Strebloside, a Constituent of Streblus asper with Antineoplastic Activity

Benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]furans and 2-Phenylnaphthalenes from Streblus usambarensis

“…Streblus (Moraceae) is a genus of small deciduous shrubs with approximately 25 species found in tropical India, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand, and the Philippines. Some of these species are in ethnomedical use in the treatment of leprosy, dysentery, filariasis, toothache, inflammation, and cancer, and some were reported to contain cardiac glycosides, coumarins, flavonoids, and lignans − that have anticancer, ,,, antiparasitic, , and antibacterial properties. ,,− Streblus usambarensis is an evergreen shrub with a smooth brown bark that has not yet been phytochemically studied. It is found in the coastal region of Kenya, Tanzania, Guinea, south of Nigeria, and Mozambique .…”