Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of the Genus Licaria (Lauraceae)

Abstract

The genus Licaria (Lauraceae) is a flowering plant genus, comprises 40 species and endemic to Central and South America. Most of the species have been used as traditional medicine. Phytochemicals isolated from Licaria species are lignans, neolignans, alkaloids, lactones, triterpenes, and arylpropanoids. The purpose of this review is to examine in detail from a phytochemical and pharmacological point of view what is reported in the past and current literature obtained from plants belonging to the Licaria genus.

Chemical constituents and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of Beilschmiedia insignis Gamble

“…Furthermore, all the alkaloid compounds were also reported from plants of various families such as Amaryllidaceae [17], Piperaceae [18], Asteraceae [19], and Rutaceae [20]. The presence of those valuable alkaloids in Beilschmiedia species enriches their chemical diversity and provides evidence for chemotaxonomic studies of Beilschmiedia species and the family Lauraceae as well [6]. (+)-Boldine (5) β-Sitosterol (6) .…”

“…The presence of those valuable alkaloids in Beilschmiedia species enriches their chemical diversity and provides evidence for chemotaxonomic studies of Beilschmiedia species and the family Lauraceae as well [6]. (+)-Boldine (5) β-Sitosterol (6) . Some of the most relevant therapies for the treatment of the disease are based on the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor activity.…”

“…Beilschmiedia insignis belongs to the Lauraceae family, is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It grows in the primary and secondary forests from lowlands to mountains at 30-350 m altitude [6]. Some species of the genus are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of several ailments such as uterine tumors, rheumatism, and pulmonary diseases in Africa.…”

Phytochemistry by design: a case study of the chemical composition of Ocotea guianensis optimized extracts focused on untargeted metabolomics analysis

“…This fraction was selected since most chemotaxonomic evaluation of Lauraceae emphasizes the importance of medium polarity substances as chemical markers and prominent bioactive fraction. 23,43,44,50,60,61 Ethyl acetate fraction was analyzed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The TLC was performed on a pre-activated silica gel HPTLC analytical plate (Merck Alugram® Xtra SIL G/UV254) developed with a mobile phase composed of chloroform : ethyl acetate : methanol : formic acid (5 : 3 : 2 : 0.5).…”

Lindera aggregata (Sims) Kosterm: Review on phytochemistry and biological activities

“…For centuries, botanical remedies have been used for human disease management because plants contain multitude of novel components of diverse therapeutic value. The Lauraceae family is by far the largest family of the order Laurales with about 50 genera and over 2000 species distributed throughout tropical to subtropical latitudes especially in Southeast Asia and tropical America (Van der Werff & Richter, 1996;Salleh et al, 2015). Most of the plants of this family and particularly genus Lindera are of great interest to pharmacists as preliminary pharmacological studies proved that these plants have the efficient medicinal potential for the treatment of broad-spectrum health disorders (Cao et al, 2016).…”