Hunteria umbellate (K. Schum.) Hallier f. (Apocynaceae) is a tropical rainforest tree commonly found in sub-Saharan region of Africa. It is a useful and very popular plant among the locals due to the outstanding anti-diabetic activity of the seeds. A comprehensive literature search on articles published on phytochemical analysis and various pharmacological activities of Hunteria umbellate was carried out using search engines such as Google Scholar, PubMed and Science Direct. In this review, it was deduced that H. umbellate is employed in folk medicine as an elixir for obesity, fever, leprosy sores, menstrual pain, infertility, yaws, intestinal worms, abdominal discomfort and stomach ache. Due to their durability and immunity against termites, the stems are coveted and desired as timbers in the construction of houses, while the bark has been reportedly exported to Europe for medicinal uses. Pharmacological activities such as fertility enhancing, aphrodisiac, hypoglycemic, anti-inflammatory, has been ascribed to the different morphological organs of H. umbellate. Moreover, compounds belonging to important classes of secondary metabolites with biological activities such as triterpenoids, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, quinic acids have been identified and characterized from the plant. From this review, it can be inferred that, numerous and bioactive principles with known biological usefulness are present in the extracts of H. umbellate and might be responsible for the observed biological and pharmacological activities.

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Hunteria umbellate (K. Schum.) Hallier f. 的民族药用、植物化学和药理学重要性。（夹竹桃科）：撒哈拉以南非洲有用的药用植物

Hunteria umbellate (K. Schum.) Hallier f. （夹竹桃科）是一种常见于非洲撒哈拉以南地区的热带雨林树木。由于种子具有出色的抗糖尿病活性，它是当地人中非常有用且非常受欢迎的植物。使用 Google Scholar、PubMed 和 Science Direct 等搜索引擎对已发表的关于植物化学分析和 Hunteria umbellate 各种药理活性的文章进行了全面的文献检索。在这篇综述中，有人推论，伞形草在民间医学中被用作治疗肥胖、发烧、麻风疮、经痛、不孕症、雅司病、肠虫、腹部不适和胃痛的灵丹妙药。由于它们的耐用性和对白蚁的免疫力，茎被人们觊觎并希望作为建造房屋的木材，据报道，树皮已出口到欧洲用于药用。H. umbellate 的不同形态器官具有促生育、壮阳、降血糖、抗炎等药理作用。此外，已经从植物中鉴定并表征了属于具有生物活性的重要次生代谢物类别的化合物，例如三萜类化合物、黄酮类化合物、单宁酸、生物碱、奎宁酸。从这篇综述中，可以推断出，伞形花提取物中存在许多具有已知生物学用途的生物活性成分，可能是观察到的生物和药理活性的原因。已归因于 H. umbellate 的不同形态器官。此外，已经从植物中鉴定并表征了属于具有生物活性的重要次生代谢物类别的化合物，例如三萜类化合物、黄酮类化合物、单宁酸、生物碱、奎宁酸。从这篇综述中，可以推断出，伞形花提取物中存在许多具有已知生物学用途的生物活性成分，可能是观察到的生物和药理活性的原因。已归因于 H. umbellate 的不同形态器官。此外，已经从植物中鉴定并表征了属于具有生物活性的重要次生代谢物类别的化合物，例如三萜类化合物、黄酮类化合物、单宁酸、生物碱、奎宁酸。从这篇综述中，可以推断出，伞形花提取物中存在许多具有已知生物学用途的生物活性成分，可能是观察到的生物和药理活性的原因。