Pinocembrin: A Novel Natural Compound with Versatile Pharmacological and Biological Activities

Table 1

Plants containing pinocembrin with their mode of actions.

Plants name		Part used/extract	Functions	References
Botanical name	Common name
Alpinia mutica	Orchid ginger	Air-dried Rhizome	Antiplatelet, antioxidant	[40, 41]
Alpinia katsumadai	Katsumadai	Seeds	Antibacterial, antiinflammatory	[96–99]
Alpinia pricei	Prospero Alpini	Roots	Antiinflammatory	[100, 101]
Alpinia galangal	Siamese ginger	Roots	Anticancer	[24]
Alpinia rafflesiana	Raffles' alpinia	Ripe fruits	DPPH free radical scavenger	[102]
Boesenbergia pandurata	Ginger	Fingerroot Rhizome	Antiinflammatory, antioxidant	[25, 85, 103, 104]
Centaurea eryngioides	Centory	—	Antitumor	[56]
Cleome droserifolia	Black thorn/egy	Aerial parts	Antirheumatic; Antifever and antiinflammation	[52]
Combretum collinum	Combretum	Pulverized leaves	Antimicrobial, antimalarial	[105]
Cryptocarya chinensis	—	Air-dried Leaves	Antituberculosis	[106]
Cryptocarya konishii	Brown Laurel	Woods	Antibacterial, anticancer	[107]
Cystus incanus	—	—	Antioxidant/antiestrogenic	[27]
Dalea elegans	Prairie clover/indigo bush	Roots	Antibacterial	[46]
Dysphania graveolens	Fetid goosefoot	—	Antimicrobial, larvicidal, hepatoprotective, antihyperlipidaemic	[108]
Eriodictyon californicum	Yerba santa	Leaves	Chemopreventive agents	[58]
Euphorbia hirta Linn	Asthma herb	Aerial part	Antitumour, antifilarial	[109]
Glycyrrhiza glabra L.	Liquorice	Aerial parts	Cognitive functions, cholinesterase activity	[49, 50]
Helichrysum gymnocomum	—	Flowers	Antimicrobial	[54]
Lippia graveolens	Oregano		Antigiardial	[43]
Lippia origanoides	Wild marjoram	Flowers, leaves, stems	Antimicrobial	[44, 45]
Litchi chinensis	Lychee	Seeds		[42]
Lychnophora markgravii	—	Aerial parts	Antileishmania	[53]
Oxytropis falcate	—	Whole plants	Antipain, antiarthritis	[47, 48]
Piper chimonantifolium	—	Leaves	Antifungal	[62, 110]
Piper lanceaefolium	—	Leaves	Antibacterial	[30, 62]
Piper sarmentosum	—	Aerial parts	Antifeedant, anticarcinogenic	[111]
Sparattosperma leucanthum	—	Leaves	—	[51]
Syzygium samarangense	Champoo	Pulp, seeds of the fruits	Antioxidants	[55]
Turnera diffusa	Damiana	Leaves	Antiaromatase	[57]