Review Paper:
A Comprehensive
Review of Phytochemical Findings, Therapeutic Potential and Toxicological Studies
of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Aruna R., Vinnarasi J., Anto Arockia Raj A. and Judy Auxline A.
Res. J. Chem. Environ.; Vol. 30(1); 154-164;
doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/301rjce1540164; (2026)
Abstract
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl, one of the hidden assets among traditional
medicine, is well-known among native people and is being used for decades but its
medicinal values are unrecognised and underutilized. The plant is distributed across
the tropical Asia, North and South America, Africa, Madagascar, Indonesia, Brazil
and other tropical and subtropical regions. The aim is to identify and list out
phytoconstituents, therapeutic properties and toxicological findings of Stachytarpheta
jamaicensis reported so far.
Anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive,
wound healing, hypotensive, parasiticidal, anti-dyslipidemic and anti-diarrheal
properties of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis have been reported. The extracts of Stachytarpheta
jamaicensis do not affect biological profile indicating absence of toxicity of the
extracts and compounds obtained from Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. Several compounds
including flavonoids, Iridoid glucosides, Lanostane triterpenoids, Sterol glycosides
and coumarins were reported. The present review summarises the compounds identified
along with chemical and pharmaceutical importance of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
(L.) Vahl.
