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Cucurbitacins and their pharmacological effects
Author(s) -
Miró M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.2650090302
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , pharmacognosy , biological activity , biology , pharmacology , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , in vitro
The cucurbitacins are triterpenic plant principles with varied pharmacological activities, found in several botanical families. This review includes the structures described in the literature, the plant‐containing cucurbitacins and their main pharmacological effects.