Title:Biological Potential and Therapeutic Effectiveness of Phytoproduct ‘Fargesin’ in Medicine: Focus on the Potential of an Active Phytochemical of Magnolia fargesii
Volume: 18
Issue: 2
Author(s): Kanika Patel and Dinesh Kumar Patel*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences,
Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keywords:
Bone disorders, lung injury, colon cancer, atherosclerosis, neurological, ischemia, sars-cov-2, allergy, metabolism, melanin, enzymes, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial, antifeedant, medicine.
Abstract: Flos Magnoliae is one of the important medicinal plants in different traditional
medicine, including Chinese herbal medicine. Lignans and neolignans, including tetrahydrofurofuran,
tetrahydrofuran, and aryltetralin, are present in the Flos Magnoliae species. A wide range of
pharmacological activity of Flos Magnoliae has been reported in medicine. Fargesin has been isolated
from Magnolia fargesii and it is a lignan-class phytochemical. Fargesin has numerous pharmacological
activities in medicine, including its effectiveness on lipid and glucose metabolism,
oxidative stress, myocardial apoptosis, etc. In the present work, we have summarized the detailed
scientific information of fargesin concerning its medicinal properties and pharmacological activities.
Numerous biological and chemical aspects of fargesin are discussed here, including the detailed
pharmacological activities and analytical aspects of fargesin. In this review, we have also
compiled analytical data on fargesin based on available scientific literature. Ethnopharmacological
information on fargesin was gathered by a literature survey on PubMed, Science Direct, Google,
and Scopus using the terms fargesin, Flos Magnoliae, phytochemical, and herbal medicine. The
present review paper compiled the scientific data on fargesin in medicine for its pharmacological
activities and analytical aspects in a very concise manner with proper citations. The present work
signified the biological importance of fargesin in medicine due to its significant impact on bone disorders,
lung injury, colon cancer, atherosclerosis, neurological disorders, ischemia, sars-cov-2, allergy,
lipid and glucose metabolism, melanin synthesis, and different classes of enzymes. Furthermore,
fargesin also has anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial, and
antifeedant activity. However, analytical methods used for the separation, identification and isolation
of fargesin in different biological and non-biological samples were also covered in the present
review. The present work revealed the pharmacological activities and analytical aspects of fargesin
in medicine and other allied health sectors.