A Review of the Phytochemistry, Molecular Docking, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Ethnopharmacology, Botany, and Clinical Studies of <i>Maytenus senegalensis</i> (Lam.) Excell.

ABSTRACT: Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Excell, also known as Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes, is distributed particularly in savannah regions of tropical Africa. It is used to treat malaria, tuberculosis, rheumatism and diarrhea, amongst other afflictions. The objective of this comprehensive review is to summarize studies on phytochemistry, molecular docking, pharmacology, toxicology, ethnopharmacology, botany, and clinical trials of M. senegalensis. Data on M. senegalensis were collected using different databases such as Google Scholar, Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, SciFinder, Wiley Online, etc. This review showed that 118 biomolecules from different parts of M. senegalensis were identified. A total of 46 compounds were tested for antiplasmodial, an

SUBMITTER: Ramadwa TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11853367 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature