Biological activity of Spondias pinnata: A review

• Main Author: Dewa Ayu Agus Sri Laksemi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Udayana 2019-12-01
• Series: Indonesia Journal of Biomedical Science
• Subjects: spondias pinnata, phytochemical screening, ethnomedicine, molecular mechanism
• Online Access: https://ijbs-udayana.org/index.php/ijbs/article/view/218

<p><strong>Background</strong>: Herbal products are a promising alternative strategy to overcome infection in the era of antibiotic resistance that began to occur. Natural products from plants that are applied in medicine are increasingly and are often used because of the minimal side effects, less toxicity.</p><p><strong>Review</strong>: Characteristics and plant content of the same species are different depend on ecology and geographic condition of land where the plant is cultivated. “Loloh” is a traditional drink from Bali, one of which is quite well known is loloh cemcem which is often found mainly in the tourist village of Penglipuran Bangli. “Loloh cemcem” is made from “cemcem” leaves or “kedondong” leaves originating from other languages <em>Spondias pinnata</em><em>. </em>Plants of the genus <em>Spondias</em>, consisting of 18 species, have been used as a traditional medicine to treat various diseases. This plant is widely cultivated commercially in multiple countries to be marketed locally and internationally. The present review highlights the current advances of phytochemical screening, pharmacologic effect, the molecular mechanism of action of <em>Spondias pinnata</em> in health.</p>