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Table 1 Bioactive phytochemicals in Hyptis suaveolens and their pharmacological effects

From: A review on the phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit

Phytochemical constituents

Bioactive chemical compound

Pharmacological effect

References

Phenolics

Rosamarinic acid and Methyl rosamarinate

Antioxidative and anti-cancer property ( by acting as free radical scavenger, hydrogen donar, metal chelators), protects human body from free radicals and oxidative stress

[18, 22,23,24,25,26,27, 48, 49]

Flavonoids

Apigenin, Naringenin, Querecetin, Rutin

Hepatoprotective activity

[24, 35, 36]

Hesperidin, Apigenin, Aluteolin

Anti-inflammatory and Anti-analgesic activity

[38, 39]

Terpenoids

Limonene, Diterpenoids Suaveolol, Suaveolic acid, 5 alpha-Androst-9(LL)-En-12

Antifungal activity, Antibacterial (Inhibits growth of Gram +ve and Gram -ve bacteria).

[39, 50,51,52]

Diterpenoids 13alpha-epi-dioxiabiet-8(14)-en-ol

Antiplasmodic activity

[42, 53, 54]

Alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, terpinolene, sabinene, beta cryophillene

Larvicidal activity against Aedes albopictus larvae.

[55]

Urosolic acid

Antiviral activity against AIDS virus and SARC-CoV2 Virus

[5, 9, 44, 56,57,58,59]