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Plants of the Suregada Roxb. ex Rottler (formerly Gelonium Roxb. ex Willd) are utilized to treat various ailments, namely, hepatic, gum diseases, pyrexia, eczema, and venereal diseases. This review links the reported compounds to ethnomedicinal uses through pharmacological activities. The compounds possess anticancer, anti-allergic, antibacterial,...
Dicoma species belonging to the Asteraceae family are commonly utilized as traditional medicine in Southern Africa. Dicoma anomala, Dicoma capensis, Dicoma schinzii and Dicoma zheyeri are the most common ethnomedicinal plant species used in Southern Africa. The plant species of Dicoma genus are identified as the main source of sesquiterpene lactone...
The stem bark extract of Suregada zanzibariensis afforded a previously undescribed ent-abietane diterpenoid trivially named mangiolide (1) and a known jolkinolide B (2) via anticancer bioassay-guided fractionation. The CH2Cl2:MeOH extract of S. zanzibariensis was initially analysed for its anticancer properties against three cancer cell lines, rena...