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Bioactive compounds, pharmacological actions and pharmacokinetics of Cupressus sempervirens

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NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERGS ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 396, Issue 3, Pages 389-403

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00210-022-02326-z

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Cupressus sempervirens; Biological properties; Chemical analysis; Conventional uses; Ethnomedicine; Interactions; Pharmacological activities; Phytochemicals

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The roles of plants and their products in medicine cannot be underestimated. Cupressus sempervirens, a plant found in different regions, has been investigated for its biological properties and phytochemical composition. This review focuses on the interactions, traditional uses, and biological actions of Cupressus sempervirens and its products.
The roles of plants and its products in all forms of life cannot be overemphasized. The medicinal products from plant are phytochemicals, drugs, food supplements, beauty products, etc. In ethnomedicine, leaves, fruits, stem, bark, root and fluids from plants are used in the cure, management and prevention of several diseases. Cupressus sempervirens, sometimes called Italian or Mediterranean cypress, is found in subtropical Asia, North America and eastern Mediterranean region. Pharmacological investigations of Cupressus sempervirens showed biological properties such as aromatherapeutic, antiseptic, astringent, balsamic or anti-inflammatory, astringent, antiperspirant, diuretic and antispasmodic. Chemical analysis of Cupressus sempervirens gives phytochemicals like monoterpenes, diterpenes, flavonoid glycosides and bioflavonoids. The current review highlights interactions, conventional uses and biological actions of Cupressus sempervirens plant and plant products.

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