An Overview on Rumex dentatus L.: Its Functions as a Source of Nutrient and Health-Promoting Plant.

ABSTRACT: Rumex dentatus L. (Polygonaceae), also known as toothed dock or Aegean dock, is a medicinal plant with a high culinary value in addition to being used as an ethnomedicinal plant. This review focuses on the botanical, nutritional, phytochemical, and pharmacological activities of R. dentatus, as well as the future prospects for systematic investigations into these areas. R. dentatus has been subjected to scientific evaluation, which has confirmed its traditional uses and demonstrated a wide range of biological and pharmacological potentials, including antioxidant, anticancer, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and other biological properties. Phytochemical analyses showed the presence of anthraquinones, chromones, flavonoids, and essential oils. As a result of

SUBMITTER: Khalil AAK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9337939 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature