Abstract :
The phytochemical analysis of Jussiaea repens revealed that the plant contained squalene, betulonicacid, betulin,
betulinicacid, a mixture of [ 2 4 R]-6β-hydroxy-stigmast-4-en-3-one and [22 E, 24 R]- 6 β -hydroxy-stigmast-4,22-
dien-3-one, pteleoellagic acid 3,30,40-tri-O -methyl ellagic acid, dihydroquercetin or [+]-transtaxifolin, quercetin,
protocatechuic acid, afzelin, quercitrin,, methyl gallate, gallic acid and myricitrin. The previous
pharmacological researches showed that Jussiaea repens possessed haematinic, hepatoprotective, anti-diabetic,
anti- inflammatory, cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antioxidant effects and many effects on male and female fertility. This
review discussed the pharmacological and therapeutic effects of Jussiaea repens.
Keywords: Jussiaea repens, pharmacology, therapeutic, chemical constituents
Keyword :
Jussiaea repens, pharmacology, therapeutic, chemical constituents