Review Article

Diosgenin: An Updated Pharmacological Review and Therapeutic Perspectives

Table 1

Botanical sources of diosgenin.

SNBotanical nameFamilyReferences

1Trigonella foenum-graecumFabaceaeArya and Kumar [49]
2Costus speciosusCostaceaeSelim and Al Jaouni [50]
3Tribulus terrestris LZygophyllaceaeWang et al., [51]
4Smilax china L.SmilacaceaeYin et al. [52]
5Rhizoma polgonationAsparagaceaeChen et al. [53]
6Helicteres isora L.MalvaceaeDeshpande and Bhalsing [21]
7Paris polyphyllaMelanthiaceaeGupta et al. [54]