Records of Natural Products

Year: 2009  Volume: 3  Issue: 1

 

  REVIEW ARTICLE

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An Overview of Family Hernandiaceae

Vijai Lakshmi, Kartekey Pandey, Sunil K.Mishra, Shishir Srivastava, Manisha Mishraand Santosh K.Agarwal

Divisionof Medicinal Chemistry, Central Drug Research Institute

Phytochemistry Division, Central Institute of Medicinal And Aromatic plants

Lucknow-226001, India .

Abstract: Hernandiaceae is a family of higher plants, possessing a large number of bioactive compounds. The present review reveals the total compounds isolated, characterized from the family, till date

Keywords: Hernandiaceae ; lignans; alkaloids; biological activities.