TY - JOUR
T1 - Phytochemistry and Potential Pharmacological Properties of Morus alba Plant for Health Benefits
T2 - A Comprehensive Review
AU - Mishra, Anuja
AU - Shukla, Mamta
AU - Kumar, Rajeev Natesh
AU - Pandey, Swaroop Kumar
AU - Singh, Pankaj
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Published by Oriental Scientific Publishing Company © 2024.
PY - 2024/12/1
Y1 - 2024/12/1
N2 - Morus alba L. is a fast-growing shrub or moderate height tree and considered as Ayurvedic medicinal plant due to its medicinal uses. M. alba has high concentrations of phenols, tannins, steroids, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, and carbohydrates. In this review, approximately 200 papers were reviewed, and finally 96 papers were used to explore the phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of the Morus alba plant. The aim of this study is to provide an insightful exploration of biologically active compounds present in the bark, leaves, flowers, and fruits of the M. alba plant, and its potential pharmacological effects include anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, anthelmintic, anti-obesity, anxiolytic, hypocholesterolemic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and nephroprotective activity. Phytocompounds present in M. alba extracts also have various biological activities, including blood coagulation factors, vasodilation, cytotoxic responses, cytokine storming, sympathetic responses, oxidative stress, cardiovascular, skin, gastrointestinal, skin whitening, and fibrosis, among others. The findings of this review paper showed that different parts of M. alba have various pharmacological and therapeutic potential and hence can be used in various herbal formulations as well as health care products.
AB - Morus alba L. is a fast-growing shrub or moderate height tree and considered as Ayurvedic medicinal plant due to its medicinal uses. M. alba has high concentrations of phenols, tannins, steroids, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, and carbohydrates. In this review, approximately 200 papers were reviewed, and finally 96 papers were used to explore the phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of the Morus alba plant. The aim of this study is to provide an insightful exploration of biologically active compounds present in the bark, leaves, flowers, and fruits of the M. alba plant, and its potential pharmacological effects include anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, anthelmintic, anti-obesity, anxiolytic, hypocholesterolemic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and nephroprotective activity. Phytocompounds present in M. alba extracts also have various biological activities, including blood coagulation factors, vasodilation, cytotoxic responses, cytokine storming, sympathetic responses, oxidative stress, cardiovascular, skin, gastrointestinal, skin whitening, and fibrosis, among others. The findings of this review paper showed that different parts of M. alba have various pharmacological and therapeutic potential and hence can be used in various herbal formulations as well as health care products.
KW - Antioxidant
KW - Flavonoids
KW - Hepatoprotective
KW - Neuroprotective
KW - Pharmacology
KW - Phytochemistry
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85214515452&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.13005/bpj/3014
DO - 10.13005/bpj/3014
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85214515452
SN - 0974-6242
VL - 17
SP - 2159
EP - 2176
JO - Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal
JF - Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal
IS - 4
ER -
