Chemical constituents and biological activities of Garcinia cowa Roxb.

Abstract

Garcinia cowa is an abundant source of bioactive phytochemicals. Phytochemical investigations of the plant parts indicated that the fruit, twig and stem are the best source of secondary metabolites, providing flavonoids, phloroglucinols and xanthones respectively. Seventy-eight of these compounds have been identified from the plant and several have interesting pharmacological activities.

Keywords

• Garcinia cowa
• flavonoids
• xanthones
• phloroglucinols