CONSTITUENTS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF JUSSIAEA REPENS - A REVIEW

The phytochemical analysis of Jussiaea repens revealed that the plant contained squalene, betulonicacid, betulin, betulinicacid, a mixture of [ 2 4 R]-6β-hydroxy-stigmast-4-en-3-one and [22 E, 24 R]- 6 β -hydroxy-stigmast-4,22- dien-3-one, pteleoellagic acid 3,30,40-tri-O -methyl ellagic acid, dihydroquercetin or [+]-transtaxifolin, quercetin, protocatechuic acid, afzelin, quercitrin,, methyl gallate, gallic acid and myricitrin. The previous pharmacological researches showed that Jussiaea repens possessed haematinic, hepatoprotective, anti-diabetic, anti- inflammatory, cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antioxidant effects and many effects on male and female fertility. This review discussed the pharmacological and therapeutic effects of Jussiaea repens. Keywords: Jussiaea repens, pharmacology, therapeutic, chemical constituents