A dithienylacetylene ester from Eclipta erecta

Eclipta alba extract with potential for hair growth promoting activity

“…Phytochemical analysis assessed the presence of coumestans (Wagner et al, 1986;Yahara et al, 1997), triterpinoid glycosides (Singh and Bhargava, 1992), thiophene derivatives (Yahara et al, 1997), triterpinoid saponins (Zhao et al, 2001), flavanoids (Shieh and Tsai, 1985) and wedelolactone (Samiulla et al, 2003).…”

Stimulatory constituents of Eclipta prostrata on mouse osteoblast differentiation

“…In the course of screening, a methanol extract of the aerial parts of Eclipta prostrata L. (Compositae) was found significantly to increase osteoblast differentiation as assessed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, one of the major osteoblast differentiation markers. Thiophenes, triterpenes, coumestanes and flavonoids have been reported as constituents of Eclipta species (Yahara et al, 1997;Singh and Bhargava, 1992). To date, however, there have been no previous studies of E. prostrata on the stimulation of osteoblast differentiation.…”

Thiophenes, polyacetylenes and terpenes from the aerial parts of Eclipata prostrata

“…The aerial parts of E. prostrata is one significant traditional folk medicine and mainly used as a tonic for enriching the blood. 1 Previous phytochemical investigations of the plant have uncovered a number of bioactive compounds, such as triterpenes, 2-4 coumestans, 5 steroids, 6 flavonoids 6 , thiopenes, 7 polyacetylenes, 8 alkaloids. 9 It has attracted a great deal of attention for their wide range of biological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, 10,11 antimicrobial, 12 antioxidant, 13 antihyperglycemic, 14 immunomodulatory, 15 hepatoprotective, 16 analgesic 17 and hair growth promoting properties.…”