Bougainvillea Genus: A Review on Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology

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.