Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities of Plants from the Genus <i>Adiantum</i>: A Review

Abstract

Adiantum is a genus of ca. 200 species in the family

Chemical composition of essential oils and in vitro antioxidant activity of fresh and dry leaves crude extracts of medicinal plant of Lactuca Sativa L. native to Sultanate of Oman

“…The composition of the essential oil of lettuce differs, depending on where it is grown as well as the environmental conditions. The differences in chemical composition, which can affect the biological activities and pharmaceutical applications, are probably due to the differences in the climatic and geographical conditions (temperature, rainfall, altitude, hours of sunshine, etc) [5,7,9,11,13,[15][16][17][18] . Only a few chemical constituents were present in both essential oils.…”

Essential Oil of Arial Parts of Adiantum capillus-veneris: Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity

“…As a well-known plant in Iranian Traditional Medicine, it is used as an expectorant, diuretic and lenient (2). Different phytochemicals such as terpenoids, flavonoids, phenyl ethanoids, steroids, alicyclic acids, lipids and long chain compounds have been isolated from different plants of Adiantum genus (3). In the recent years, there has been an increasing interest in medicinal plants essential oils demonstrated as natural antioxidants (4)(5)(6)(7).…”

ISOLATION OF FOUR STEROIDS FROM THE LEAVES OF FERN Adiantum latifolium Lam

“…Traditionally, most of the Adiantum species are used for treatments of chest complaints, cough, increase of lactation, colds, aidkidney function, antiphrastic and to treat dandruff [3]. In Chinese medicinal practice, they also use Adiantum species to cure human and animal diseases including relief of internal heat or fever, enhancement of urination, removal of urinary calculus, relief of cough, cure of diarrhea and bleeding stoppage [4]. Concerning the phytochemical studies, most of Adiantum species have produced sterols [5,6], any classes of flavonoid triterpenoids [7,8,9] and any classes of triterpenoids [10].…”