An updated review on pharmacological activities and phytochemical constituents of evening primrose (genus Oenothera)

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Rebecca Munir, Nabil Semmar, Muhammad Farman, Naseem Saud Ahmad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017
• Subjects: Oenothera; Medicinal plants; Chemical composition; Biological activities; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.10.004; https://doaj.org/article/3051b55db073487383a1eab9aabd8235

Genus Oenothera includes medicinal plants that are distributed throughout the world and are known since ancient times. Popular indications of different species of this genus include treatment of inflammations, diabetes, microbial infections, ulcers, tumors, kidney and liver problems. The plants of this genus are a botanical source for various pharmaceutically active components like sterols, alkaloids, phenolic acids, flavonoids, triterpenoids, saponins, biflavonols and tocopherols. This review article is a compilation of chemical composition and biological activities of the various species of the genus Oenothera.