Chemical constituents of Asparagus.

Chemical constituents of Asparagus. Pharmacogn Rev. 2010 Jul;4(8):215-20 Authors: Negi JS, Singh P, Joshi GP, Rawat MS, Bisht VK Abstract Asparagus species (family Liliaceae) are medicinal plants of temperate Himalayas. They possess a variety of biological properties, such as being antioxidants, immunostimulants, anti-inflammatory, antihepatotoxic, antibacterial, antioxytocic, and reproductive agents. The article briefly reviews the isolated chemical constituents and the biological activities of the plant species. The structural formula of isolated compounds and their distribution in the species studied are also given. PMID: 22228964 [PubMed]
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