List of Articles Satyajit D. Sarker

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  1 - Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activities of selected African species of the genus Ficus
  Olaoluwa Olaoluwa Olayombo Taiwo Lutfun Nahar Satyajit Sarker
  10.30495/tpr.2022.1939285.1219
  20.1001.1.25883623.2022.6.1.5.1
  The genus Ficus is one of the largest genera of the mulberry family (Moraceae) consisting of about 800 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines and climbers collectively known as ‘figs’ occurring in most tropical and subtropical forests worldwide. Fig plants ar More

  The genus Ficus is one of the largest genera of the mulberry family (Moraceae) consisting of about 800 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines and climbers collectively known as ‘figs’ occurring in most tropical and subtropical forests worldwide. Fig plants are known for their ethnopharmacological, therapeutic and commercial importance and have been used in traditional medicines as a cure against malaria, diabetes, cancer, diarrhea, pyretic, ulcer, as well as gastrointestinal and urinary tract infections. Therefore, the present review aims to offer an updated compendium of documents sourced from recent publications regarding ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activities of nine selected African Ficus species with the aim to open new prospects and strategies for further pharmacological research as a remedy for various ailments and for drug development. Manuscript profile
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  2 - ‘Helencha’ (Enhydra fluctuans Lour.): A brief overview
  Lutfun Nahar Satyajit D. Sarker
  10.30495/tpr.2022.688051
  20.1001.1.25883623.2022.6.1.1.7
  ‘Helencha’ (Enhydra fluctuans Lour.), a well-known but underused leafy vegetable with medicinal properties, belongs to the family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae). This aquatic or semi-aquatic herb is also known by several other common names such as ‘buffa More

  ‘Helencha’ (Enhydra fluctuans Lour.), a well-known but underused leafy vegetable with medicinal properties, belongs to the family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae). This aquatic or semi-aquatic herb is also known by several other common names such as ‘buffalo spinach’, ‘English marsh herb’, ‘godobos’, ‘harkuch’, ‘hilmochikah’, ‘hinche’, ‘jalabrahmi’, ‘phak bung ruem’ and ‘zhao ju’.Enhydra fluctuans is synonymous with Coreopsis anagallis, Enhydra anagallis, E. linifolia, E. longifolia, E. paludosa, E. wollsii, Tetraotis longifolia, T. paludosa and Meyera fluctuans. This plant is indigenous to Bangladesh and India, but also native to other South- East Asian countries like Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, and introduced in various other countries, e.g., China, the Philippines, Senegal and Zaire. Manuscript profile
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  3 - ‘Thankuni’ [Centella asiatica (L.) Urban]: When food is medicine
  Lutfun Nahar Satyajit D. Sarker
  10.30495/tpr.2021.685072
  20.1001.1.25883623.2021.5.3.6.9
  ’Thankuni’ [Centella asiatica (L.) Urban; synonyms: Hydrocotyle asiatica L.; Trisanthus cochinsinensis Lour.] is one of the widely consumed Bangladeshi edible plants from the family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) (Fig. 1). ‘Thankuni’, also known as More

  ’Thankuni’ [Centella asiatica (L.) Urban; synonyms: Hydrocotyle asiatica L.; Trisanthus cochinsinensis Lour.] is one of the widely consumed Bangladeshi edible plants from the family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) (Fig. 1). ‘Thankuni’, also known as ‘Goku Kola’ in India, is an herbaceous perennial plant, indigenous to Bangladesh, India and a few other Asian countries, as well as wetlands of the South-East USA. this plant is called ‘Indian pennywort’ or ‘Asiatic pennywort’. Manuscript profile
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  4 - ‘Gandho badali’ (Paederia foetida L.): Horrendous smell, but tremendous medicinal value
  Lutfun Nahar Satyajit D. Sarker
  10.30495/tpr.2021.686763
  20.1001.1.25883623.2021.5.4.1.6
  ‘Gandho badali’ (Paederia foetida L.), a well-known medicinal plant from the family Rubiaceae with a fetid smell, is indigenous to Bangladesh, but also native to several other South- and Far-Eastern Asian countries like Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indone More

  ‘Gandho badali’ (Paederia foetida L.), a well-known medicinal plant from the family Rubiaceae with a fetid smell, is indigenous to Bangladesh, but also native to several other South- and Far-Eastern Asian countries like Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. In addition to the Bengali name ‘Gandho badali’, this perennial climber is also commonly known as ‘Gandhobadulia’, ‘Kings tonic’, ‘Skunkvine’, ‘Stinkvine’ an ‘Chinese fever vine’. Phytochemical investigations on this plant established the presence of alkaloids, anthraquinones, coumarins, iridoids, lignans, phenolics, steroids and terpenoids. Aizarin, asperuloside, campesterol, 1,3-dihydroxy-2-methoxyanthraquinone, digiferrol, ellagic acid, epifriedelinol, friedelin, lupeol, morindaparvin A, paederoside, paederosidic acid, sitosterol, stigmasterol and ursolic acid are the major secondary metabolites found in various parts of P. foetida. Manuscript profile