Phytochemistry of the Genus Equisetum (Equisetum arvense)
1 Biotechnology College, Al-Nahrain University, Baghadad, Iraq.
2 Department of Forensic Techniques, Al-Farahidi University, Baghadad, Iraq.
3 Biotechnology Research Center, Al-Nahrain University, Baghadad, Iraq.
4 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022, 18(02), 283–289.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2022.18.2.0059
Publication history:
Received on 01 January 2022; revised on 08 February 2022; accepted on 10 February 2022
Abstract:
The previous studies revealed that Equisetum arvense contained alkaloids, carbohydrate, proteins and amino acids, phytosterols, saponins, sterols, ascorbic acid, silicic acid, phenol, tannin, flavonoids, triterpenoids, volatile oils and many other biological active constituents. E. arvense has been used as a folklore medicine for treatment of various conditions such as tuberculosis, as a catarrh in the kidney and bladder regions, as a hematostatic for profuse menstruation, nasal, pulmonary, gastric hemorrhages and many other uses. The current review highlights the uses and phytochemical constituents of E. arvense.
Keywords:
Equisetum arvense; Alkaloids; Phytosterols; Hematostatic; Flavonoids
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