The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2022;11(6):414-420 ; DOI:10.31254/phyto.2022.11607
Arctigenin: A Potential Component with Multifaceted Therapeutic Properties
Acharya Balkrishna1,2 , Shalini Singh1 , Deepika Srivastava1 , Vidhi Dobhal1 , Sonam Verma1 , Vedpriya Arya1,2
1. Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar, Uttarakhand- 249405, India
2. University of Patanjali, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar, Uttarakhand- 249405, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 3rd October, 2022 / Accepted: 19th November, 2022 / Published : 20th December, 2022
Medicinal plants are an excellent source of new therapeutic drugs because of their phytochemicalconstituents. Arctium lappa L. (common name-burdock) is a perennial medicinal herb commonly foundin China, Japan, Korea traditionally used as promising health supplement. promising health supplement.Major active constituent of A. lappa L. seeds are arctigenin which exhibits pharmacological potentialsuch as anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antimicrobial and hepatoprotective properties. The purpose of thisstudy is to provide an up-to-date evaluation of the literature on the pharmacological activities ofArctigenin from Articum lappa L. Literature is collected from Google scholar, Science Direct, ResearchGate, PubMed, Google, and SciFinder databases published between 2012 and 2021 (Jan). Keywordsused to retrieve the data are pharmacological profile, arctigenin, and Arctium lappa L. The antioxidant,anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, hepatoprotective, renoprotective, neuroprotective, and CNS depressantproperties of arctigenin demonstrated its pharmacological significance among traditional scienceAccording to different research, arctigenin is effective in the treatment of a variety of chronic disorders,including cancer (stomach, lungs, liver, and colon) and inflammatory diseases (rashes, and other skinconditions.). Future experiments based on the mechanism pathway responsible for the protective role ofarctigenin's will help the scientist to uncover its health benefits.
Arctium lappa, Arctigenin, Botanical description, Medicinal uses, Pharmacological profile
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Balkrishna A, Dobhal V, Verma S, Srivastava D, Singh S, Arya V. Arctigenin: APotential Component with Multifaceted Therapeutic Properties. J Phytopharmacol2022; 11(6):414-420. doi: 10.31254/phyto.2022.11607
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