Table 9.
Summarized activities found in genus Bougainvillea.
| Activity | Species | References | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. buttiana | B. glabra | B. spectabilis | B. peruviana | B. x buttiana | ||
| Analgesic | √ | √ | [29, 48, 49] | |||
| Anthelmintic | √ | [50, 51] | ||||
| Antidiabetic | √ | √ | √ | [16, 42, 52–55] | ||
| Antidiarrheal | √ | [45] | ||||
| Antifertility | √ | [21, 56] | ||||
| Antihyperlipidemic | √ | √ | [18, 29, 57, 58] | |||
| Anti-inflammatory | √ | √ | √ | [28, 48–50, 59] | ||
| Antimicrobial | √ | √ | [11, 23, 41–47, 60] | |||
| Antioxidants | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | [11, 16, 26, 46, 61–68] |
| Antipyretic | √ | [48] | ||||
| Antiulcer | √ | [45] | ||||
| Antiviral | √ | [69, 70] | ||||
| Cardiotonic | √ | [71] | ||||
| Cytotoxic | √ | √ | [16, 24, 26, 33, 63, 72] | |||
| Immunomodulator | √ | [55] | ||||
| Neuroprotective | √ | √ | [32, 52] | |||
| Thrombolytic | √ | √ | [53, 54] | |||
Note: the symbol √ represents the present biological or pharmacological activity in the respective species.