Research Article

Appraisals of Bangladeshi Medicinal Plants Used by Folk Medicine Practitioners in the Prevention and Management of Malignant Neoplastic Diseases

Table 4

List of reported phytochemicals from Bangladeshi antineoplastic plants used by folk medicine practitioners.

Serial numberPlant sourcePhytochemical constituents Reference

1Abelmoschus moschatusUridine (1-[(3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-
(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]pyrimidine-
2,4-dione), n-tridecane, isopentyl 2-methyl butanoate, and decanal
[98, 99]

2Acanthus ilicifoliusFlavonoids, glycosides, saponins, steroids, and tannins; lupeol, α-amyrin, olcanolic acid and ursolic acids; saponin and triterpenoid saponin; steroids (stigmasterol, campesterol, and sitosterol); alkaloids (acanthicifoline and benzoxazinium); and phenolics (acanfolioside, ilicifolioside, acteoside, verbascoside, and apigenin) [100104]

3Aristolochia indicaAristolochic acid, flavonoids, tannins, glycosides, phenol, and saponins[38, 105]

4Blumea laceraThymoquinol dimethyl, β-caryophyllene, α-humulene, and E-β-farnesene; 5-hydroxy-3,6,7,3′,4′-pentamethoxy flavone, 5,3′,4′-trihydroxy flavone[46, 106]

5Borassus flabelliferDammarane triterpenoid; resorcinol, phenol, pentanoic acid, glycerin, 10-undecenyl ester, octadecanoic acid, and n-hexadecanoic acid[43, 107]

6Cannabis sativaCannabinoids; Δ9-THC, Δ8-THC[48, 108]

7Clerodendrum inermeNeoclerodane diterpenoids (inermes A, B and 14,15-dihydro-15β-methoxy-3-epicaryoptin), megastigmane glycosides, and iridoid glycoside[109, 110]

8Cucurbita maximaCarbohydrates, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, flavonoids, and saponins steroids; L-asparaginase; glutamic acid, calcium, and resin; and β-carotene, lycopene, and lutein[53, 111113]

9Dillenia indicaDihydroisorhamnetin, dillenetin; tannin, betunaldehyde, betulinic acid, rhamnetin, dihydroisorhamnetin, lupeol, myricetin, naringenin, quercetin and kaempferol glucoside, and stigmasterol[114, 115]

10Dioscorea bulbiferaKaempferol-3, 5-dimethyl ether, caryatin, (L)-catechin, myricetin, quercetin-3-O-galactopyranoside, myricetin-3-O-galactopyranoside, myricetin-3-O-glucopyranoside, and diosbulbin B[116]

11Emilia sonchifoliaBeta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, palmitic acid, and honey acid[117]

12Erythrina variegataLectin, isoflavones, alkaloids, flavonoids, pterocarpans, triterpenes, steroids, alkyl transferulates, proteins, lecithin, 10,11-dioxoerythratidine, and crystagallin A[65, 118120]

13Hygrophila auriculataFlavonoids and polyphenols; apigenin 7-O-glucuronide alkaloids (asteracanthine and asteracanthicine); triterpenes (lupeol, hydrocarbon, hentriacontane, 13 otulin, luteolin, and luteolin-7-O-rutinoside); aliphatic esters (25-oxo-hentriacontyl acetate, methyl 8-nhexyltetracosanoate); and sterols (stigmasterol)[121126]

14Moringa oleiferaFlavonoid pigments (kaempferol, rhamnetin, isoquercitrin, and kaempferitrin), glycoside compounds, glucosinolates, and isothiocyanates; beta-sitosterol, glycerol-1-(9-octadecanoate), 3-O-(6′-O-oleoyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl), beta-sitosterol, and beta-sitosterol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside[127, 128]

15Murraya paniculataCoumarins (7-methoxy-8-(3-methyl-2- oxobutoxy)-2H-chromen-2-one, umbelliferone, and scopolin); indole alkaloids (murrayacarine and murrayaculatine) [129132]

16Nymphaea nouchaliProtein, carbohydrate, reducing sugar, glycosides, phenol, tannin, flavones, saponin, steroid, alkaloid, anthraquinone, quinone, and lectin[133, 134]

17Persicaria hydropiperApigenin-7-O-glucoside, catechin, epicatechin, hyperin, isoquercitrin, kaempferol, kaempferol rutinoside, quercitrin, persicarin, rhamnetin, polygonic acid, polygodial acetal[135]

18Sesbania sesbanOleanolic acid, stigmastane-5.24(28)-diene-3β-O-β-D-galactopyranoside, galactomannan, phenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins, and saponin[136138]

19Trichosanthes kirilowiiCucurbitacin B, cucurbitacin D, 4′,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyisoaurone[77, 139, 140]

20Veronica officinalisTerpenes, esters, steroids (sterols and sterenes), p-hydroxyphenyl ethyl alcohol, maltol, and loliolide. β-sitosterol; α-linolenic and linoleic acid; and iridoid glucoside[141, 142]