Convolvulus plant-A comprehensive review from phytochemical composition to pharmacy

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2020
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Salehi, Bahare and Krochmal-Marczak, Barbara and Skiba, Dominika and Patra, Jayanta Kumar and Das, Swagat Kumar and Das, Gitishree and Popovic-Djordjevic, Jelena B. and Kostic, Aleksandar Z. and Kumar, Nanjangud V. Anil and Tripathi, Ayushi and Al-Snafi, Ali Esmail and Arserim-Ucar, Dilhun Keriman and Konovalov, Dmitry Alekseevich and Csupor, Dezso and Shukla, Ila and Azmi, Lubna and Mishra, Abhay Prakash and Sharifi-Rad, Javad and Sawicka, Barbara and Martins, Natalia and Taheri, Yasaman and Fokou, Patrick Valere Tsouh and Capasso, Raffaele and Martorell, Miquel
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Abstract
Convolvulus genus is a representative of the family of Convolvulaceae. Convolvulus plants are broadly distributed all over the world and has been used for many centuries as herbal medicine. Convolvulus genus contains various phytochemicals such as flavonoids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, mucilage, unsaturated sterols or terpenes, resin, tannins, lactones, and proteins. This review highlights the phytochemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, application as food preservative, traditional medicine use, anticancer activities, and clinical effectiveness in human of Convolvulus plants. All the parts of Convolvulus plants possess therapeutic benefits; preliminary pharmacological data validated their use in traditional medicine. However, further preclinical and clinical experiments are warranted before any application in human health.
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http://acikerisim.bingol.edu.tr/handle/20.500.12898/2090
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