Ethno-medicinal, phytochemistry, and pharmacological importance of Hunteria umbellate (K. Schum.) Hallier f. (Apocynaceae): a useful medicinal plant of sub-Saharan Africa

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 5 Summary of pharmacological properties of H. umbellate

Pharmacological Activities	Organ used	Extract	References
Anti-diabetic, Hypoglycemic	Seed	Aqueous, Methanol	[28,28,30]
Anti-oxidant	Stem bark, Leaf, Seed	Aqueous, Butanol,	[29, 31,31,33]
Anti-microbial	Seed	Ethanol, Methanol, Aqueous	[28, 34, 35]
Anti-inflammatory	Fruit	Aqueous, Butanol	[36, 37]
Analgesic and Antipyretic	Seed, Stem bark, Fruit	Aqueous	[38]
Effect on weight	Seed	Aqueous	[39, 40]
Anti-hyperlipidemic	Seed	Aqueous	[37, 41]
Sexual, Aphrodisiac and Oxytocic	Seed	Aqueous	[31, 36, 42]
Toxicological	Seed, Fruit, Stem bark	Aqueous	[35, 37, 39]
Cytotoxic and Anti-carcinogenic	Leaf	Methanol	[43]
Anxiolytic and Anti-angiogenic	Seed	Aqueous	[42]
Hematopoietic	Seed	Aqueous, Methanol	[41, 44, 45]
Nutritional	Seed	Essential oil	[46]