Stellaria media (L.) Vill. - A plant with immense therapeutic potentials: phytochemistry and pharmacology
Abstract
Stellaria media (chickweed), a Caryophyllaceae plant used as a therapeutic substance since antiquity, contains flavonoids, the oligosaccharide stellariose, anthraquinone derivatives, steroid saponins and phenolic compounds. These constituents display anti-obesity, antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antidiabetic and anxiolytic activities.
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Oladeji, O.S., Oyebamiji, A.K (2020) 'Stellaria media (L.) Vill. - A plant with immense therapeutic potentials: phytochemistry and pharmacology', Heliyon, 6(6), pp. e04150. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04150
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