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TABLE 2.

Therapeutic and industrial applications of well‐known natural terpenoid compounds

Natural compound	Source	Application	Reference
Antroquinonol	Antrodia camphorata	Chronic hepatitis B, cancer, atopic dermatitis	^a ,134
d‐limonene	Plant essential oils	Breast cancer, flavoring agent	^a ,135
Xanthohumol	Humulus lupulus	Metabolic syndrome, oxidative stress	^a
Squalene	Plants and animals	Virus diseases, respiratory tract diseases	^a
β‐carotene	Carrot, tomato	Vitamin A source, antioxidant activities	^a
Fusidic acid	Fusidium coccineum	Antibiotic activity	136
Manoalide	Luffariella variabilis	Antiinflammatory, antibiotic activity	137
Artemisinin	Artemisia annua	Antimalaria	^a
Coenzyme Q10	Legumes	Inflammation, obesity	^a
Menthol	Mentha piperita	Antibacterial	138
Ingenol mebutate	Euphorbia peplus	Actinic keratosis (LEO pharma trade name Picato)	139
Icariin	Epimedium	Osteoporosis, dipolar disorder	^a
Cannabidiol	Cannabis sativa	Analgesic against spasms and asthma	131, 140
Taxol	Taxis brevifolia	Cancer therapy	^a
α‐Santonin	Artemisia maritima	Anthelmintic	141
Bisabolol	Matricaria chamomilla	Chronic insomnia, cosmetic products	^a ,142
Sclareol	Salvia sclarea	Fragrant chemical compound, leukemia	143
Carveol	Seeds of caraway	Flavor additive in the food industry	144
Lavandulol	Lavandula	Flavor and fragrance materials	87
Forskolin	Plectranthus barbatus	Weight loss	145
Cucurbitacin	Cucurbitaceae sp.	Otitis media with effusion	^a
Moenomycin A	Streptomyces	Antibiotic activity	19

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