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Singh AP, Chitme H, Sharma RK, Kandpal JB, Behera A, Abdel-Wahab BA, Orabi MA, Khateeb MM, Shafiuddin Habeeb M, Bakir MB. A Comprehensive Review on Pharmacologically Active Phyto-Constituents from Hedychium species. Molecules 2023; 28:3278. [PMID: 37050042 PMCID: PMC10096824 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
Abstract
In this review, we describe and discuss the phytoconstituents present in Hedychium species and emphasize their potential as drug candidates. Though they are widely validated in vitro and in vivo models, to date, no efforts have been made to compile in a single review all the pharmacologically active phytoconstituents from Hedychium species, and their pharmacological and toxicity profile. In this study, we present a reinvestigation of the chemical constituents present in Hedychium species obtained from the essential oil and solvent extraction of the flowers, leaves and rhizomes under consideration. Key databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, and Google Scholar amongst others were probed for a systematic search using keywords to retrieve relevant publications on this plant. An exhaustive electronic survey of the related literature on Hedychium species resulted in around 200 articles. Articles published between the years 1975-2021 were included. The studies conducted on either crude extracts, solvent fractions or isolated pure compounds from Hedychium species reported with a varied range of biological effects such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antidiabetic, potentially anti-asthmatic, and cytotoxic, among other related activities of the chemical constituents present in its essential oil and solvent extract deployed in this review. Traditional and herbal medication around the world that uses different parts of Hedychium species were considered for anti-inflammatory, skincare, analgesic, anti-asthmatic, anti-diabetic, antidotal uses, among others. These uses support the idea that chemical constituents obtained from solvent extraction may also exert the same action individually or in a synergistic manner. The review concluded that there is scope for computation and biological study to find out possible new targets for strengthening the potency and selectivity of the relevant compounds, and to find a commercial method for extraction of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
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- Alok Pratap Singh
- Faculty of Pharmacy, DIT University, Dehradun 248009, Uttarakhand, India;
- Department of Research and Development, India Glycols Ltd., Pharma City, Selaqui, Dehradun 248009, Uttarakhand, India
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, DIT University, Dehradun 248009, Uttarakhand, India;
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- Department of Research and Development, India Glycols Ltd., Pharma City, Selaqui, Dehradun 248009, Uttarakhand, India
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, DIT University, Dehradun 248009, Uttarakhand, India;
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran P.O. Box 1988, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran P.O. Box 1988, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran P.O. Box 1988, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine Najran University, Najran P.O. Box 1988, Saudi Arabia
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Holmquist AJ, Adams SA, Gillespie RG. Invasion by an ecosystem engineer changes biotic interactions between native and non-native taxa. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e9820. [PMID: 36844666 PMCID: PMC9943940 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Earth systems are nearing a global tipping point, beyond which the dynamics of biological communities will become unstable. One major driver of instability is species invasion, especially by organisms that act as "ecosystem engineers" through their modification of abiotic and biotic factors. To understand how native organisms respond to modified habitat, it is essential to examine biological communities within invaded and non-invaded habitat, identifying compositional shifts in native and non-native taxa as well as measuring how modification by ecosystem engineers has affected interactions among community members. Using dietary metabarcoding, our study examines the response of a native Hawaiian generalist predator (Araneae: Pagiopalus spp.) to habitat modification by comparing biotic interactions across metapopulations of spiders collected in native forest and sites invaded by kāhili ginger. Our study shows that, although there are shared components of the dietary community, spiders in invaded habitat are eating a less consistent and more diverse diet consisting of more non-native arthropods which are rarely or entirely undetected in spiders collected from native forest. Additionally, the frequency of novel interactions with parasites was significantly higher in invaded sites, reflected by the frequency and diversity of non-native Hymenoptera parasites and entomopathogenic fungi. The study highlights the role of habitat modification driven by an invasive plant in altering community structure and biotic interactions, threatening the stability of the ecosystem through significant changes to the biotic community.
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- Anna J. Holmquist
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementUniversity of California: BerkeleyBerkeleyCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementUniversity of California: BerkeleyBerkeleyCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementUniversity of California: BerkeleyBerkeleyCaliforniaUSA
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