A Comprehensive Insight into the Phytochemical, Pharmacological Potential, and Traditional Medicinal Uses of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

Table 2

Medicinal uses of A. lebbeck in different countries of the world.

S. no.	Country	Parts used	Mode of administration	Medicinal uses	References
1	Africa	Leaves, stem bark, pods, and seeds	—	Dysentery, diarrhea, bronchial asthma, eczema, insect bite, allergy, piles, hernia, malaria, gonorrhea, scrofulous swellings, earache, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic	[7]
	Zulu of Southern Africa	Bark and roots	—	Scabies, inflamed eyes, piles, and bronchitis	[11]
	West Africa		—	Diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, bronchitis, asthma, eczema, and leprosy	[31, 38]
2	Asia	Stem	—	Abdominal tumors, boils, cough, eye disorders, and lung ailments	[31]
		Bark
3	Australia	Seed, = stem bark, and root bark	—	Diarrhea, gastroenteritis, hemorrhoids, bronchitis, leprosy, paralysis, parasitic infestation, ulcer, snakebite, gum ailments, abdominal tumors, boils, cough, eye disorders, and lung ailments	[31, 39]
4	Bangladesh	Bark, seed, and leaves	Decoction	Piles, diarrhea, toothache, gum ailments, bronchial asthma, allergic disorder, and ophthalmia	[36]
5	China	Flowers		Anxiety, depression, and insomnia	[27]
6	India	Bark and seed	Powder and juice	Astringent, tonic, restorative, and anus pain	[40, 41]
		Bark, flowers, seeds, and roots		Arthritis, bone fracture, edema, poisoning, asthma, bronchitis, skin disease, cold and cough, itching, pruritus, wounds healing, leprosy, malaria, gonorrhea, abscesses, boils and abdominal tumors, snakebite, scorpion sting, hemorrhage, and gum inflammation	[9, 10]
				Spermatorrhea	[42]
	India (Bhils and Meena tribes)	Stem bark, flowers, and leaves	Powder, paste, and decoction	Stone, boil, pimples, ulcer, gums ailments, pharyngitis, insect bite, and scorpion sting	[8]
	India (tribes of Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir)			Inflammation	[28]
	India (Tamil Nadu)			Bone fractures
7	Myanmar (Burma)			Abdominal tumors	[9]
8	Nepal	Root, leaves, flowers, bark, and seed	Bark aqueous extract (leaf), decoction (seed), ointment, and powder	Snakebite, scorpion sting, hemicrania, strengthen gum, ophthalmia, cough, bronchitis, asthma, prevent conception in women, anus pain, night blindness, astringent, piles, diarrhea, dysentery, gums ailment (spongy and ulcerated gums), emollient for boils, eruption, carbuncle, swelling, eye disease, and scrofulous enlargement of glands	[6, 40, 43]
9	Nigeria		Aqueous extract	Fever, pain, epilepsy, and inflammation	[11]
10	Philippines	Bark and leaves	Decoction	Dysentery, diarrhea, and ulcer	[44]
11	Taiwan	Bark		Anthelmintic, diuretic, stimulant, tonic, and vermifuge	[35]
12	Tibet			Kapha, pitta, poisoning, erysipelas, and ulcer	[34]