A Review on Phytochemicals and Pharmacological Activities as Ethnomedicinal Uses of Duku (Lansium domesticum Corr.)

BACKGROUND: Lansium domesticum Corr. is a plant that easily found in Indonesia. People use the fruit to be sold because it has good taste. Some people other parts of as medicine. This great potential developed standardized traditional AIM: article review aims collect information on secondary metabolite compounds from L. and its pharmacological activities antioxidants, antibacterials, cytotoxics. METHODS: Data or duku were sought collected for this miniature estimate perspective. We major search engines with specific keywords such Corr.; duku; morphology; effects; metabolites; vitro; vivo. RESULTS: shows have antioxidant, antibacterial, cytotoxic activity various based test method used. CONCLUSIONS: leaves, fruit, skins, seeds contain compounds. The most common type active compound steroid/terpenoid group. These are responsible their