02324nas a2200217 4500008004100000245007100041210006900112260001600181300001400197490000700211520167900218653002601897653003001923653001501953653001601968653002801984100001802012700001902030700001802049856003902067 2018 eng d00aA Review on Phytopharmacopial Potential of Epilobium angustifolium0 aReview on Phytopharmacopial Potential of Epilobium angustifolium cAugust 2018 a1076-10780 v103 a

Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands of years, and an impressive number of modern drugs have been isolated from natural sources which are based on their use in traditional medicine. Epilobium angustifolium L is a perennial herbaceous plant that belongs to the Onagraceae family. It exhibits various therapeutic properties like anticancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-aging properties. Epilobium angustifolium L. contains polyphenols and secondary metabolites like oenothein B. Information was collected via Medline, PubMed, and Science Direct. Also some data have been collected from scientific journals, books, and reports. This review gives the current information on the chemical composition, traditional uses, and documented biological activities of Epilobium angustifolium L. These studies reveal that Epilobium angustifolium L is a source of medicinally active compounds and have various pharmacological effects. These studies will be helpful to create interest toward Epilobium angustifolium L and may be useful in developing a new direction for further research.Epilobium angustifolium L.is a medicinally important plant belongs to Onagraceae family. Extract from the plant is used in the treatment of many diseases for its anti-tumor, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-ulcer and many other properties. The medicinal properties of fireweed have been attributed to its high content in polyphenols and more particularly to the most abundant of its secondary metabolites: Oenothein B.

10aBiological activities10aEpilobium angustifolium L10aHerbaceous10aOenothein B10aPharmacological Effects1 aKadam, Prasad1 aPatil, Manohar1 aYadav, Kavita uhttps://www.phcogj.com/article/724