A Review on Tradescantia: Phytochemical Constituents, Biological Activities and Health-Promoting Effects

Monica Butnariu¹, Cristina Quispe², Jesús Herrera-Bravo^{3

4}, Álvaro Fernández-Ochoa^{5

6}, Simin Emamzadeh-Yazdi⁷, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji⁸, Adejoke Elizabeth Memudu⁹, Anna Otlewska¹⁰, Paulina Bogdan¹⁰, Hubert Antolak¹⁰, Katayoun Tamimi¹¹, Navid Baghalpour¹¹, Javad Mahroo Bakhtiyari¹¹, Surjit Sen^{12

13}, Krishnendu Acharya¹², Antonio Segura-Carretero^{5

6}, María de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea^{5

6}, Swee Hua Erin Lim^{14

15}, Marius Pentea¹, Ioan Sarac¹, Sevgi Durna Daştan^{16

17}, Ahmad Faizal Abdull Razis^{18

19}, Usman Sunusi^{19

20}, Ramla Muhammad Kamal^{19

21}, William N Setzer^{22

23}, Javad Sharifi-Rad²⁴

Affiliations

¹ Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, 300645 Calea 119, Timis, Romania.
² Faculty of Health Science, Universidad Arturo Prat, 1110939 Iquique, Chile.
³ Departament of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Santo Tomas, 8370003 Santiago, Chile.
⁴ Center of Molecular Biology and Pharmacogenetics, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, Universidad de La Frontera, 4811230 Temuco, Chile.
⁵ Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
⁶ Research and Development Functional Food Centre (CIDAF), Bioregión Building, Health Science Technological Park, 18071 Granada, Spain.
⁷ Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, 0002 Gauteng, South Africa.
⁸ Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Edo State University Uzairue, Iyamho, 312101 Edo State Nigeria, Nigeria.
⁹ Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Edo State University Uzairue, Iyamho, 312101 Edo State Nigeria, Nigeria.
¹⁰ Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, 90 - 924 Lodz, Poland.
¹¹ Phytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 1991953381 Tehran, Iran.
¹² Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 700019 Kolkata, India.
¹³ Department of Botany, Fakir Chand College, Diamond Harbour, 743331 West Bengal, India.
¹⁴ Health Science Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, 41012 Abu Dhabi, UAE.
¹⁵ Perdana University-Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 43400 Serdang, Serdang, Malaysia.
¹⁶ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
¹⁷ Beekeeping Development Application and Research Center, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
¹⁸ Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
¹⁹ Natural Medicines and Products Research Laboratory, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
²⁰ Department of Biochemistry, Bayero University Kano, PMB 3011 Kano, Nigeria.
²¹ Department of Pharmacology, Federal University Dutse, PMB 7156 Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
²² Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.
²³ Aromatic Plant Research Center, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
²⁴ Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Azuay, 14-008 Cuenca, Ecuador.

PMID: 35748273
DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2706197

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A Review on Tradescantia: Phytochemical Constituents, Biological Activities and Health-Promoting Effects

Monica Butnariu et al. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2022.

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. 2022 Jun 21;27(6):197.

doi: 10.31083/j.fbl2706197.

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¹ Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, 300645 Calea 119, Timis, Romania.
² Faculty of Health Science, Universidad Arturo Prat, 1110939 Iquique, Chile.
³ Departament of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Santo Tomas, 8370003 Santiago, Chile.
⁴ Center of Molecular Biology and Pharmacogenetics, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, Universidad de La Frontera, 4811230 Temuco, Chile.
⁵ Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
⁶ Research and Development Functional Food Centre (CIDAF), Bioregión Building, Health Science Technological Park, 18071 Granada, Spain.
⁷ Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, 0002 Gauteng, South Africa.
⁸ Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Edo State University Uzairue, Iyamho, 312101 Edo State Nigeria, Nigeria.
⁹ Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Edo State University Uzairue, Iyamho, 312101 Edo State Nigeria, Nigeria.
¹⁰ Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, 90 - 924 Lodz, Poland.
¹¹ Phytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 1991953381 Tehran, Iran.
¹² Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 700019 Kolkata, India.
¹³ Department of Botany, Fakir Chand College, Diamond Harbour, 743331 West Bengal, India.
¹⁴ Health Science Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, 41012 Abu Dhabi, UAE.
¹⁵ Perdana University-Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 43400 Serdang, Serdang, Malaysia.
¹⁶ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
¹⁷ Beekeeping Development Application and Research Center, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
¹⁸ Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
¹⁹ Natural Medicines and Products Research Laboratory, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
²⁰ Department of Biochemistry, Bayero University Kano, PMB 3011 Kano, Nigeria.
²¹ Department of Pharmacology, Federal University Dutse, PMB 7156 Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
²² Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.
²³ Aromatic Plant Research Center, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
²⁴ Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Azuay, 14-008 Cuenca, Ecuador.

PMID: 35748273
DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2706197

Abstract

Tradescantia is a genus of herbaceous and perennial plants belonging to the Commelinaceae family and organized into three infrageneric classifications and 12 sections. More than 80 species within the genus have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Phytochemical compounds (from various species of the genus) such as coumarins, alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, phenolics, tannins, steroids and terpenoids have recently been characterized and described with antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer or antimicrobial properties. The objective of this review is to describe the different aspects of the genus Tradescantia, including its botanical characteristics, traditional uses, phytochemical composition, biological activities, and safety aspects.

Keywords: Tradescantia; bioactive properties; health effects; phytochemicals; safety.

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