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. 2020 Jun 13;9(6):325. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9060325

Table 2.

Plant-derived terpenes approved for therapeutic use. Additional resources from https://www.drugs.com/ and https://www.drugbank.ca/

Compound Trade Name Plant Source Medicinal Purposes Ref.
Arglabin Arglabin Artemisia glabella Cancer chemotherapy. [80,81]
Artemisinin Artemisinin Artemisia annua L. Antiprotozoal agent: Antimalarial. [80,81]
Docetaxel Taxotere Taxus baccata Treatment of head, neck, stomach, lung, prostate, breast and ovarian cancers. [79,81]
Ingenol mebutate Picato Euphorbia peplus L. Actinic keratosis. [80,87]
Paclitaxel Taxol®, Paxene®, Abraxane, Nanoxel Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Chemotherapeutic agent for many types of cancer. [80,89]