Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
Abdullah Ijaz Hussain
Government College University, Pakistan
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Clin Exp Cardiolog
Fagonia arabica, belongs to family Zygophyllaceae, is a medicinal plant, widely distributed in the desert areas of the world including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India and South Africa. The present review aims to explore the published information on the traditional uses, ethnobotanical knowledge, phytochemistry and various biological activities like antioxidant, antimicrobial, thrombolytic activities and anticoagulant effects of Fagonia arabica with critical analysis on the gaps and future perspectives. Fagonia arabica plant has been reported to have a wide range of traditional uses in sore mouth, smallpox, hematological, neurological, endocrinological, inflammatory, cooling agent in stomatitis, vertigo and endothermic reaction in the body. Several bioactive constituents including glycosides, flavonoids, terpenoids, saponins, alkaloids and trace elements were recorded from Fagonia arabica plant. The isolation and identification of two flavonoid glycosides (kaempferol-7-O-rhamnoside and acacetin-7-O-rhamnoside) were also reported. Fagonia arabica has been studied for its wide range of biological activities, which include antioxidant, antimicrobial, cardioprotective and anticoagulant. It is apparent from the literature that Fagonia arabica plant possesses a wide range of medicinal and pharmacological uses and has been studied for its various pharmacological activities and medicinal applications. Critical analysis reveals that the plant has the huge potential for pharmaceutical and pharmacological applications.
Dr. Abdullah Ijaz Hussain obtains his doctoral degree in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad and the University of Ulster Coleraine, UK (Split Program). Availing TWAS-USM Postdoc Fellowship, He completed his one year Post-doctorate research at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, and Penang, Malaysia in 2012. Currently he was working as Full Professor from December 21, 2021 in the same organization. I am also working as Director Central Hi-Tech Lab as an additional duty. He is teaching different analytical and applied chemistry courses to graduate and postgraduate students and conducting practical sessions. He have also been preparing, organizing and grading the examinations, seminars, laboratory assignments, and reports of students.