TY - JOUR
T1 - Euphorbia helioscopia
T2 - chemical constituents and biological activities
AU - Mohamed, Abou-El-Hamd H.
AU - Hegazy, Mohamed-Elamir F.
AU - Moustafa, Mahmoud F. M.
AU - El-Sayed, Magdi A.
AU - Abdel-Farid, Ibrahim B.
AU - Esmail, Abeer M.
AU - Abdelrazik, Mohamed H.
AU - Salaheldin, Naglaa S.
AU - Nenaah, Gomah
AU - Mohamed, Tarik A.
AU - Shahat, Abdelaaty A.
AU - Karchesy, Joe
AU - Matsuda, Hisashi
AU - Pare, Paul W.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - Euphorbia, the largest genus in the spurge family “Euphorbiaceae” with more than 2000 species and is subdivided into many subgenera and sections. Several species of the genus Euphorbia have been extensively studied for their antiviral, antitumor, cytotoxic, antimicrobial and pesticidal activities. Based on traditional information, Euphorbia helioscopia has been widely used in the traditional folk medicine in China and Turkey. Up to now, 30 diterpenoids have been isolated and structurally characterized from this plant. The aim of the present work is to review all the available scientific literatures published on E. helioscopia. The focus will be on the chemical constitutions that have been identified from this species, in addition, all the reported biological, pharmacological and toxicological activities of different extracts and isolates from this species have been included. The paper recommends the need for further investigations regarding the environmental and mammalian safety of E. helioscopia for safer using in different biological and therapeutic applications. Keywords: Euphorbia helioscopia, chemical constituents, terpenes, flavonoids, volatile oil, biological activities
AB - Euphorbia, the largest genus in the spurge family “Euphorbiaceae” with more than 2000 species and is subdivided into many subgenera and sections. Several species of the genus Euphorbia have been extensively studied for their antiviral, antitumor, cytotoxic, antimicrobial and pesticidal activities. Based on traditional information, Euphorbia helioscopia has been widely used in the traditional folk medicine in China and Turkey. Up to now, 30 diterpenoids have been isolated and structurally characterized from this plant. The aim of the present work is to review all the available scientific literatures published on E. helioscopia. The focus will be on the chemical constitutions that have been identified from this species, in addition, all the reported biological, pharmacological and toxicological activities of different extracts and isolates from this species have been included. The paper recommends the need for further investigations regarding the environmental and mammalian safety of E. helioscopia for safer using in different biological and therapeutic applications. Keywords: Euphorbia helioscopia, chemical constituents, terpenes, flavonoids, volatile oil, biological activities
KW - Euphorbia helioscopia
KW - chemical constituents
KW - terpenes
KW - flavonoids
KW - volatile oil
KW - biological activities
UR - http://www.onlineijp.com/viewarticle.php?id=132
M3 - Article
VL - 3
JO - International Journal of Phytopharmacology
JF - International Journal of Phytopharmacology
ER -