Chemical characterization and therapeutics of Dalbergia latifolia Roxb: A review

Abstract

Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. is recognized as a medicinally important tree of Indian forest flora providing diverse source of phytochemicals having huge potential in Ayurveda and other materia medica. D. latifolia is rich in alkaloids, carbohydrates, glycosides, flavonoids, alkaloids, phenolic compounds and tannin. Biomolecules such as dalbergin, latifolin, (R)-dalbergione, dalbinol, dalbin, latinone and dalcriodain were reported profoundly from D. latifolia wood. It is a rich source of triterpenoids, benzofuran, neoflavonoids and rotenoids. Extracts from D. latifolia heartwood, leaves, seeds, bark and roots exhibited antimicrobial, antioxidant, anthelmintic, anticancer, antimutagenic, anti-termite, antiobesity, cerebroprotective etc. activities. Current article provides an inclusive account on phytochemical diversity and the range of pharmacological activities of D. latifolia.

Perbandingan Teknik Isolasi DNA pada Daun dan Kayu Sonokeling (Dalbergia latifolia)

“…Kayu sonokeling memiliki karakter sangat keras dan bercorak indah (Dwianto et al, 2019), oleh karena itu sebagian besar digunakan dalam industri kerajinan, ukiran, peralatan dapur, furnitur, alat musik, bahkan sebagai bahan campuran obat-obatan (Adema et al, 2016;Nagaraj et al, 2020;Arunkumar et al, 2021;Deshmukh et al, 2021;Latif, 2021;Tiwari & Choudhary, 2021). Kayu sonokeling sangat diminati di pasar internasional dan banyak diekspor ke negara Tiongkok dan Eropa.…”