Majalah Obat Tradisional
Vol 30, No 3 (2025)

Scoping Review: Metabolite and Pharmacological Activities in Lontar Fruit (Borassus flabellifer Linn.)

Tince Bety Amarduan (*) Nutrition Sciences, Postgraduate program,Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Central Java 57126 *) Nutrition Study Program, Maluku Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Ambon city 97232)
Yulia Sari (Department of Biology, Medical Study Program, Sebelas Maret University Surakarta, Central Java 57126)
Brian Wasita (Department of Anatomical Pathology, Medical Study Program, Sebelas Maret University Surakarta, Central Java 57126)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2025

Abstract

The development of medicine depends heavily on medicinal plants. They include variousphytochemicals that can have physiological effects on people. Among them is the Borassus flabellifer Linn., also known as the lontar plant, which is a tropical plant in the Araceae family and is recognized for its medicinal qualities in traditional medicine. It is also referred to as the Palmyra palm. This study aims to gather information on the phytochemical compounds and pharmacological activities of palm fruit using a literature review. The literature search was conducted online using appropriate keywords and included both international and national indexed databases, covering the last 10 years (2014 - 2024). Tannins, saponins, glycosides, alkaloids, terpenoids, albuminoids, anthracene, betulinic acid, carotenoids, flavonoids, free anthraquinones, glucomannan, gums, lupeol, phlobatannin, phenols, quercetin, phytosterols, triterpenoids, quinones, cardiac glycosides, steroids, coumarins, and betacyanin have been identified as chemical components in palm fruit based on the 19 studies that were gathered. The pharmacological activities of palm fruit include antibacterial, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, antihyperglycemic, antioxidant, and anticancer.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

TradMedJ

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

raditional Medicine Journal (Majalah Obat Tradisional), or Trad. Med. J. (ISSN 1410-5918 (print) and ISSN 2406-9086 (online)), is an international scientific journal published by Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, three times annually. Collaborating with Indonesian Pharmacist Association, ...