Pistacia atlantica Desf. A review of its traditional uses, phytochemicals and pharmacology • JML Journal of Medicine and Life

2018, Volume 11, Issue 3, pp 180 – 186

Pistacia atlantica Desf. A review of its traditional uses, phytochemicals and pharmacology

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Mahjoub Fatemeh ^¹

Akhavan Rezayat Kambiz ^²

Yousefi Mahdi ^³

Mohebbi Masoud ^⁴

Salari Roshanak ^⁵

1. 1.MD, Ph.D candidate, Department of Persian medicine, School of Persian and complementary medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2. 2.Assistant Professor, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3. 3.Assistant Professor, MD, Ph.D, Department of Persian Medicine, School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4. 4.Assistant Professor, MD, Endocrine research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

5. 5.Assistant Professor of Drug Control, Ph.D, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Persian Medicine, School of Persian and complementary medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Corresponding Author: Prof. Roshanak Salari (Pharm.D, Ph.D) Address: School of complementary and Persian medicine, Azadi square, Mashhad, Iran. E-mail: salarir@mums.ac.ir Tel: +98-51-38829279, Fax: +98-51-38535980

Abstract

Pistacia atlantica is the main herbal medicine that has been widely used in the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean areas since ancient time. Pistacia atlantica has been used for multiple purposes like stomach diseases, renal disorders, wounds and coughs. The aim of this study is to review its botanical characterization, traditional applications, photochemistry effects and pharmacological activities. Data in this review article was gathered from credible pharmacopeias, electronic databases such as Web of Science, Science Direct, PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, EBSCO, Google Scholar, SID and Iran Medex and textbooks of Persian medicine such as Canon of medicine (Ibn-e Sina, 980-1037 AD) and Makhzan-al-Advia (Aghili, 18th century). The keywords were searched in Persian and English books on medicinal plants and traditional medicine. The results showed that P. atlantica has many medicinal properties such as antioxidant, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, along with others. It can also be effective in gastrointestinal diseases. Thus, different new drugs can be formulated based on P. atlantica for the management of various diseases.

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Pistacia atlanticawild pistachiotraditional medicinePersia

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PMC ID: 6197525
PubMed ID: 30364651
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2017-0055

Article Publishing Date (print): Jul-Sep 2018
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