Blessings in disguise: a review of phytochemical composition and antimicrobial activity of plants belonging to the genus Eryngium - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Blessings in disguise: a review of phytochemical composition and antimicrobial activity of plants belonging to the genus Eryngium

Sinem Aslan Erdem et al. Daru. 2015.

Abstract

Medicinal and edible plants play a crucial role in the prevention and/or mitigation of different human diseases from ancient times to today. In folk medicine, there are different plants used for infectious disease treatment. During the past two decades, much attention has been paid to plants as novel alternative therapeutic agents for the treatment of infectious diseases due to their bioactive natural compounds such as phenol, flavonoids, tannins, etc. The genus Eryngium (Apiaceae) contains more than 250 flowering plant species, which are commonly used as edible and medicinal plants in different countries. In fact, some genus Eryngium species are used as spices and are cultivated throughout the world and others species are used for the treatment of hypertension, gastrointestinal problems, asthma, burns, fevers, diarrhea, malaria, etc. Phytochemical analysis has shown that genus Eryngium species are a rich source of flavonoids, tannins, saponins, and triterpenoids. Moreover, eryngial, one the most important and major compounds of genus Eryngium plant essential oil, possesses a significant antibacterial effect. Thus, the objective of this review is to critically review the scientific literature on the phytochemical composition and antibacterial effects of the genus Eryngium plants. In addition, we provide some information about traditional uses, cultivation, as well as phytochemistry.

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Some of species from Eryngium genus, Eryngium campestre L. (a), Eryngium davisii Kit Tan & Yildiz (b), Eryngium isauricum Contandr. & Quezel (c), Eryngium falcatum Delar. (d), Eryngium kotschyi Boiss. (e), Eryngium maritimum L. (f), Eryngium trisectum Wörz & H. Duman. (g)

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Saponin derivatives frequently found in Eryngium species

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Structures of giganteumgenins A-N

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Structure of the (17) isolated from E. foetidum

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Saponins isolated from E. campestre and E. planum

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Saponins isolated from E. yuccifolium

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Chemical structure of triterpene saponins

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Selected flavonoids (49–55) isolated from E. campestre

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Some coumarin derivatives isolated from E. campestre

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Nodakenetin (60) isolated from E. ilicifolium

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Some phenolic acid derivatives found in E. alpinum

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