A Review of Botanical Characteristics, Traditional Usage, Chemical Components, Pharmacological Activities, and Safety of Pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC

Table 4

Reported phytoconstituents in the leaves and fruits of P. bleo.

Plant part	Class of the constituents	Constituents	Reference
Leaves	Alkaloids	3,4-Dimethoxy-𝛽-phenethylamine	[34]
		3-Methoxytyramine	[34]
		Tyramine	[34]
	Fatty acids	Methyl palmitate	[31]
		Methyl linoleate
		Methyl 𝛼-linoleate
	Flavonoid	Vitexin	[35]
	Phytosterol glycoside	𝛽-Sitosterol glucoside	[35]
	Lactone	Dihydroactinidiolide	[28]
	Phenolic compounds	2,4-Ditert-butylphenol	[36]
		𝛼-Tocopherol	[36, 37]
		Catechin	[37]
		Epicatechin	[37]
		Quercetin	[37]
		Myricetin	[37]
	Sterols	Campesterol
		Stigmasterol	[28]
		𝛽-Sitosterol	[36]
	Terpenoids	𝛽-Carotene	[37]
		Phytol	[36]
Fruit	Carotenoids	Lutein (𝛽,é-carotene-3,3′-diol)	[26, 37]
		Zeaxanthin (𝛽,𝛽-carotene-3,3′-diol)