Table 1.

Common medicinally active triterpenoid obtained from plants.

Chemical Compound	Common Name	Botanical Name
Tetracyclic triterpenoid
Astragaloside	Chinese milk vetch	Astragalus membranaceus
Cucurbitacin	White bryony	Bryonia alba
Diosgenin	Fenugreek	Trigonella foenum graecum
Ganoderic acid	Reishi	Ganoderma lucidum
Ginsenoside	Ginseng	Panax ginseng
Gypenoside	Jiaogulan	Gynostemma pentaphyllum
Oleandrin	Oleander	Nerium oleander
Pentacyclic triterpenoid
Amyrin	Japanese persimmon	Diospyros kaki
Asiatic acid	Indian pennywort	Centella asiatica
Avicin	Elegant wattle	Acacia victoriae
Betulinic acid	Indian jujube	Ziziphus mauritiana
	Anemone	Anemone raddeana
	Club mosses	Lycopodium cernuum
	Trumpet satinash	Syzygium claviflorum
Boswellic acid	Boswellia,	Boswellia serrata
	Frankincense, salai guggal	Boswellia carteri
Celastrol	Thunder god vine	Tripterygium wilfordii
Escin	Horse chestnut	Aesculus hippocastanum
Glycyrrhizin	Licorice	Glycyrrhiza glabra
18-β-Glycyrrhetinic acid	Licorice	Glycyrrhizia glabra
Lupeol	Mango	Mangifera indica
	Three leaved caper	Crataeva nurvala
Madecassic acid	Indian pennywort, gotu kola	Centella asiatica
Momordin	Burning bush	Kochia scoparia
Oleanolic acid	Bearberry	Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi
	Heather	Calluna vulgaris
	Three leaved caper	Crataeva nurvala
	Reishi	Ganoderma lucidum
	Chinese elder	Sambucus chinensis
	Sodom's apple	Solanum incanum
Platycodon D	Balloon flower	Platycodon grandiflorum
Pristimerin	Espinheira santa	Maytenus ilicifolia
	Pale Bittersweet	Celastrus hypoleucus
	Thunder god vine	Tripterygium wilfordii
Saikosaponins	Hare's ear root, sickle-leaf	Bupleurum falcatum L.
Ursolic acid	Holy basil, tulsi	Ocimum sanctum L.
	Thyme	Thymus vulgaris L.
	Lavender	Lavandula augustifolia
	Catnip	Nepeta sibthorpii
	Peppermint leaves	Mentha piperita L.
Withanolide	Indian ginseng, ashwagandha	Withania somnifera