Open AccessCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LEPIDIUM SATIVUM-A REVIEW
Author(s) -
Ali Esmail Al-Snafi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of current pharmaceutical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-7066
DOI - 10.22159/ijcpr.2019v11i6.36338
Subject(s) - lepidium sativum , sativum , chemistry , glycoside , traditional medicine , triterpene , antioxidant , terpene , antimicrobial , pharmacology , biochemistry , biology , botany , medicine , organic chemistry , germination , alternative medicine , pathology
Lepidium sativum contained many bioactive constituents included cardiac glycoside, alkaloids, phenolic, flavonoids, cardiotonic glycosides, coumarins, glucosinolates, carbohydrates, proteins and amino-acids, mucilage, resins, saponins, sterols, tannins, volatile oils, triterpene, sinapic acid and uric acid. The pharmacological investigation revealed that Lepidium sativum possessed antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antioxidant, anticancer, reproductive, gastrointestinal, respiratory, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, cardiovascular, hypolipidemic, diuretic, central nervous, fracture healing and protective effects. The current review discussed the chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Lepidium sativum.