| Title: | Active Compounds with Medicinal Potential Found in Maxillariinae Benth. (Orchidaceae Juss.) Representatives-A Review |
| Author(s): | Lipinska MM; Halinski LP; Golebiowski M; Kowalkowska AK; |
| Address: | "Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland. Foundation Polish Orchid Association, 81-825 Sopot, Poland. Laboratory of Analysis of Natural Compounds, Department of Environmental Analytics, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland. Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1422-0067 (Electronic) 1422-0067 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Orchids are widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of a whole range of different health conditions, and representatives of the Neotropical subtribe Maxillariinae are not an exception. They are utilized, for instance, for their spasmolytic and anti-inflammatory activities. In this work, we analyze the literature concerning the chemical composition of the plant extracts and secretions of this subtribe's representatives published between 1991 and 2022. Maxillariinae is one of the biggest taxa within the orchid family; however, to date, only 19 species have been investigated in this regard and, as we report, they produce 62 semiochemicals of medical potential. The presented review is the first summary of biologically active compounds found in Maxillariinae" |
| Keywords: | "*Orchidaceae/chemistry Flowers Plant Extracts/pharmacology Medicine, Traditional Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology active compounds ethnobotany medicine orchids phytochemistry;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineLipinska, Monika M Halinski, Lukasz P Golebiowski, Marek Kowalkowska, Agnieszka K eng Review Switzerland 2023/01/09 Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 1; 24(1):739. doi: 10.3390/ijms24010739" |
