Europe, and America. This comprehensive account provides a botanical description of the plant, its phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities focusing anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, anti-adhesive, gastro-protective, hepatoprotective, and immunomodulating actions. Most of the pharmacological effects can be explained by the constituents like tannins, terpenoids, flavonoids and glycosides present in all plant parts. However, future efforts should concentrate more on in vitro and in vivo studies and also on clinical trials in order to confirm traditional wisdom in the light of a rational phytotherapy. The present review is an overview of phytochemistry and ethnopharmacological studies that support many of the traditional?ethnomedicinal uses of the plant.