Affiliation:
1. Department of Food, Nutrition and Public Health, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Prayagraj, 211007, India
2. Department of Family and Community Sciences, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, 211002, India
3. Centre of
Food Technology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, 211002, India
Abstract
Abstract:
Vernonia is a woody shrub of the family Asteraceae. Over 1500 species are distributed
in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. There are more than 54 species known
to possess similar morphological features with the characteristic bitter taste. The pharmacological
properties of different parts like seeds, leaves, and roots are well documented in folk medicine.
They are rich in biologically active constituents such as alkaloids, phenolics, flavonoids,
terpenoids, steroid tannins, and carotenoids having broad therapeutic activities like antiinflammatory,
hypoglycemic, hyperlipidemia, antimicrobial, antitumor, antioxidative, antiproliferative,
antihypertensive, hepatoprotective, etc. The present study summarizes and discusses the
phytochemical profile, pharmacological properties, and toxicological effects of the Vernonia
plant.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Agronomy and Crop Science,Food Science
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