The Pharmacological Spectrum of Hispidulin: A Thorough Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Affiliations

¹ School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, Punjab, India.
² School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, Punjab, India. mvnl.28207@lpu.co.in.
³ Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Govt of NCT of Delhi Pushp Vihar, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi, 110017, India.
⁴ Department of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, 643001, India.
⁵ TIFAC CORE HD, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, 643001, India.
⁶ Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Institutional Area, 19 Knowledge Park II, Greater Noida, 201306, India.
⁷ Department of Pharmacognosy, Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Amritsar, 143002, India.
⁸ School of Pharmacy, Chandīgarh University, Unnao, 209801, UP, India.

Review

Ajitpal Singh et al. Cell Biochem Biophys. 2025 Dec.

. 2025 Dec;83(4):4367-4386.

doi: 10.1007/s12013-025-01871-7. Epub 2025 Aug 21.

¹ School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, Punjab, India.
² School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, Punjab, India. mvnl.28207@lpu.co.in.
³ Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Govt of NCT of Delhi Pushp Vihar, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi, 110017, India.
⁴ Department of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, 643001, India.
⁵ TIFAC CORE HD, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, 643001, India.
⁶ Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Institutional Area, 19 Knowledge Park II, Greater Noida, 201306, India.
⁷ Department of Pharmacognosy, Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Amritsar, 143002, India.
⁸ School of Pharmacy, Chandīgarh University, Unnao, 209801, UP, India.

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Keywords: Anti-inflammatory; Anticancer; Antioxidant; Good health and well-being; Hispidulin; Meta-analysis; TNF-α.

Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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