Zohreh Azadeh
, Shirin Asgharian
, Solomon Habtemariam
, Zahra Lorigooini
* , Abdolmajid Taheri
1 Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
2 Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute
3 Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories and Herbal Analysis Services UK, University of Greenwich, Chatham-Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
4 Assistant professor of Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences,Shahrekord, Iran.
5 Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kashani Hospital, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Abstract
Background and aims: This article was written with the aim of better introducing A. rosea as a valuable medicinal plant to the medical and pharmaceutical communities and the general public for industrial and traditional uses as a valuable medicinal plant.Methods: The results were gathered from scientific papers and databases to find flavonoids, phenolic acids, amino acids, fatty acids, anthocyanins, polysaccharides, and pharmacological activities in A. rosea. 102 articles on this subject were found, and 85 were used to make our final results.Results: Studies have shown that flowers, roots, seeds, and other parts of the plant exert antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, sedative, analgesic and anti-cough effects due to the presence of valuable phytochemical compounds such as anthocyanins, pectin, starch, monosaccharide, disaccharide, mucilage, flavonoids (hypolaetin-8-glucoside, isoquercitrin, kaempferol, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid), coumarins, scopolamine, phytosterol, tannins, asparagine, and certain amino acids.Conclusion: A. rosea, as a rich source of secondary metabolites, can have diverse applications in medical and food research.