Arum Cyrenaicum: A comprehensive review of Phytochemistry and Bioactivity

 

Zubaida Nabil Alobaide ¹, Azza Habel ², Tahani Awin ¹, Nawal Buzgaia ¹, Asma Elamari ³, Fatma Elteera ³, Fakhri Elabbar ¹ *

 

¹ Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benghazi University, Libya
² Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Derna University, Libya
³ Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benghazi University, Libya

 

* Correspondence to: fakhri.dr@gmail.com

 

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Arum cyrenaicum is a native species found in Al Aljabal Al-Akhdar region, NE Libya. Despite the toxicity of Arum cyrenaicum, Libyans use it extensively for medicinal purposes, garden decoration and in traditional dishes. There is limited research on Arum cyrenaicum. The present review summarizes phytochemical studies of the plant and discusses in detail the pharmacological activities of 7 published findings. To provide information about Arum cyrenaicum, a literature search was conducted on electronic databases and google scholar.