Abstract
Phenolic compounds as well as flavonoids are well-known as antioxidant and many other important bioactive agents that have long been interested due to their benefits for human health, curing and preventing many diseases. This review attempts to demonstrate an overview of flavonoids and other phenolic compounds as the interesting alternative sources for pharmaceutical and medicinal applications. The examples of these phytochemicals from several medicinal plants are also illustrated, and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and medical aspects, especially for health promoting e.g., antioxidant effects, antibacterial effect, anti-cancer effect, cardioprotective effects, immune system promoting and anti-inflammatory effects, skin protective effect from UV radiation and so forth are highlighted.
Keywords
Traditional medicineHealth benefitsAntioxidantHuman healthMedicinal plantsChemistryPharmacologyMedicineBiochemistry
Affiliated Institutions
Related Publications
Occurrence and content of hydroxycinnamic and hydroxybenzoic acid compounds in foods
Phenolic acid compounds seem to be universally distributed in plants. They have been the subject of a great number of chemical, biological, agricultural, and medical studies. Hy...
Plant Flavonoids: Chemical Characteristics and Biological Activity
In recent years, more attention has been paid to natural sources of antioxidants. Flavonoids are natural substances synthesized in several parts of plants that exhibit a high an...
Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent
Flavonoids are phytochemical compounds present in many plants, fruits, vegetables, and leaves, with potential applications in medicinal chemistry. Flavonoids possess a number of...
Flavonoids as Anticancer Agents
Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds subdivided into 6 groups: isoflavonoids, flavanones, flavanols, flavonols, flavones and anthocyanidins found in a variety of plants. Fruits...
Plant flavonoids: Classification, distribution, biosynthesis, and antioxidant activity
Flavonoids are a group of natural polyphenol substances abundant in vegetables, fruits, grains, and tea. As plant secondary metabolites, flavonoids play essential roles in many ...
Publication Info
- Year
- 2018
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 93-93
- Citations
- 1815
- Access
- Closed
External Links
Social Impact
Altmetric
PlumX Metrics
Social media, news, blog, policy document mentions
Citation Metrics
1815
OpenAlex
16
Influential
1322
CrossRef
Cite This
Duangjai Tungmunnithum,
Areeya Thongboonyou,
Apinan Pholboon
et al.
(2018).
Flavonoids and Other Phenolic Compounds from Medicinal Plants for Pharmaceutical and Medical Aspects: An Overview.
Medicines
, 5
(3)
, 93-93.
https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines5030093
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.3390/medicines5030093
- PMID
- 30149600
- PMCID
- PMC6165118