Chemical constituents of plants from the genus Carpesium

Abstract

Carpesium (Family – Compositae) is a genus with 24 species of mainly perennial herbs. Several species of this genus have served as folk medicine in China and Korea for their antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antifungal, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activity properties. Chemical constituents are mostly sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, glycosides, and several other types of compounds. This article summarizes the literature on the isolated and identified constituents from various Carpesium species and their various biological activities.

Keywords

• chemical constituents
• carpesium
• structure
• biological activities