REVIEW ON CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF GENUS RUMEX

Authors

Rima Mohammad Kheir Boukhary, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Zeina Omeiche, Instructor, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Mohamad Ali Hijazi, Associate Professor of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Priscilla Jawhari, Pharmacy Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Lyn Jawish, Pharmacy Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Hussein Ajjour, Pharmacy Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Maha Aboul Ela, Professor of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dean of Academic Development and Quality, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonFollow
Abdalla El-Lakany, Professor of Chemistry of Natural Products, Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonFollow

English Title

REVIEW ON CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF GENUS RUMEX

Keywords

Rumex, Active Constituents; Anti-microbial, Anti-oxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities

Disciplines

Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

Genus Rumex belongs to the family Polygonaceae that is distributed worldwide and used in the treatment of different illnesses. Different parts of this plant are employed in the treatment of a number of ailments such as diarrhea, jaundice, hypertension, dermatopathy and inflammation. It was reported that they possess anti-oxidative, antimicrobial, antiviral and anti-cancer activities due to the presence of several phenolic constituents, anthraquinones and flavonoids such as rutin, luteolin and apigenin. Flavonoids play an important role against cardiovascular diseases by reducing oxidation of low-density lipoproteins. This article covers most of constituents of plants of genus Rumex reported from 2001 up to 2022. Furthermore, the biological activities of plants of genus Rumex are presented.

Author ORCID Identifier

Rima Boukhary - ORCID: 0000-0002-3636-846X

Zeina Omeich - ORCID: 0009-0004-8651-3153

Mohammad Ali Hijazi - ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9829-235X

Priscilla Jawhary - ORCID: 0009-0009-7584-8712

Lynn Jawish - ORCID: 0009-0000-2599-859X

Hussein Ajjour - ORCID: 0009-0008-9433-2925

Maha Aboul Ela - ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9411-4900

Abdalla El-Lakany - ORCID: 0000-0003-2122-2289

Recommended Citation

Boukhary, Rima Mohammad Kheir; Omeiche, Zeina; Hijazi, Mohamad Ali; Jawhari, Priscilla; Jawish, Lyn; Ajjour, Hussein; Aboul Ela, Maha; and El-Lakany, Abdalla (2023) "REVIEW ON CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF GENUS RUMEX," BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing: Vol. 5: Iss. 2, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8288.1189