Bioactive compounds, pharmacological actions and pharmacokinetics of Cupressus sempervirens.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
; 396(3): 389-403, 2023 03.
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| ID: mdl-36385684
ABSTRACT
The roles of plants and its products in all forms of life cannot be overemphasized. The medicinal products from plant are phytochemicals, drugs, food supplements, beauty products, etc. In ethnomedicine, leaves, fruits, stem, bark, root and fluids from plants are used in the cure, management and prevention of several diseases. Cupressus sempervirens, sometimes called Italian or Mediterranean cypress, is found in subtropical Asia, North America and eastern Mediterranean region. Pharmacological investigations of Cupressus sempervirens showed biological properties such as aromatherapeutic, antiseptic, astringent, balsamic or anti-inflammatory, astringent, antiperspirant, diuretic and antispasmodic. Chemical analysis of Cupressus sempervirens gives phytochemicals like monoterpenes, diterpenes, flavonoid glycosides and bioflavonoids. The current review highlights interactions, conventional uses and biological actions of Cupressus sempervirens plant and plant products.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cupressus
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Diterpenes
Language:
En
Journal:
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Egypt