Author(s):
Narumi Sekar Sukmandari, Gouri Kumar Dash, Wan Hafizah W. Jusof, Muhammad Hanafi
Email(s):
gkdash2@gmail.com , gourikumar@unikl.edu.my
DOI:
10.5958/0974-360X.2017.00498.X 
Address:
Narumi Sekar Sukmandari1, Gouri Kumar Dash1*, Wan Hafizah W. Jusof1,
Muhammad Hanafi2
1Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh, Malaysia
2Research Centre for Chemistry, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Indonesia
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 10,
Issue - 8,
Year - 2017
ABSTRACT:
Nephelium lappaceum L. (Family- Sapindaceae), popularly known as ‘Rambutan’, is an evergreen tree, native to Malaysia but grown in other parts of the world. The plant has been used as traditional medicine for centuries especially as a remedy for diabetes and high blood pressure. Further, the fruits always remained as a potential source of minerals and other nutrients. A thorough literature survey revealed that the plant possesses several biological activities such as antidiabetic, analgesic, antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial and antiviral activities against dengue virus. This paper outlines an updated review on this important plant focusing on the traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects that would assist researchers to search scientific information in the future.
Cite this article:
Narumi Sekar Sukmandari, Gouri Kumar Dash, Wan Hafizah W. Jusof, Muhammad Hanafi. A Review on Nephelium lappaceum L. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2017; 10(8): 2819-2827. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2017.00498.X
Cite(Electronic):
Narumi Sekar Sukmandari, Gouri Kumar Dash, Wan Hafizah W. Jusof, Muhammad Hanafi. A Review on Nephelium lappaceum L. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2017; 10(8): 2819-2827. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2017.00498.X Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2017-10-8-68