A Review on Extraction Techniques and Therapeutic Value of Polar Bioactives from Asian Medicinal Herbs: Case Study on and

Overview

Journal Saudi Pharm J

Specialty Pharmacy

Date 2021 Mar 8

PMID 33679177

Citations 7

Authors

Nur Amanina Abd Aziz

Rosnani Hasham

Mohamad Roji Sarmidi

Siti Hasyimah Suhaimi

Mohamad Khairul Hafiz Idris

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Abstract

Medicinal plants have gained much interest in the prevention and treatment of common human disease such as cold and fever, hypertension and postpartum. Bioactive compounds from medicinal plants were synthesised using effective extraction methods which have important roles in the pharmaceutical product development. (OA), (EL) and (AP) are among popular medicinal herbs in Southeast Asia. The major compounds for these medicinal plants are polar bioactive compounds (rosmarinic acid, eurycomanone and andrographolide) which have multiple benefits to human health. The bioactive compounds are used as a drug to function against a variety of diseases with the support of scientific evidence. This paper was intended to prepare a complete review about the extraction techniques (e.g. OA, EL and AP) of these medicinal plants based on existing studies and scientific works. Suitable solvents and techniques to obtain their major bioactive compounds and their therapeutic potentials were discussed.

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