Convolvulus plant—A comprehensive review from phytochemical composition to pharmacy. (11th November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Salehi, Bahare; Krochmal‐Marczak, Barbara; Skiba, Dominika; Patra, Jayanta Kumar; Das, Swagat Kumar; Das, Gitishree; Popović‐Djordjević, Jelena B.; Kostić, Aleksandar Ž.; Anil Kumar, Nanjangud V.; Tripathi, Ayushi; Al‐Snafi, Ali Esmail; Arserim‐Uçar, Dılhun Keriman; Konovalov, Dmitry Alekseevich; Csupor, Dezső; Shukla, Ila; Azmi, Lubna; Mishra, Abhay Prakash; Sharifi‐Rad, Javad; Sawicka, Barbara; Martins, Natália; Taheri, Yasaman; Fokou, Patrick Valere Tsouh; Capasso, Raffaele; Martorell, Miquel
• Is Part Of: Phytotherapy research. Volume 34:Number 2(2020)
• Page Start: 315
• Page End: 328
• Publication Date: 2019-11-11
• Subjects: anticancer -- antimicrobial -- antioxidant -- Convolvulus -- food preservative -- pharmacological properties -- traditional uses; Materia medica, Vegetable -- Periodicals; Botany, Medical -- Periodicals; Medicinal plants -- Periodicals; Plant Extracts -- therapeutic use -- Periodicals; Plants, Medicinal -- Periodicals; 581.634
• DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6540
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-418X

Abstract

Abstract : Convolvulus genus is a representative of the family of Convolvulaceae. Convolvulus plants are broadly distributed all over the world and has been used for many centuries as herbal medicine. Convolvulus genus contains various phytochemicals such as flavonoids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, mucilage, unsaturated sterols or terpenes, resin, tannins, lactones, and proteins. This review highlights the phytochemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, application as food preservative, traditional medicine use, anticancer activities, and clinical effectiveness in human of Convolvulus plants. All the parts of Convolvulus plants possess therapeutic benefits; preliminary pharmacological data validated their use in traditional medicine. However, further preclinical and clinical experiments are warranted before any application in human health.