PHYTOCHEMICALS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF HIPPEASTRUM VITTATUM: A REVIEW

A growing number of people are turning to the plant genus Hippeastrum, which contains several alkaloids, as a remedy for neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. It is composed of more than 70 species that can be found in tropical and subtropical areas of South America. The present review was based on the phytochemicals and pharmacological properties of Hippeastrum vittatum. There are roughly 75 different species of amaryllis, which were first introduced in the early twentieth century. Amaryllis bulbs, roots, and flowers have been the subject of much investigation in recent years, with both domestic and foreign researchers isolating extracts from a variety of chemical components. The novel alkaloids, tannins, glycosides etc. were discovered through analysis of an ethanolic fresh flower extract from Hippeastrum vittatum i.e., Vittacarboline, O-methylismine, Ismine, Lycorine, Crinine, Haemanthamine, Narciclasine, Galanthamine and Tazettine. It concluded that Hippestrum vittatum has been utilized in the cure and management of various disease conditions i.e., diabetes, depression, cancer, infections of parasites and Anti-Alzheimer's disease due to presence of diverse phytochemicals in the plant.