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The medicinal plant Artabotrys hexapetalus (synonyms: A.uncinatus and A. odoratissimus) is known as yingzhao in Chinese. Extracts of the plant have long been used in Asian folk medicine to treat various symptoms and diseases, including fevers, microbial infections, ulcers, hepatic disorders and other health problems. In particular, extracts from the roots and fruits of the plant are used for treating malaria. Numerous bioactive natural products have been isolated from the plant, mainly aporphine (artabonatines, artacinatine) and benzylisoquinoline (hexapetalines) alkaloids, terpenoids (artaboterpenoids), flavonoids (artabotrysides), butanolides (uncinine, artapetalins) and a small series of endoperoxides known as yingzhaosu A-to-D. These natural products confer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative properties to the plant extracts. The lead compound yingzhaosu A displays marked activities against the malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and P. berghei.

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Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari |
Annona hexapetala L.f. |
Tail grape (English); Hari champa, Kath champa, Madanmast (Hindi); Manoranidam (Tamil); Kothali-champa (Assamese); kenanga tanduk (Indonesian). Ylang-Ylang grimpant (French); Cay Móng rồng (Vietnamese); karawek (Thailand); iraniran noki, tsuru iraniran (Japanese); lanalana (Hawaiian); kathali champa, kaanthaali chaanpaa (Bengali). |
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Annona uncinata Lam. |
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Artabotrys hamatus (Dunal) Blume |
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Artabotrys intermedius Hassk. |
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Artabotrys odoratissimus R.Br. |
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Artabotrys odoratissimus Wight & Arn. |
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Artabotrys uncata (Lour.) Baill. |
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Artabotrys uncatus (Lour.) Baill. |
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Artabotrys uncinatus (Lam.) Merr. |
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Unona uncata (Lour.) Dunal |
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Unona uncinata (Lam.) Dunal Uvaria esculenta Roxb. ex Rottler Uvaria odoratissima Roxb. Uvaria uncata Lour. |
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Antiparasitic |
Extracts of the roots and fruits are used to treat malaria (Plasmodium falciparum infection) and leishmania (Leishmania donovani infection). Numerous antimalarial compounds characterized, principally the yingzhaosu. |
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Antibacterial |
Activities against Salmonella, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas and other bacteria reported with hydroalcoholic extracts of the flowers and leaves. Bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles made with an aqueous extract of A. hexapetalus. |
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Antifungal |
Activities against Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger and other fungi reported with a methanolic extract. |
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Antifertility |
Reduction of sperm count and fertility with a hydroalcoholic leave extract, and modulation of the oestrus cycle. Regulation of steroidal hormone levels. |
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Anticancer |
A fruit extract of A. odoratissimus reduced proliferation of MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells and induced their apoptotic cell death. |
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Anti-ulcer and hepatoprotection |
Protection against liver injuries and oxidative stress with a hydroalcoholic extract. Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic extract of aerial parts. Cytoprotection conferred by antioxidant flavonoids and alkaloids. |
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Mosquito repellent |
Essential oils made from leaves and stem bark extracts obtained by hydro-distillation have revealed mosquito repellency activity, attributed to the presence of β-caryophyllene oxide. |
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