@article{Maroyi_2018, title={HETEROMORPHA ARBORESCENS: A REVIEW OF ITS BOTANY, MEDICINAL USES, AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES}, volume={11}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/29108}, DOI={10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i11.29108}, abstractNote={<p><em>Heteromorpha arborescens </em>is an important medicinal plant species throughout its distributional range in tropical Africa. This study evaluated the botany, medicinal uses, and pharmacological activities of <em>H. arborescens</em>. Literature focusing on the botany, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological properties of <em>H. arborescens </em>were obtained from scientific databases such as SCOPUS, Science Direct, PubMed, SciFinder, Medline, and Google Scholar. Pre-electronic literature sources such as book chapters, books, journal articles, conference papers, and other scientific documents were obtained from the University library. Literature search revealed that <em>H. arborescens </em>is used as an aphrodisiac, as herbal medicine for shortness of breath, intestinal worms, inflammation, pain, respiratory problems, skin infections, headache, fever, and malaria. Pharmacological studies of compounds and <em>H. arborescens </em>extracts revealed anthelmintic, antiarthritic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antimycobacterial, antinociceptive, antioxidant, antipeptic ulcer, anti-scabies, antispasmodic, antiviral, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and uterotonic activities. More detailed research is needed aimed at assessing phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological properties of different plant parts and phytochemical compounds isolated from the species.</p>}, number={11}, journal={Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research}, author={Maroyi, Alfred}, year={2018}, month={Nov.}, pages={75–82} }