Genus Lantana: chemical aspects and biological activities

Abstract

Species of the genus Lantana, belonging to the family Verbenaceae, is among the various species studied scientifically. These species are mainly native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Currently, they are present in various countries, where they are often grown as ornamental plants. For decades, species of Lantana have been of great interest for phytochemical, biological and pharmacological studies, which have been recently intensified. The components isolated from different species of Lantana cited in the literature constitute the focus of this review. Information ethnopharmacology of Lantana, as well as the activities of their different phytochemicals are discussed. In this review, it was observed that the genus Lantana has been widely studied in relation to its phytochemical components and terpenoids, flavonoids and phenylpropanoids are the more common secondary metabolites in Lantana. All these aspects, considered in this review, allow an evaluation of the ethnopharmacological potential of Lantana for the utilization of the large biomass of these plants.

Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activities of Lantana camara and Lantana montevidensis extracts

“…Lantana is a genus (Verbenaceae) of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants popularly used for medicinal purposes and as an ornamental plant. Organic extracts and essential oils of Lantana have shown a wide variety of biological and pharmacological activities, and phytochemical studies conducted by various research groups have resulted in the isolation of various constituents from different parts of species of this genus (Hussain et al, 2011;Sousa and Costa, 2012).…”

“…The roots are applied popularly to the treatment of rheumatism, malaria and rash (Chharba et al, 1993). Extracts, fractions and constituents isolated from leaves and roots demonstrated to possess various biological activities such as anthelminthic, anti-protozoal, insecticidal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and antiulcerogenic (Hussain et al, 2011;Sousa and Costa, 2012).…”

An efficient system for in vitro propagation of Bouchea fluminensis (Vell.) Mold. (Verbenaceae)

“…Despite the known medicinal importance of many species of Verbenaceae (Pascual et al 2001;Sousa & Costa 2012), the effects that anthropogenic disturbances have had on the endemic populations of such species remain unknown (Giulietti et al 2000). Bouchea fluminensis (Vell. )…”

Lantana camara: An alien weed, its impact on animal health and strategies to control

“…et al, 1963;Johns et al, 1983a;Sharma et al 1991;Verma et al, 1997;Wachter et al, 2001;Khan et al, 2003;Srivastava et al, 2005;Kong et al, 2006;Parimoo et al, 2015 2. Antimicrobial and antibacterial activity LA, LB, oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, 4-Epihederagonic acid and 24-Hydroxy-3-oxours-12-en-28-oic acid Brown et al, 1963;Sharma et al 1991;Inada et al, 1995Inada et al, , 1997Verma et al, 1997;Wachter et al, 2001;Kong et al, 2006;Kumar et al, 2006;Barreto et al, 2010;Hussain et al, 2011;Sousa & Costa, 2012 3. Protein kinase C inhibitor Verbascoside Herbert et al, 1991 4.…”

“…The extracts obtained from different parts of lantana have many beneficial properties like anthelminthic, antibacterial, anti-ulcerogenic, anti-inflammatory, termiticidal, antifungal, antiprotozonal, antipyretic and many more (Siddiqui et al, 1995;Barre et al, 1997;Kumar et al, 2006;Rajesh & Suman, 2006;Hussain et al, 2011;Sousa & Costa, 2012). The leaves of this weed contain many bioactive compounds and also have insecticidal activities (Khan et al, 2002;Dua et al, 2010;Rajashekar et al, 2012c).…”