Genus Viburnum: Therapeutic Potentialities and Agro-Food-Pharma Applications

Table 1

Ethnomedical use of genus Viburnum.

S. no.	Species name	Part used	Medicinal applications	References
1	Viburnum grandiflorum	Wood, leaf, flower, bark	Digestive problems, purgative, abdominal pain, diuretic, antimalarial, respiratory diseases, toothaches, yphoid, whooping cough, anesthetic	([35]; [36]; [37]; [38]; [39])
2	Viburnum opulus	Fruit	Gall bladder, liver disease, diuretic; bleeding, heart disease, blood pressure, coughs, cold, neurosis, diabetes	([40]; [41]; [42]; [43]; [44]; [45]; [34])
3	Viburnum cylindricum	Leaves	Cough, diarrhea, rheumatoid arthritis, and tumefaction; Cough, diarrhea, rheumatoid arthritis, and tumefaction; Cough, diarrhea, rheumatoid arthritis, tumefaction, insecticide	([46]; [30]; [47])
4	Viburnum dilatatum	Fruits	Spice, pickles	[48]
5	Viburnum cotinifolium	Bark	Hepatic and digestive problems	[47]
6	Viburnum erubescens	Roots, stem, leaves	Cough, insecticide	([49]; [47])
7	Viburnum lantana	Bark	Rubefiant, analgesic	[41]
8	Viburnum foetens	Whole plant, bark	Purgative, sedative, cleaning teeth “miswak”	[50]
9	Viburnum punctatum	—	Fever, stomach disorders	[51]
10	Viburnum prunifolium	Roots	Dysmenorrhea, menstrual irregularities, convulsions, hysteria, fever, palpitation, heart diseases, hysterical fits, arthritis, heart tonic, improves blood circulation	([52]; [51])
11	Viburnum prunifolium	—	Sedatives, muscle relaxants, cardiotonics	[53]
12	Viburnum nervosum	Leaf, bark, root	Purification of blood, carminative, hemorrhage, uterine disorders, asthma, furunculosis, menorrhagia	([54]; [55]; [52])
13	Viburnum coriaceum	Root and bark	Antispasmodic, uterine relaxant	([56]; [52])
14	Viburnum foetidum	Leaves, aerial parts	Menorrhagia, hypothermic, cardiovascular; uterine disorders, skin disease, emmenetic	([52]; [57])
15	Viburnum jucundum	—	Cancer, gastrointestinal diseases	([52]; [58])