Date palm [Phoenix dactylifera]: Description, Components, Importance, and Medical Uses: A review

Abstract

Phoenix dactylifera is an ancient tree that belongs to the Arecaceae family; its leaves, barks, fruits and pollens have highly anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, hepato-protective, neuro-protective, sexual improvement, anti-hyper lipidemic, and anti-microbial potentials. The broad pharmacological effects of Phoenix dactylifera may be attributed to the powerful and beneficial ingredients including phenolic, flavonoids, carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids and organic acids. The present review was conducted to describe the beneficial and pharmacological preventive effects of Phoenix dactylifera through recoded the published data on web of science, Scopus and Google scholar databases to review the pharmacological effects of Phoenix dactylifera.