Cucurbitacins and their pharmacological effects
- 1 May 1995
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Phytotherapy Research
- Vol. 9 (3) , 159-168
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.2650090302
Abstract
The cucurbitacins are triterpenic plant principles with varied pharmacological activities, found in several botanical families. This review includes the structures described in the literature, the plant‐containing cucurbitacins and their main pharmacological effects.Keywords
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