Review Article

Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies on the Genus Psoralea: A Mini Review

Table 1

Chemical constituents isolated and identified from the genus Psoralea.

NumberNameSourceRef.

Flavonoids
1Corylifol CP. corylifolia[15]
2IsovitexinP. plicata[5]
34′-MethoxyflavoneP. corylifolia[1, 16]
4Coryfilolin=bavachinP. corylifolia[17]
5BavachininP. corylifolia[18]
63,5,3′,4′-Tetrahydroxy-7-methoxyflavone-3′-O--L-xylopyranosyl(1→3)
-O--L-arabinopyranosyl(1→4)
-O--D-galactopyranoside
P. corylifolia[17]
7AstragalinP. corylifolia[8]
87,8-Dihydro-8-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,2-
dimethyl-2H,6H-benzo[1,2-b:5,4-b′]dipyran-6-one
P. corylifolia[15]
9Furan(2′′,3′′,7,6)-4′-hydroxy flavanoneP. corylifolia[19]
10IsobavachinP. corylifolia[20, 21]
116-PrenylnaringeninP. corylifolia[22]
12Erythrinin AP. corylifolia[15]
13GenisteinP. corylifolia[19, 23]
14NeobavaisoflavoneP. corylifolia[1, 9, 15, 24, 25]
15DaidzeinP. corylifolia[9]
16CorylinalP. corylifolia[24]
17Biochanin AP. corylifolia[26]
18Corylinal methyl etherP. corylifolia[24]
198-PrenylnaringeninP. corylifolia[15]
20Neobava isoflavone-7-O-methyl-etherP. corylifolia[27]
21DaidzinP. corylifolia[12]
22BavadinP. corylifolia[28]
23Corylinanl=7-O-methyl-3′-
formyl-4′-hydroxy isoflavone
P. corylifolia[24]
24CorylinP. corylifolia[1, 11, 15, 29]
25Corylifol A
=7,4′-dihydroxy-3′-[(E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl] isoflavone
P. corylifolia[15]
26NeocorylinP. corylifolia[30]
27IsoneobavaisoflavoneP. corylifolia[15]
28PsoralenolP. corylifolia[27]
29Psoralenol methyl etherP. corylifolia[27]
30Psoralenol monomethyl ether monoacetateP. corylifolia[27]
31Psoralenol diacetateP. corylifolia[27]
32Neobavachalcone =5′-formyl-2′,4-dihydroxy-4′-methoxy chalconeP. corylifolia[31, 32]
33IsoneobavachalconeP. corylifolia[33]
34Isobavachalcone=eorylifolinP. corylifolia[20, 21]
35BavachalconeP. corylifolia[21, 34]
36Corylifol BP. corylifolia[35]
374,2′-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxy-5′-(3′′′,
3′′′-dimethylallyl)chalcone
P. corylifolia[36]
38BakuchalconeP. corylifolia[37]
39BakuchalconeP. corylifolia[37]
40Brosimacutin GP. corylifolia[15]
41BavachromonolP. corylifolia[1, 38]
421-[2,4-Dihydroxy-3-(2-hydroxy-3-methyl-3-butenyl)phenyl]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-oneP. corylifolia[1]
43Psorachalcones BP. corylifolia[16]
44BavachromeneP. corylifolia[1, 33]
45Isobavachromene
=4-hydroxylonchocarpin
P. corylifolia[15, 39]
46PsorachromeneP. corylifolia[40]
47Psorachalcones AP. corylifolia[1, 15]
484′-O-Methyl bavachalconeP. corylifolia[41]
494,2′-Dihydroxy-2′′-(1′′′-methyl ethyl)
-2′′-3′′-dihydro-(4′′,5′′,3′,4′)furanochalcone
P. corylifolia[36]
507,5′′-Dihydroxy-6′′,6′′-dimethyl-dihydropyrano-(2′′,3′′,4′,3′)-isoflavoneP. corylifolia[24]

Coumarins
51PsoralenP. corylifolia
P. plicata
[5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 42]
52Bergapten=5-methoxy psoralenP. corylifolia[43]
53Xanthotoxin=8-methoxy psoralenP. corylifolia[43]
54BakuchincinP. corylifolia
P. plicata
[5, 9, 10]
55Isopsoralen=angelicinP. corylifolia[1, 1012, 14]
56NeopsoralenP. corylifolia[16]
57Bavacoumestan BP. corylifolia[44]
58PsoralidinP. corylifolia[5, 29, 4547]
59Psoralidin-2′,3′-oxide diacetateP. corylifolia[33]
60IsopsoralidinP. corylifolia[4]
61PlicadinP. plicata
P. corylifolia
[7, 13]
62CorylidinP. corylifolia[1, 30]
63Sophoracoumestan AP. corylifolia[12]
64Bavacoumestan AP. corylifolia[44]
65PsoralinP. corylifolia[10]
66C-PhenylcoumarinP. corylifolia[33]

Phenols
67p-Hydroxybenzyl alcoholP. corylifolia[48]
68p-HydroxybenzaldehydeP. corylifolia[48]
69p-Hydroxybenzyl acidP. corylifolia[8]
703-Hydroxy bakuchiolP. glandulosa[49]
71CorylifolinP. corylifolia[9, 11]
72DrupaninP. drupacea
P. juncea
[50, 51]
73Plication BP. plicata[32]
7412,13-Dihydro-12,13-epoxy bakuchiolP. glandulosa[49]
75DrupanolP. drupacea[52]
76BakuchiolP. corylifolia[11, 20, 46, 49, 5356]
7712,13-Dihydro-12,13-dihydroxy bakuchiolP. corylifolia[54]
78Plicatin-AP. plicata[5, 57]
79Psoralea =3-(3-methyl-2-3-epoxybutyl-)-p-
coumaric acid methyl ester
P. plicata[5]
8013-HydroxyisobakuchiolP. corylifolia[53]
8112-HydroxyisobakuchiolP.corylifolia
P. glandulosa
[49, 53]
8212,13-Dihydro-12,13-epoxy bakuchiolP. corylifolia[9, 54]
83Cyclobakuchiol CP. corylifolia[53]
84Cyclobakuchiols AP. glandulosa[5860]
85Cyclobakuchiols BP. glandulosa[5860]
86CorylifonolP. corylifolia[8]
87IsocorylifonolP. corylifolia[8]
88Psoracorylifols AP. corylifolia[34]
89Psoracorylifols BP. corylifolia[34]
90Psoracorylifols CP. corylifolia[34]
91Psoracorylifols DP. corylifolia[34]
92Psoracorylifols EP. corylifolia[34]
93α-Diplicatin BP. plicata[5, 61]
94Bisbakuchiols AP. corylifolia[54]
95Bisbakuchiols BP. corylifolia[54, 62]
96Bisbakuchiols CP. corylifolia[54, 62]
97α-TocopherolP. plicata[5, 61]
98Rososide AP. plicata[5, 61]

Benzofurans and benzopyrans
99IsocorylifonolP. corylifolia[4, 18]
100Z-Werneria chromenesP. plicata[5, 61]
101E-Werneria chromenesP. plicata[5, 61]
102PsoralenosideP. corylifolia[63]
103Isopsoralic acid-O-glucopyranosylP. plicata[5, 61]
1041→6-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside isopsoralic acidP. plicata[61]
1051→6-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside corylifonolP. plicata[61]
106IsopsoralenosideP. corylifolia[63]
1071→4-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside
angelic acid
P. plicata[61]
1081→4-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside isocorylifonolP. plicata[61]

Quinones
109α-Tocopherol quinone methyl etherP. plicata[1, 7, 64]
110α-Tocopherol quinoneP. plicata[1, 7, 65]

Sesquiterpenoids, triterpenes, and steroids
111β-CaryophylleneP. corylifolia[18]
112β-Caryophyllene oxideP. plicata[5]
113PsoracinolP. plicata[1]
114StigmasterolP. plicata
P. corylifolia
[4, 24, 66]
115Daucosterol=β-sitosterol-D-glucosideP. corylifolia[1, 67]

Others
116TriglycerideP. corylifolia[1, 4]
117TriacontaneP. corylifolia[1, 4]
118Linolenic acidP. corylifolia[68]
119Linoleic acidP. corylifolia[68]
120O-Methyl bakuchiolsP. corylifolia[54]
121O-Ethyl bakuchiolsP. corylifolia[54]
122Acetyl bakuchiolP. corylifolia[54]
123LupeolP. plicata[66, 69]
124PsoralesterP. corylifolia[40]
125GlucoseP. corylifolia[4]
126PinitolP. corylifolia[16]
127RaffinoseP. corylifolia[4]
128UracilP. corylifolia[12]
129Drupacine=2′,2′-dimethyl-3′,4′-dihydropyran-5′,6′:3,4-trans-cinnamic acidP. drupacea[70]