Therapeutic Promises of Medicinal Plants in Bangladesh and Their Bioactive Compounds against Ulcers and Inflammatory Diseases
Sheikh Rashel Ahmed,
Muhammad Fazle Rabbee,
Anindita Roy,
Rocky Chowdhury,
Anik Banik,
Khadizatul Kubra,
Mohammed Mehadi Hassan Chowdhury,
Kwang-Hyun Baek
Affiliations
Sheikh Rashel Ahmed
Department of Plant and Environmental Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
Muhammad Fazle Rabbee
Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea
Anindita Roy
Department of Plant and Environmental Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
Rocky Chowdhury
School of Medicine, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Rd, Waurn Ponds, Melbourne, VIC 3216, Australia
Anik Banik
Department of Plant and Environmental Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
Khadizatul Kubra
Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali 3814, Bangladesh
Mohammed Mehadi Hassan Chowdhury
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali 3814, Bangladesh
Kwang-Hyun Baek
Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea
When functioning properly, the stomach is the center of both physical and mental satisfaction. Gastrointestinal disorders, or malfunctioning of the stomach, due to infections caused by various biological entities and physiochemical abnormalities, are now widespread, with most of the diseases being inflammatory, which, depending on the position and degree of inflammation, have different names such as peptic or gastric ulcers, irritable bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis, and so on. While many synthetic drugs, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are now extensively used to treat these diseases, their harmful and long-term side effects cannot be ignored. To treat these diseases safely and successfully, different potent medicinal plants and their active components are considered game-changers. In consideration of this, the present review aimed to reveal a general and comprehensive updated overview of the anti-ulcer and anti-inflammatory activities of medicinal plants. To emphasize the efficacy of the medicinal plants, various bioactive compounds from the plant extract, their experimental animal models, and clinical trials are depicted.
