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| Title: | A review on anthraquinones isolated from Cassia species and their applications |
| Authors: | Dave, Hemen
Ledwani, Lalita |
| Keywords: | Anthraquinones
Biologically active metabolites
Cassia
Caesalpiniaceae
Pharmacological applications |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01)-A61K 36/00 |
| Abstract: | Cassia Linn. (Family - Caesalpiniaceae)
is a large tropical genus with about 600 species of herbs, shrubs and trees.
Most of the plants of the genus are wellknown in Indian system of medicine for
their cathartic, purgative and antibiotic properties. Many compounds of structural
significance and medicinal importance have been reported from different species
of this genus. Species of Cassia are
rich source of anthraquinones which are wellknown as natural dyes, and are
gaining importance in recent years due to environmental pollution caused by
synthetic dyes. This paper attempts to give an overview of literature on the
isolated and characterized anthraquinones from various Cassia species and their
repoted applications. Besides dye yielding properties
they are used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Thus plants of Cassia species can serve as
commercial source of naturaly occurring anthraquinones.
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| Page(s): | 291-319 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.3(3) [September 2012]
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