Affiliation:
1. Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda - 154101, India
Abstract
Abstract:
Secondary metabolites found in plants are a natural source of bioactive chemicals.
These secondary metabolites are vital for the survival of plants and have a number of medicinal
properties, which can be utilised to treat human illnesses. Alpinetin (ALP) is one of the secondary
metabolites which belongs to the Flavonoid category of phytochemicals and is present in
Amomum subulatum Roxb's. Alpinetin has been found to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,
anticancer, hepatoprotective and renoprotective activity, along with several other biological
properties. This review is focused on the exploration of the pharmacological activities of
Alpinetin. ALP is considered a prospective candidate for future clinical investigations due to the
number of therapeutic properties.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Nutrition and Dietetics,Food Science