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The Genus Pluchea: Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses, and Biological Activities
Author(s) -
Hussain Hidayat,
AlHarrasi Ahmed,
Abbas Ghulam,
Rehman Najeeb Ur,
Mabood Fazal,
Ahmed Ishtiaq,
Saleem Muhammad,
van Ree Teunis,
Green Ivan R.,
Anwar Saeed,
Badshah Amin,
Shah Afzal,
Ali Iftikhar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.201200140
Subject(s) - phytochemistry , phytochemical , genus , asteraceae , traditional medicine , antimicrobial , botany , chemical constituents , biology , chemistry , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , chromatography
In this review, literature data on phytochemical and biological investigations on the genus Pluchea are compiled. Pluchea is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family and comprises ca. 80 species distributed mainly in Northern and Southern America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Sesquiterpenoids and flavonoids are the main constituents of this genus. Compounds isolated from plants of the Pluchea genus display a variety of biological properties, viz. , anticancer, antileishmanial, immunosuppressive, antioxidant, anti‐acetylcholinesterase, antimicrobial, trypanocidal, hepatoprotective, cytotoxic, larvicidal, anti‐ulcer, anti‐inflammatory, and antinociceptive activities.