Review of the genus Ipomoea: traditional uses, chemistry and biological activities

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Marilena Meira²  Eliezer Pereira Da Silva¹  Jorge M David¹  Juceni P. David¹ 

[1],Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia,Brazil

关键词: biological activities;    chemical constituents;    Convolvulaceae;    Ipomoea;    review;    traditional uses;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2012005000025

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Approximately 600-700 species of Ipomoea, Convolvulaceae, are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Several of those species have been used as ornamental plants, food, medicines or in religious ritual. The present work reviews the traditional uses, chemistry and biological activities of Ipomoea species and illustrates the potential of the genus as a source of therapeutic agents. These species are used in different parts of the world for the treatment of several diseases, such as, diabetes, hypertension, dysentery, constipation, fatigue, arthritis, rheumatism, hydrocephaly, meningitis, kidney ailments and inflammations. Some of these species showed antimicrobial, analgesic, spasmolitic, spasmogenic, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, psychotomimetic and anticancer activities. Alkaloids, phenolics compounds and glycolipids are the most common biologically active constituents from these plant extracts.

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