Ixora Coccinea Linn:Traditional Uses,Phytochemistry and Pharmacology  

作　　者：Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga Poruthukaran John Kurian 

机构地区：[1]Department of Research and Development,Father Muller Medical College,Father Muller Road,Mangalore,Karnataka(575002),India [2]Department of Repertory,Father Muller Homeopathy Medical College and Hospital,University Road,Deralakatte,Karnataka(575018),India

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine》2012年第1期72-79,共8页中国结合医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Ixora coccinea Linn., （Rubiaceae） commonly known as jungle of geranium and red ixora, is an evergreen shrub found throughout India. Depending on the medical condition, the flowers, leaves, roots, and the stem are used to treat various ailments in the Indian traditional system of medicine, the Ayurveda, and also in various folk medicines. The fruits, when fully ripe, are used as a dietary source. Phytochemical studies indicate that the plant contains important phytochemicals such as lupeol, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, sitosterol, rutin, lecocyanadin, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, glycosides of kaempferol and quercetin. Pharmacological studies suggest that the plant possesses antioxidative, antibacterial, gastroprotective, hepatoprotective, antidiarrhoeal, antinociceptive, antimutagenic, antineoplastic and chemopreventive effects, thus lending scientific support to the plant＇s ethnomedicinal uses. In the present review, efforts are made in addressing its ethnomedicinal uses, chemical constituents, and validated pharmacological observations.Ixora coccinea Linn., （Rubiaceae） commonly known as jungle of geranium and red ixora, is an evergreen shrub found throughout India. Depending on the medical condition, the flowers, leaves, roots, and the stem are used to treat various ailments in the Indian traditional system of medicine, the Ayurveda, and also in various folk medicines. The fruits, when fully ripe, are used as a dietary source. Phytochemical studies indicate that the plant contains important phytochemicals such as lupeol, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, sitosterol, rutin, lecocyanadin, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, glycosides of kaempferol and quercetin. Pharmacological studies suggest that the plant possesses antioxidative, antibacterial, gastroprotective, hepatoprotective, antidiarrhoeal, antinociceptive, antimutagenic, antineoplastic and chemopreventive effects, thus lending scientific support to the plant＇s ethnomedicinal uses. In the present review, efforts are made in addressing its ethnomedicinal uses, chemical constituents, and validated pharmacological observations.

关 键 词：Ixora coccinea scarlet ixora jungle of geranium PHYTOCHEMISTRY PHARMACOLOGY 

分 类 号：R93[医药卫生—生药学]