Bioactivity of Lilium candidum L : A Mini Review
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 5
Abstract
The paper deals with Lilium candidum L., a well-known ancient plant in folk medicine for the treatment of burns, ulcers, inflammations and wound healing. The petals and bulbs of this plant contain many bioactive compounds. Many of them could also find their place in modern medicine.Lily (Lilium) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, consists of approximately 100 species, growing from bulbs. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere. Lilies are tall perennials ranging in height from 60-180 cm. Their flowers are large, often fragrant, and come in a wide range of colors. This plant are important in culture and literature in much of the Word Ziolkowski [1]. During the last 50 years, lily has become worldwide one of the most important flower bulbs and cut flowers. Lilium candidum, commonly known as Madonna lily is a symbol of purity and Inocence (Figure 1). This species of lily grows freely in Asia Minor and the Mediterranean, but in almost all countries of the world it is cultivated artificially for its modesty and beautiful flower. The lanceolate leaves grow from the ground rosette. The stem has straight, densely overgrown leaves and grows up to 70-150 cm in height. The flowers are up to 10 centimeters in size, bright white and smell great. Up to 15 flowers are arranged on one stem, arranged in grapes. Blooms in June and July. The fruits are capsules.Traditional Medicine: The Lilium candidum L. is also an ancient plant, which is used as an important edible plant and important biomedicine in China to alleviate the symptoms of various human inflammatory diseases Jin et al. [2] and they are cultivated as an ornamental plant throughout the world. This plant helped from time immemorial in the treatment of inflamed and suppurative wounds, ulcers, skin inflammations, burns and various injuries Pieroni [3]. It is also used for muscle pain and gynecological problems. After surgery, it speeds up wound healing. Externally used is an alcohol or oil extract or crushed onions, internally onions cooked in water or milk Rigat et al. [4].Modern Medicine: Mechanisms of Lilium anti-inflammatory activity and their bioactive components remain little known, but the therapeutic effects of lilies are confirmed by modern medicine, which has shown its healing, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, and other effects Vachalkova et al. [5-7]. Many biologically active substances were isolated from an ethanolic extract of flowers and onions of L. candidum. These are mainly flavonoids (quercetin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol) Tappi et al. [8], but numerous other bioactive substances have been found in the plant: carotenoids Tappi et al. [9] steroidal alkaloids, pyrrole alkaloids (lilalin, jatrophan), steroids (beta-sitosterol) and steroid saponins of furostane and spinostane type, tannins, polysaccharides, organic acids and amino acids Haladova et al. [10-19]. The structural formulas of some important Lilium compounds are shown in Figure 2.
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Jiri Patocka, Zdenka Navratilova
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- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.18.003204
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