Review Article

Delving the Role of Caralluma fimbriata: An Edible Wild Plant to Mitigate the Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome

Table 3

Bioactive compounds isolated from various Caralluma species.

Bioactive componentExtractionTherapeutic potentialSpecies varietyReference

Pregnane glycosides (27 compounds)Methanolic extractionHigh cytotoxic activitiesC. gracilis
C. dalzielii
[64]
Novel Pregnane glycosideEther eluates of methanol and benzene fractions of ethanolic extractC. umbellate[64]
New pregnane glycosides (2-13)Ethanolic and butanolic extractionAppetite suppressant
Antiobesity
High cytotoxic activity
C. fimbriata[64]
New pregnane glycosides (1-20)Chloroform and methanol extractsC. negevensis
C. russeliana
C. sinaica
[64]
Four tetrasaccharide pregnane glycosides (desflavasides A-D)SapAntidiabetic and antiulcerC. flava[64]
Pregnane glycosides (nizwaside)SapAnticancer
Antidiabetic
Antiulcer
C. flava[64, 65]
Pregnane glycosides (carumbelloside-III and dihydro russelioside)Ethanolic extractionAntidiabetic
Antiobesity
Antinociceptive
Antiulcer
Anti-inflammatory
Antiarthritis effects
Wound healing activities
C. pauciflora[58, 64]
Pregnane glycoside (russelioside B)n-Butanol fraction of methanol extractAntidiabetic
Antihyperlipidemic
C. quadrangular[64]
Five pregnane glycosides (caratuberside A-E); pregnant glycoside-russeliosideChloroform fraction of MeOH extractAntimalarial
Antitrypanosomal
Cytotoxic potential
C. tuberculata[64]
Pregnane glycosides (desmiflavasides A and B)SapAntiproliferative
Antidiabetic
Antiulcer
C. flava[64, 65]
Pregnane glycosides (C15 oxypregnane glycosides (penicillosides A–C))Chloroform fraction of ethanol extractC. penicillata[64]
Four acylated pregnane glycosides (russeliosides E–H)Methanolic extraction; chloroform extracts; and n-butanol fraction of ethanol extractC. penicillata
C. russeliana
[64]
Five pregnane derivativesHPLC-UV
LC/MS-TOF
C. fimbriata
C. attenuata
C. umbellata
[66]
Polyoxy pregnane glycoside (retrospinoside 1)n-butanol fraction of methanol extract; ether extractsHigh cytotoxic activityC. retrospections[64]
Bisdesmosidic C21 pregnane steroidal glycosides (lasianthosides-A and B)n-Butanol fraction of ethanolic extract; less polar solvent extractionC. lasiantha[64]
Pregnane steroidal glycoside (androstan glycoside)Ethyl acetate extractModerate cytotoxic activityC. tuberculata[64]
Steroidal glycosides (stalagmoside I–IV)Butanol fractionAnti-inflammatoryC. stalagmifera
C. indica
[64]
Steroidal glycosides (Caradalzieloside A-E)CHCl3/MeOHC. dalzielii[64]
Flavones glycoside (luteolin-4-O-neohesperiodoside)Methanolic extract; an n-butanol fraction of ethanol extractC. lasiantha
C. russeliana
[64]
Flavones glycoside (megastigmane glycosides)Methanolic extractAnti-inflammatoryC. negevensis[64]
Flavone glycosidesMethanolic extract;AntioxidantC. negevensis
C. attenuate
[64]
Steroids/triterpenoids; pentacyclic triterpenoidn-Hexane; butanone, ethylene acetate, and n-butanol; ethanolic extraction; and chloroform extractAntiapoptotic
Neuroprotective
Antioxidative
Anticancer
Anti-inflammatory
C. attenuate
C. nilagiriana
C. russeliana
C. edulis
[64, 6769]
StigmasterolLess polar solvent extractionAnti-inflammatory
Antiasthmatic
Antioxidative
Antiproliferative
Neuroprotective
C. lasiantha
C. wissmannii
[64, 70, 71]
Two sterolsChloroform extractC. russeliana[64]
FlavonoidsButanone, ethylene acetate, and n-butanol; ethanolic extraction; and chloroform extractAntioxidant
Antitumor
Antimutagenic
C. attenuate
C. nilagiriana
C. sinaica
C. umbellate
C. tuberculata
C. edulis
[64, 67, 72]
RutinEthanolic extractionAntidiabetic
Antibacterial
Anti-inflammatory
Cardioprotective
C. nilagiriana
C. arabica
[64, 73]
AlkaloidsEthanolic extractionAntiadipogenicC. nilagiriana
C. tuberculata
C. edulis
[45, 64, 67, 72, 74]
TanninsEthanolic extractionAnti-inflammatory
Antioxidant
Antidiabetic
Anticancer
Cardioprotective
C. nilagiriana
C. umbellate
C. edulis
[50, 64, 67]
QuercetinSecondary metabolite
Cardioprotective
Neurological protection
Antioxidant
C. arabica[64, 7476]
Polyphenols/phenolic compoundsEthanolic extractionAntioxidantC. nilagiriana
C. edulis
[64, 67]
SaponinsButanone, ethylene acetate, and n-butanolImmune system enhancersC. attenuate
C. umbellate
C. tuberculata
C. edulis
[64, 67, 72]