A Review on Medicinal Properties of Orientin.
Medicinal plants continue to play an important role in modern medications and healthcare as consumers generally believe that most of them cause fewer or milder adverse effects than the conventional modern medicines. In order to use the plants as a source of medicinal agents, the bioactive compounds are usually extracted from plants. Therefore, the extraction of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants is a crucial step in producing plant-derived drugs. One of the bioactive compounds isolable from medicinal plants, orientin, is often used in various bioactivity studies due to its extensive beneficial properties. The extraction of orientin in different medicinal plants and its medicinal properties, which include antioxidant, antiaging, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammation, vasodilatation and cardioprotective, radiation protective, neuroprotective, antidepressant-like, antiadipogenesis, and antinociceptive effects, are discussed in detail in this review.
School of Postgraduate Studies and Research, International Medical University, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kit Ying
KY
Lam
Division of Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, International Medical University, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Anna Pick Kiong
AP
Ling
Division of Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, International Medical University, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rhun Yian
RY
Koh
Division of Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, International Medical University, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ying Pei
YP
Wong
Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Perak Campus, 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia.
Yee How
YH
Say