Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Flower, leaf and root
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Shoot and leaf decoction is applied on the head before bathing for improved vision
- Paste made by grinding flower buds is applied on the skin for improved complexion
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Oligomeric iridoid glucosides: molihuasides A–E, sambacosides A–G, sambacolignoside, jasmultiside, secoiridoid lactone: multiflorin, jasmolactones A–D from leaves, flowers aerial parts; fatty acid: dotriacontanoic acid and dotriacontanol, triterpene: oleanolic acid, β-sitosterol glucoside: daucosterol, flavonoid glycoside: hesperidin from roots
Bioactivity :
Methanol extract and essential oil from leaves: antioxidative, antimicrobial; jasmolactone B, D: coronary vasodilating and cardiotropic activity; ethanol extract of leaves: gastroprotective
Clinical:
References : Alrashdi, A. S. et al., (2012), Mechanisms of Gastroprotective Effects of Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Jasminum sambac against HCl/Ethanol-Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury in Rats, Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. Chen, H. Y. et al., (1991), Jasmultiside, a New Secoiridoid Glucoside from Jasminum multiflorum, Journal of Natural Products, 54(4), 1087-1091. Latif, F. A. et al., (2010), Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oil and methanol extract of Jasminum sambac from Djibouti, African Journal of Plant Science, 4(3), 038-043. Shen, Y. C. and Chen, C. H., (1994), Multiflorin, A New Secoiridoid Lactone from Jasminum multiflorum, Journal of Chinese Chemical Society, 41, 437-476. Shen, Y. C., and Chen, C. H., (1989) Novel secoiridoid lactones from Jasminum multiflorum, J Nat Prod, 52(5), 1060-70. Tanahashi, T. and Nagakura, N., (1988), Sambacosides a, e and f, novel Tetrameric iridoid glucosides from Jasminijm sambac, Tetrahedron Letters, 29(15), 1793-1796. Zhang, Y. J. et al., (1995), Iridoidal Glycosides from Jasminum sambac, Phytochemistry, 38(4), 899-903.
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