Dodonaea viscosa Jacq: Multi potential therapeutic agent for human health - A review

Abstract

The review's objective was to provide a comprehensive summary of the medicinal plant Dodonaea viscosa Jacq, which has been used for therapeutic purposes to treat various communicable and non-communicable diseases. Medicinal plants are a valuable resource in traditional medicine or cultural practices worldwide. Micro and macro bioactive compounds from medicinal plants have been employed to control various diseases. Despite the advances in treatment, the prevalence of infectious diseases is continuing to increase the mortality rate due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. The D. viscosa parts of the plant, or on the whole, have been used to treat various human ailments. In recent years, several medicinal plants, including D. viscosa, have been used to treat cancer due to their rich anticarcinogenic and anti-chemoprotective properties. In this review, we focused D. viscosa bioactive compounds' effect on various biological activities such as antimicrobial, antibiofilm, antioxidant, cytotoxicity, anticancer, antiulcer, wound healing, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and anti-fertility activity. We conducted an extensive bibliographic review of peer-reviewed publications to update this review. This review provides an overview of D. viscosa and its bioactive compounds, which can treat various human diseases without side effects.