Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Akhgar, M. R.
• Rajaei, P.
• Aieen, S.

Titel

Constituents of the Essential Oil of Euphorbia hebecarpa

Ist Teil von

• Chemistry of natural compounds, 2014-11, Vol.50 (5), p.929-930

Ort / Verlag

Boston: Springer US

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The Euphorbiaceae is a large family of flowering plants including 300 genera and over 5000 species. Euphorbia is the largest genus in this plant family with about 2000 species [1]. The Iranian Flora consists of 70 species of Euphorbia, including 17 endemics, and the popular Persian name of the species is "Farfion" [2]. Euphorbia hebecarpa Boiss., endemic to Iran, is a perennial plant distributed mainly in the Zagros Mountains [3]. Latex of some species of Euphorbia has traditionally been used in the treatment of skin diseases, gonorrhea, migraines, intestinal parasites, and warts [4]. Phytochemical investigation of the genus revealed that many of its components are highly bioactive [5-7]. Diterpenoids are found in the majority of the genus with many different core frameworks such as jatrophanes, lathyranes, tiglianes, ingenanes, and myrsinols [8-13]. In addition, some Euphorbia species are known to possess significant anticancer [14, 15], antitumor [16, 17], antimicrobial [17, 18], and a ...