Plant | Chemical Constituents | Activities | References |
S. lappa | volatile oils | anti-bacterial activity | [32] |
S. lappa | costus oil | hair oil and in high quality perfumes | [33] |
S. lappa | costus oil | treating leprosy | [33] |
S. lappa | Bioactive compounds | Antiulcer | [34] |
S. lappa | ---- | Antitumor | [35] |
S. lappa | active compounds | Antifungal | [36] |
S. lappa | sesquiterpene lactone like costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone | Antidiabetic | [37] |
S. lappa | - | anthelmintic | [38] |
S. lappa | Plant extract | anti- ulcer, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, hepatoprotective and pesticidal activities. | [39] |
S. lappa | water extract | inhibits spread of intestinal cancer due to Costunolide. Mokkolactone, an alkaloid isolated from S. lappa induces apoptosis in leukaemic cells | [40] |