Review Article

Eryngium foetidum L. (Apiaceae): A Literature Review of Traditional Uses, Chemical Composition, and Pharmacological Activities

Table 4

Pharmacological activities of bioactive compounds from Eryngium foetidum L.

Pharmacological activityOrganismBioactive compoundsRef.

Antibacterial and antifungalHelicobacter pyloriAlkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, anthraquinone, sterols[71]
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Listeria monocyatogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and SalmonellaGlycosides, flavonoids, terpenoids, steroids, and tannins[12]
Phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid[78]
Salmonella typhimurium and Candida albicansFlavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, phenolic compounds, steroids, and terpenoids[72]
Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus e Streptococcus pneumoniae[80]
Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella sonnei, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, and Vibrio cholerae MTCC[79]

AnthelminticStrongyloides stercoralisTrans-2-dodecenal[13]
Anti-leishmaniasisLeishmania tarentolae promastigotes and Leishmania donovani amastigotesLasidiol p-methoxybenzoate[63]
AntilarvalAedes albopictus skuse2-Dodecen-1-al, capryl alcohol[14]
Anti-inflammatoryLutein, β-carotenes, chlorogenic acid, kaempferol, and caffeic acid[81]
β-Carotene, lutein, caffeic acid, and kaempferol[76]
Anticlastogenic[82]
Anticancer[83]
AntidiabeticCarbohydrates, starch, mucilage, proteins and amino acids, saponins, phytosterols, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and tannins[68]

AntioxidantPolyphenols, flavonoids, chlorophylls, and carotenoids[69]
carotenoids (β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, pheophytin-b, chlorophyll-a, and chlorophyll-b), phenolic compounds ( protocatechuic acid, p-coumaric acid, syringic acid ferulic acid, and sinapic acid, gallic acid) and anthroquinones (citreorosein, telochistin, secalonic acid D, emodin, parietin and norlichexanthone).[16]
α-Pinene, M-cymene, O-cymene, and (Z)-13-octadecenal[62]
Phenols, flavonoids, and antioxidants[70]

ToxicologicalCauses renal dysfunction in mice, with a diet of 0.8% of consumption, equivalent to 35% of human consumption in 24 weeks[84]