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. 2016 Mar 5;8(3):32. doi: 10.3390/cancers8030032

Table 1.

Bioactive compounds from selected South Asian medicinal plants.

Name of the Plant Bioactive Compounds
Withania somnifera L. WithaferinA, withanolide
Phyllanthus amarus Nirtetralin, niranthrin, phyllanthin, phyltetralin
Aegiceras corniculatum L. Embilins
Annona muricataLinn Annomuricins, bullatacin
Cedrus deodara (−)-Wikstromal, (−)-matairesinoland dibenzylbutyrolactol
Nothapodytes foetida Miers Camptothecin, irinotecan
Boswellia serrata Roxb. Boswellic acid, acetyl-β-boswellic acid, α-pinene
Andrographis paniculata Andrographolide, betulin, betulinic acid
Centella asiatica L. Asiaticoside, hydrocotyline, vallerine, pectic acid, stigmasterol, thankunosides and ascorbic acid
Coscinium fenestratum Berberine, palmatine, 8-oxoprotoberberine, oxypalmatine, berberrubine
Amoora rohituka Roxb. Amooranin, rohitukine
Trichopus zeylanicus Glycophosphosphingolipids
Bruguiera gymnorrhizais L. Diterpenoids and pimaren
Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. Cuscutin, amarbelin, β-sterol, stigmasterol, kaempferol, dulcitol, myricetin, quercetin, coumarin and oleanolic acid
Dendrophthoe falcata (L.F.) Quercetrin, catechin, gallic acid, chebulinic acid, oleonolic acid, β-amyrin-O-acetate, leucocynidin, β-sitosterol and stigmasterol
Dioscorea bulbifera L. Kaempferol- 3,5-dimethyl ether, caryatin, (L)-catechin, myricetin, quercetin-3-O galactopyranoside, myricetin-3-O-galactopyranoside, diosbulbin B
Embelia ribes Burm. Quercitol, diethylnitrosamine/Phenobarbital
Ficus benghalensis L. Lupeol, psoralen and β-sisterol
Ficus religiosa L. Quercetin and qyricetin, stigmasterol and β-sitosterol
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Stigmasterol β-sitosterol, quercetin, kaempferol
Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Falodone and jatrophone
Vitex agnus-castus Agnucastoside A, agnucastoside B and agnucastoside C, aucubin, agnuside, mussaenosidic acid
Mollugo pentaphylla L. Apigenin and mollupentin, mmollugogenol A, mollugogenol B, mollugogenol D, oleanolic acid and β-sitosterol
Nelumbo nucifera Willd. Liensinine, neferine, pronuciferine, isoliensinine, negferine, asimilobine, nuciferine, remrefidine, isoliensinine, myricetin, quercetin, leucocyanidin, kaempferol, astragalin
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. Phenylpropanoid glycosides, carotenoid glucosides, phenyl-propanoid glycoside cardiac glycosides, polysaccharides, β-sitosterol, β-amyrin, hentriacontane benzoic acid, nyctanthic acid, friedelin, lupeol, oleanolic acid, 6β-hydroxylonganin alkaloids, phlobatanins, terpenoids
Eugenia singampattiana 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, caffeic acid, rutin, ferulic acid, coumaric acid, epigallocatechin gallate, quercetin, myricetin, and kaempferol
Solanum nigrum L. Gentisic acid, luteolin, apigenin, kaempferol, m-coumaric acid, anthocyanidin, lunasin
Strychnos nux-vomica Brucine, diaboline
Zingiber officinale Gingerenonea, gingeols, shogaols, zingerone
Chloroxylon swietenia Coumarins xanthyletin, xanthoxyletin and 7-demethylsuberosin
Podophyllum hexandrum B Podophyllin, astragalin
Linum usitatissimum Cynogenetic glycosides
Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhizin
Catharanthus roseus Vinblastine, vincristine, alstonine, ajmalicine and reserpine
Camellia sinensis Epigallocatechin gallate
Aloe ferox, Aloe barbadenis Aloe-emodin, emodin, aloin acemannan
Allium sativum Alliin, allicin alliin, alliinase, S-allylcysteine, diallyldisulphide, diallyltrisulphide and methylallyltrisuphide.
Curcuma longa Curcumin
Capsicum annuum Capsaicin
Piper nigrum Piperidine, piperine