I am interested in plants with medicinal properties from the mangrove habitat in the region of Southeast Asia especially around Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia
please refer these article >>
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF MANGROVE PLANTS – AN OVERVIEW
>> Evaluation of Antibacterial Properties of Mangrove Plant
Sonneratiaapetala Buch. Ham Leaf
Dear Mr Madhav,
Thank you very much for your information. Appreciate it.
Do view some of my publication on medicinal plants, even though not many. Hope they are of good use to you.
Kind regards
Beng Jin
The FAO's "Mangrove Guidebook for Southeast Asia" lists uses (including medicinal uses) for mangrove plants in the region. Apparently 41% of all species, or 110 species total, are used for medicine. This includes all life forms and mangrove associates, not just "true" mangrove species.
Common uses of mangroves in “bush”/folk medicines
• Analgesic (painkilling): Acanthus ilicifolius, Avicennia marina and E. agallocha spp. reported to show significant analgesic activity
• Anticancer: Prospective anticancer drug identified from Calophyllum inophyllum (locally known as dilo in Fiji; nyamplung in Indonesia; foraha in Madagascar; pinnai and undi in India; domba in Sri Lanka; palo maria in The Philippines)
• Anti-inflammatory: Saponin isolated from Acanthus illicifolius found useful in the treatment of paralysis, asthma, rheumatic pains
• Antitumor: A. vesicaria which is also rich in tannins is an antitumor agent. Extracts of Brugueira sexangula bark were active against two tumors, Sarcoma 180 and Lewis Lung carcinoma.
• Antiviral: many mangrove plants have been tested for antiviral activity, for example the extracts of the seeds of B. cyllindrica and the leaves of E. agallocha plants exhibited highest antviral activity
• Aphrodisiacs (sexual desire): The mature fruits of X. moluccensis are used as aphrodisiacs. in India , a soft reddish substance obtained from the lower part of the trunk of E. agallocha was reputed as “aphrodisiac tonic”
• Astringent, antidiarrhoea, antiemetic and haemostatic agents: Extracts from the bark of Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, Ceriops tagal, C. decandra, Xylocarpus granatum, X. moluccensis and Laguncularia racemosa are considered to have astringent, antidiarrhoea, antiemetic and haemostatic properties. In Thailand and Java the leaves and roots of Pluchea indica (which possess astringent and antipyretic properties) are used as a diaphoretic in fevers.
• Back pains and rheumatic pains: In Indo-China, the leaves and young shoots Pluchea indica are crushed, mixed with alcohol, and applied to the back in cases of lumbago and also are used for rheumatic pains and in baths to treat scabies
• Cytotoxic and antineoplastic agents: Tannins extracted from mangrove plants have the potential value as and as antimicrobial agents (wood preservation or prevention of tooth decay)
• Dental hygiene: The littoral shrub, Fagara zanthoxyloides, found in Nigeria and in the coastal sands north of the Casamance River in Senegal is used in dental hygiene as “chewing sticks” against the bacteria Bacteroides gingivalis and B. melaninogenicu
• Eye disease: The balsam (sap) from the bark of Calophyllum inophyllum is used as a cicatrisant (wound), and an infusion from the leaves is a remedy for eye diseases in Asian medicine.
• Epilepsy (neurological disorders): In India, sap and decoctions from different parts of E. agallocha of the plant (mainly the leaves), are used as purgatives, and against epilepsy.
• Fevers and malaria: The bark pressings of Xylocarpus granatum and X. moluccensis, (called “puzzle-nut trees” by the Fijians) are known to be a cure for fevers including those caused by malaria
• Leprospy: Excoecaria paste is used as a cure for leprosy everywhere the tree grows in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Gangrenous ulcers: In Thailand, fresh leaves of Pluchea indica are used in the form of poultices against atonic and gangrenous ulcers
• Hemorrhage: The fermented juice of the Sonneratia fruit is useful for arresting hemorrhage.
• Skin disorders: The fruits of the large glabrous shrub Lumnitzera racemosa are known to be curative in skin disorders. Sapium sebiferum possess hypertensive activity;
• Sleeping sickness: The root of Balanites aegyptiaca is anthelmintic, and the edible leaf has been regarded as an effective medicine for sleeping sickness
Reference
W.M. Bandaranayake. 1998. Traditional and medicinal uses of mangroves. Mangroves and Salt Marshes 2: 133–148.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1009988607044#page-1
Traditional use of E. agallocha leaf and latex for external application for control broad spectrum of microorganisms and smoking dried leaves of Rhizophora apiculata and R. mucronata used for asthma as well.
Thank You, Dr Eganathan for your reply and information. Appreciate it.
we have published some paper on the medicinal importance of Mangrove species and antimicrobial activity of mangrove species . Pl go through those papers, thank you
G.M.Narasimha Rao and Pragaya Murty,P. 2014 Survey and documentation of some
important medicinal applications of Mangrove plants of Andhra Pradesh, India.The
Journal of Ethnobiology and Traditional Medicine. Photon 122. 842-847.
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