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Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flueggea virosa (Phyllanthaceae) Used in the Traditional Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Mali

Received: 24 September 2021     Accepted: 21 October 2021     Published: 29 November 2021
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Worldwide, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is common in men over the age of 50. Hence there is a phytotherapy for BPH. In Mali, many medicinal plants are used in the traditional treatment of BPH. The current work aimed to characterize secondary metabolites and anti-radical constituents, to determine the acute toxicity and to evaluate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of aqueous extracts from the leaves and stems of Flueggea virosa. Colour and precipitation reactions in tubes were performed to characterize the chemical constituents of the extracts. Anti-radical substances were determined through the free radical reduction method of 1,1 diphenyl, 2-picryl hydrazyl radical. The acute toxicity was performed in vivo using female mice. In vivo analgesic activity was determined through inhibition of induced pain in mice using 0.6% acetic acid. In vivo anti-inflammatory activity was determined by inhibiting inflammation caused with carrageenan in mice. The main chemical constituents of aqueous extracts were flavonoids, tannins and saponins. Polar extracts contained anti-radical substances. These extracts exhibited analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities. The decoction extracts administered orally in mice at the dose of 2000 mg/kg did not provoke toxic effects and mortality. The stem extract at 100 mg / kg exhibited the best analgesic activity with 64.82% inhibition and anti-inflammatory activity with 59.07% inhibition. These first results justify the traditional use of the plant in the medical management of BPH and will help to make data for the development of a new improved traditional medicine (ITM) based on the stems of Flueggea virosa.

Published in Journal of Diseases and Medicinal Plants (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.jdmp.20210704.14
Page(s) 119-126
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Keywords

Flueggea virosa, Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory, Anti-radical Substances, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Mali

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  • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

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