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. 2021 Mar 21;26(6):1752. doi: 10.3390/molecules26061752

Table 1.

Commercial sources of pharmaceuticals often used in therapies of several illnesses that are micropropagated [17].

Plant Species Natural Substance Therapy Micropropagation Protocol
Artemisia annua L. Artemisinin Antimalarial Etienne et al. [34]
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don Vincristine, Vinblastine Anticancer Kumar et al. [35]
Campotheca acuminata Decne Camptothecin Anticancer, antiviral Nacheva et al. [36]
Leucojum aestivum L. Galantamine Anti-alzheimer Zagorska et al. [37]
Narcissus sp. L. Galantamine Anti-alzheimer Khonakdari et al. [38]
Hyoscyamus niger L. Scopolamine Parasympatholytic Uranbey et al. [39]
Pilocarpus sp. Vahl Pilocarpine Anti-glaucoma Saba et al. [40]
Podophyllum emodi Wall ex Royle Podophyllotoxin Anticancer, antiviral Chakraborty et al. [41]
Podophyllum peltatum L. Podophyllotoxin Anticancer, antiviral Moraes-Cerdeira et al. [5]
Rauwolfia serpentina (L.) Benth ex Kurz Reserpine Hypotensive, sedative Bhatt et al. [42]
Taxus sp L. Paclitaxel Anticancer Abbasin et al. [43]