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Many components which are highly bioactive have been isolated from Achillea species. The first natural proazulene, identified from the genus Achillea.
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Species count in Egypt
represented in egypt with 3 Species
Many components which are highly bioactive have been isolated from Achillea species.
The first natural proazulene, identified from the genus Achillea, achillicin (1) was isolated from Achillea millefolium (Banh-Nhu et al., 1979).
Reviews of phytochemical constituents of Achillea species (Si et al., 2006; Saeidnia et al., 2011) revealed the identification of the following classes of compounds: flavonoids [e.g. luteolin (2), cynaroside (3), apigenin (4), cosmosiin (5), centaureidin (6), quercetin (7), salvigenin (8), galangin (9), and eupatilin (10)], sesquiterpene lactones, other terpenoids, lignans [e.g. epiaschantin (11), aschantin (12), episesartemin (13), sesartemin (14), epieudesmin (15), epiyangambin (16), yangambin (17) and others] from Achillea holosericea (Ahmed et al., 2002a), amino acid derivatives, fatty acids, alkamides [e.g. p-hydroxyphenethylamide (18)] (Fig. 4) and a few other types of compounds (fatty acids, alkanes, and inulin).
A sequiterpene lactone, containing chlorine was isolated from Achillea ligustica (Hegazy et al., 2008).
The genus Achillea comprises flavored species which produce intense essential oils. A large number of components (149 compounds) were found in the oils of Achillea millefolium, Achillea pannonica and Achillea collina.
The monoterpenes, 1,8-cineole, …
The name of Achillea is referred to the Achilles in the literary Trojan War of the Iliad who used yarrow to treat the soldiers’ wounds.
The majority of the Achillea species are medicinal plants which have therapeutic applications (Saeidnia et al., 2011).
Achillea species are used as medicinal plants against fever, common cold, and digestive complaints, and are topically used for slow-healing wounds and skin inflammations.
In some places, Achillea millefolium has been used due to its anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic, haemostatic, and cholagogue effects.
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egypt