Browsing by Author "Boutaghane, Naima"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Scabiosa genus a rich source of triterpene saponins
    (University of Oum El Bouaghi, 2021-12-13) Boutaghane, Naima
    Plants have been widely used in the treatment or alleviation of many diseases from past to present. Although the synthetic drugs are very effective in the treatment of various diseases, people also prefer to use herbal remedies due to less side effects and easily accessible. The plants contain secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, lignans, coumarins and saponins. These secondary metabolites show many biological activities, for example, antioxidant activity antitumor, antiinflammatory and antiallergic. Algeria has an important place in traditional medicine due to the rich flora. Also, one of the plants used in traditional medicine is Scabiosa L. (Caprifoliaceae) genus applying in potential treatment of various illnesses such as liver diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and neuromuscular diseases and in particular scabies, skin sores, and other skin infections. Scabiosa genus is represented with 12 taxa in flora of Algeria. In the field of our researches on natural saponins, we have investigated tow Scabiosa species named Scabiosa semippaposa and Scabiosa stellata; Herein, we report the isolation and structural elucidation of the undescribed triterpenoid saponins together with the known triterpene saponins.