Quince (Cydonia oblonga, Chaenomeles sp., and Pseuocydonia sinensis) fruits contain carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, carboxylic acids, triterpenes, and bioactive polyphenols. They are rich in antioxidants and chemical compounds that have demonstrated anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-allergic, and immunomodulatory effects. Their phytochemicals have been shown to effectively regulate glycemia and improve blood lipid profiles, suggesting potential anti-diabetic and cardioprotective benefits. The fruits of the Cydonia, Chaenomeles, and Pseuocydonia genera are morpholophically similar, which may make them difficult to distinguish.
Pulp Compound | Main Extractant | Content | Ref. | ||||
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3-CQA (3-O-caffeoylquinic acid) neochlorogenic acid |
Acetone | 5.68 | mg/100 g fm | [ | |||
neochlorogenic acid | 37 | ] | |||||
2.40 | mg/100 g dm | [ | 36 | 10.89 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | |
Methanol | 68.46 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | ||||
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54 | |||||||
] | |||||||
Peel Compound | Main Extractant | Content | Ref. | ||||||||
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3-CQA (3-O-caffeoylquinic acid) neochlorogenic acid |
Acetone | 3.94 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | |||||||
26.46 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | |||||||||
] | |||||||||||
1.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38] | Methanol | 196.64 | mg/100 g dm | [ | |||||
36 | ] | 1.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | 50.00 | mg/100 g fm | |||||
114.00 | [ | 38] | |||||||||
mg/100 g fm | |||||||||||
4-CQA (4-O-caffeoylquinic acid) | [ | 38 | ] | cryptochlorogenic acid |
2.76 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | 100.00 | mg/100 g fm | ||
128.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | |||||||||
5-CQA (5-O-caffeoylquinic acid) chlorogenic acid |
5.44 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | [41] | |||||||
Water:methanol | |||||||||||
6.00 | mg/100 g fm | 252.00 | mg/100 g fm | [52] | |||||||
5.55 | mg/100 g fm | [ | 35 | ] | [38] | Water:acetone | 14.10 | ||||
mg/100 g fm | 20.99mg/100 g fm | [53] | |||||||||
mg/100 g fm | [ | 54 | ] | [41] | Water:methanol | 2.87 | mg/100 g fm | ||||
4-CQA (4-O-caffeoylquinic acid) | |||||||||||
3,5-di-CQA (3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid) | [ | 2.99 | 35 | ] | |||||||
cryptochlorogenic acid |
Acetone | 0.51 | mg/100 g fm | mg/100 g dm[ | [36]37 | 9.46 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | |||
] | |||||||||||
4.82 | mg/100 g fm | ||||||||||
6-C-Glucosyl-8-C | [ | 39 | ] | -pentosyl chrysoeriol | 1.61 | mg/100 g dm | 4-CQA (4-O-caffeoylquinic acid) cryptochlorogenic acid |
Acetone | 2.29 | mg/100 g fm | [39] |
[ | 36 | ] | Methanol | 17.44 | mg/100 g dm | ||||||
5.00 | mg/100 g fm | [ | 36] | [38] | Acidified methanol | 7.97 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | |||
18.00 | mg/100 g fm | 6.00 | mg/100 g fm[38] | [41] | 3.01 | mg/100 g fm | |||||
Water:methanol | 0.93 | mg/100 g fm | [55] | ||||||||
[ | 35 | ] | Water:acetone | ||||||||
6-C-Pentosyl-8-C-glucosyl chrysoeriol | 2.18 | mg/100 g dm | [ | 1.50 | mg/100 g fm | [ | 1.9253 | mg/100 g fm] | |||
[ | 54 | ] | |||||||||
36 | ] | 5-CQA (5-O | Water:methanol | -caffeoylquinic acid) chlorogenic acid | 0.47 | mg/100 g fm | Acetone | 12.85 | mg/100 g fm[35] | ||
[ | 37 | ] | |||||||||
36.76 | 0.85 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | ||||||||
mg/100 g fm | 5-CQA (5-O-caffeoylquinic acid) chlorogenic acid |
Acetone | 15.57 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | ||||||
[ | 39 | ] | |||||||||
10.00 | mg/100 g fm | [ | Methanol | 182.94 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | 15.72 | mg/100 g fm | |||
[ | 39] | ||||||||||
165.00 | mg/100 g fm | [ | 38 | ] | Acidified methanol | 12.83 | mg/100 g fm | ||||
184.00 | [ | 55] | |||||||||
mg/100 g fm | [ | 41 | ] | Methanol | 64.88 | mg/100 g dm | |||||
Water:ethanol | 41.13 | mg/100 g fm | [36] | ||||||||
[ | 40 | ] | 67.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38] | ||||||
142.00 | |||||||||||
74.08 | |||||||||||
mg/100 g fm | |||||||||||
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54 | |||||||||||
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Phloridzin | |||||||||||
Water:ethanol | |||||||||||
>0.01 | |||||||||||
mg/100 g fm | |||||||||||
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40 | |||||||||||
] | |||||||||||
Procyanidin B | |||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||
Water:ethanol | |||||||||||
11.02 | |||||||||||
mg/100 g fm | |||||||||||
[ | 40 | ] |
Seed Compound | Content | Ref. | ||||||
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3-CQA (3-O-caffeoylquinic acid) | ||||||||
5.00 | ||||||||
38 | ||||||||
] | ||||||||
3.00 | ||||||||
mg/100 g fm | [ | 41 | ] | |||||
Isoschaftoside | 1.71 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | |||||
8.00 | gm/100 g fm | [41] | ||||||
Lucenin-2 | 1.02 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | |||||
3.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38] | ||||||
3.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | ||||||
Schaftoside | 1.14 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | |||||
mg/100 g fm | [ | 41 | ] | |||||
5.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38] | Water:acetone | 12.30 | mg/100 g fm | [53] | ||
6.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | Water:ethanol | 14.53 | mg/100 g fm | [40] | ||
Stellarin-2 | 2.76 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | Water:methanol | 8.54 | mg/100 g fm | ||
15.00 | mg/100 g fm | [ | 35] | |||||
9.00 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | ||||||
[ | 38 | ] | ||||||
8.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | 3,5-di-CQA (3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid) | Acetone | 13.96 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | |
Vicenin-2 | 1.46 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | Methanol | 5.63 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | |
7.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38] | 7.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | |||
Water:methanol | 0.53 | mg/100 g fm | [35] | |||||
0.93 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | ||||||
3-p-Coumaroylquinic acid | Acidified methanol | 0.44 | mg/100 g fm | [55] | ||||
5-p-Coumaroylquinic acid | Acidified methanol | 2.27 |
Compound | Species | Content | Ref. | |||||||
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Apigenin | C. japonica | 19.66 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | ||||||
3-CQA (5-O-caffeoylquinic acid) neochlorogenic acid |
P. sinensis | 5.00 | mg/100 g fm | [53] | ||||||
4-CQA (5-O-caffeoylquinic acid) cryptochlorogenic acid |
P. sinensis | 1.20 | mg/100 g fm | [53] | ||||||
5-CQA (5-O-caffeoylquinic acid) chlorogenic acid |
C. japonica | 818.55 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | ||||||
10.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | ||||||||
12.17 | mg/100 g dm * | [72] | ||||||||
C. speciosa | 182.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
C. thiberica | 117.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
C. cathayensis | 119.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
P. sinensis | 9.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
0.50 | mg/100 g fm | [53] | ||||||||
(+)-Catechin | C. japonica | 15.75 | mg/100 g dm * | [72] | ||||||
Catechin | C. japonica | 121.12 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | ||||||
C. speciosa | 54.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
C. thiberica | 156.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
C. cathayensis | 113.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
P. sinensis | 5.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
2.90 | mg/100 g fm | [53] | ||||||||
trans-Cinnamic acid | C. japonica | 18.72 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | ||||||
p-Coumaric acid | C. japonica | 5.72 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | ||||||
(–)-Epicatechin | C. japonica | 348.44 | mg/100 g dm * | [72] | ||||||
Epicatechin | C. japonica | 102.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | ||||||
C. speciosa | 235.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
P. sinensis | 54.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
11.90 | mg/100 g fm | [53] | ||||||||
2,5-di-Hydroxybenzoic acid | C. japonica | 2.01 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | ||||||
4-Hyrdoxybenzoic acid | C. japonica | 1.92 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | ||||||
Ferulic acid | C. japonica | 2.17 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | ||||||
Isoquercitrin | C. japonica | 3.82 | mg/100 g dm | [72] | ||||||
Naringenin | C. japonica | 5.92 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | ||||||
Procyanidin B1 | C. speciosa | 83.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | ||||||
C. thiberica | 222.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | ][[62] | |||||||
134 | ] | C. cathayensis | 145.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | ||||||
C. speciosa | inhibition of sarcoma 180 cells by promoting secretion of IL-2, TNF-α, and IFN-γ in serum | [68] | [ | 62] | ||||||
P. sinensis | 13.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [62] | |||||||
9.80 | mg/100 g fm | [53] | ||||||||
Procyanidin B2 | 8.88 | mg/100 g dm | [ | 36] | ||||||
Methanol | ||||||||||
3.30 | ||||||||||
mg/100 g dm | ||||||||||
[ | ||||||||||
Water:methanol | 17.95 | mg/100 g fm | [35] | |||||||
27.98 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | ||||||||
3,5-di-CQA (3,5-O-dicaffeoylquinic acid) | Acetone | 13.96 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | ||||||
Methanol | 9.87 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | |||||||
13.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | ||||||||
Water:methanol | 1.63 | mg/100 g fm | [35] | |||||||
2.43 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | ||||||||
(+)-Catechin | Acetone | 5.07 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | ||||||
(–)-Catechin | Acetone | 0.10 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | ||||||
Catechin | Acetone | 3.40 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | 36] | |||||
mg/100 g fm | ||||||||||
2.00 | mg/100g fm | [41] | ||||||||
Water:ethanol | 0.20 | mg/100 g fm | [40] | |||||||
4-p-Coumaroylquinic acid | Water:ethanol | 0.11 | mg/100 g fm | [40] | [55] | |||||
p-Coumaroylquinic acid | Acetone | 1.39 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | p-Coumaroylquinic acid | Acetone | 1.21 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | |
Epicatechin | Water:ethanol | 3.50 | mg/100 g fm | [40] | (+)-Catechin | Acetone | 7.20 | |||
C. thiberica | protective effect on chronic hepatic damage via the MAPK/Nrf2 pathway | [ | mg/100 g fm | [37] | ||||||
Kaempferol | Acetone | 12.60 | mg/100 g fm | 117][116][40] | Acidified methanol | 0.06 | ||||
P. sinensis | cytotoxic effect on human anaplastic large cell lymphoma JB6 cells | mg/100 g fm | [136][135 | [55] | ||||||
] | C. japonica | 98.00 | mg/100 g dm ** | [62] | 146.00 | |||||
K-3-G (kaempferol-3-O-glucoside) | Acetone | 10.65 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | (−)-Catechin | Acetone | 0.18 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | |
C. speciosa | mg/100 g fm | [ | 52 | |||||||
2.48 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | Catechin | Water:ethanol | 0.02 | mg/100 g fm | ||||
Cardio-protective | C. oblonga | lipid profile, blood serum parameter improvement | [137,138][136][137] | 296.00[40] | ||||||
essential and renovascular hypertension reduction | mg/100 g fm ** | [ | 62] | [139][138] | (−)-Epicatechin | Acidified methanol | 2.25 | mg/100 g fm | [55 | |
] | ||||||||||
P. sinensis | 55.00 | mg/100 g fm | [ | 38] | 16.80 | mg/100 g fm | [53] | |||
renal hypertension reduction | [140][ | Epicatechin | Water:ethanol | 0.11 | mg/100 g fm | [40] | ||||
139 | ] | 40.00 | mg/100 g fm ** | [ | ||||||
anti-thromboxane effect | 62 | ] | [141][140] | Kaempferol rutinoside | Acidified methanol | 0.08 | mg/100 g fm | [55] | ||
Quercitin | C. japonicaKaempferol hexoside | Acidified methanol | ||||||||
improving the degree of aortic injury and hemodynamic indicators | [142][141] | 0.38 | ||||||||
DOX-induced cardiotoxicity alleviation | mg/100 g fm | [143,144] | [55] | |||||||
[ | 142 | ][143] | Phloridzin | Water:ethanol | <0.01 | mg/100 g fm | [40] | |||
Procyanidin B1 | Methanol | 2.00 | mg/100 g fm | [52] | ||||||
Water:ethanol | 6.52 | mg/100 g fm | [ | |||||||
] | ||||||||||
Methanol | 34.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | |||||||
Water:methanol | 3.54 | mg/100 g fm | [ | 5.0335] | ||||||
mg/100 g dm | [ | 28 | ] | 2.58 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | ||||
Q-3-R (quercetin-3-O-rutinoside) | K-3-Gly (kaempferol-3-O-glycoside | Water:methanol | 3.22 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | |||||
rutin |
Methanol | 14.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38]40] | ||||||
C. japonica | 107.09 | mg/100 g dm | [ | 28] | ||||||
5.40 | mg/100 g dm * | [72] | ||||||||
Sinapic acid | C. japonica | 27.99 | mg/100 g dm * | [72] | 25.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | |||
Syringic acid | C. japonica | 0.03 | mg/100 g dm | [28] | Procyanidin B2 | Water:acetone | 1.40 | mg/100 g fm | ||
Vanilic acid | C. japonica | [ | 13.69 | 53 | ||||||
Kaempferol glycoside | ] | |||||||||
Methanol | 11.22 | mg/100 g dm | [ | 36] | Quercetin | |||||
Kaempferol glycoside | Acidified methanol | acylated with p0.37 |
-coumaric acid A1mg/100 g fm | [55] | ||||||
mg/100 g dm | Water:methanol | 1.84 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | Q-3-Gal (quercetin-3-O-galactoside) hyperin |
Acidified methanol | 5.64 | |||
Kaempferol glycoside | mg/100 g fm | acylated with p-coumaric acid A1 | [ | Methanol55] | ||||||
[ | 28 | ] | 5.38 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | Water:methanol | 0.06 | |||
Kaempferol glycoside | mg/100 g fm | acylated with p-coumaric acid A2 | [ | Water:methanol35] | ||||||
3.45 | mg/100 g fm | [ | 54 | ] | 0.25 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | |||
Kaempferol glycoside acylated with p-coumaric acid A2 |
Methanol | 10.95 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | Q-3-G (quercetin-3-O-glucoside) | Methanol | 2.00 | mg/100 g fm | [52] | |
Q-3-R (quercetin-3-O-rutinoside) | ||||||||||
Kaempferol glycoside acylated with p-coumaric acid |
Methanol | 24.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38] | rutin | Acetone | 9.05 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | |
0.51 | mg/100 g fm | |||||||||
5.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41[39] | ||||||||
] | ||||||||||
K-3-R (kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside) | Acetone | 3.96 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | Acidified methanol | 2.27 | mg/100 g fm | |||
[ | 1.13 | 55] | mg/100 g fm | [39] | ||||||
Methanol | 15.22 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | |||||||
2.10 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | ||||||||
Water:methanol | 6.11 | mg/100 g fm | [35] | Water:ethanol | 0.005 | mg/100 g fm | [40] | |||
5.10 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | Water:methanol | 0.53 | mg/100 g fm | [35] | ||||
Quercetin | Acetone | 7.01 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | 0.33 | |||||
Q-3-Gal (quercetin-3- | mg/100 g fm | O-galactoside) hyperin |
Acetone | 12.40 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | ||||
4.46 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | ||||||||
Methanol | 49.12 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | |||||||
329.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38] | ||||||||
Water:methanol | 10.08 | mg/100 g fm | [35] | |||||||
6.07 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | ||||||||
Q-3-G (quercetin-3-O-glucoside) isoquercitrin |
Acetone | 9.23 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | ||||||
Quercetin glycoside acylated with p-coumaric acid A1 |
Methanol | 16.69 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | ||||||
Quercetin glycoside acylated with p-coumaric acid A2 |
Methanol | 6.57 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | ||||||
Quercetin glycoside acylated with p-coumaric acid |
Acetone | 5.92 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | ||||||
Methanol | 22.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38] | |||||||
11.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | ||||||||
Water:methanol | 5.20 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | |||||||
1.77 | mg/100 g fm | [54] | ||||||||
Quercetin glycosides acylated with p-coumaric acid |
Methanol | 4.00 | mg/100 g fm | [41] | ||||||
Q-3-R (quercetin-3-O-rutinoside) rutin |
Acetone | 47.21 | mg/100 g fm | [37] | ||||||
17.59 | mg/100 g fm | [39] | ||||||||
Methanol | 177.78 | mg/100 g dm | [36] | |||||||
329.00 | mg/100 g fm | [38] | ||||||||
Water:ethanol | 0.93 | mg/100 g fm | [40] | |||||||
Water:methanol | 51.73 | mg/100 g fm | [35] |
Activity | Species | Details | Ref. |
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Antioxidative | C. oblonga | prevention of hematotoxic stress | [44] |
in vitro effects | [46,55,56,[109,110,55][111,56][112,113][46]108][109][110][111][112] | ||
C. japonica | in vitro effects | [16,59,62][16][59][62] | |
C. speciosa | in vitro effects | [62,114][62][113] | |
increase in GSH-Px activity and antioxidant capacity in mice serum | [115][114] | ||
in vitro activity of two peptides RHAKF and NNRYE | [116][115] | ||
C. thiberica | in vitro effects | [62] | |
in vitro effects, increased CAT, SOD, and GSH content in rat serum | [117][116] | ||
P. sinensis | in vitro effects | [62] | |
increase in SOD, GSH, and CAT levels in rat serum | [118][117] | ||
Anti-inflammatory Immuno-modulatory |
C. oblonga | inhibition of NF-κ98980B and p38MAPK, and Akt activation | [110][109] |
IgE-dependent late-phase immune reaction modulation in vitro | [119][118] | ||
suppressing IgE production in type I allergy | [120][119] | ||
various anti-histamine effects | [121][120] | ||
C. japonica | reduction in the expression of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, COX-2, iNOS, NF-κB p65, and p-NF-κB p65 in RAW264.7 cells | [122][121] | |
C. speciosa | inhibition of TNF-α production in RAW264.7 cells | [123][122] | |
anti-inflammatory effects by standard tests in mice/rats | [124][123] | ||
inhibition of COX-1 and COX-2 activities | [125][124] | ||
reduction in lymphocyte proliferation, and IL-1, IL-2, and TNF-α production in peritoneal macrophages and synoviocytes | [126][125] | ||
reduction in PGE2 and TNF-α concentration in synoviocytes | [127][126] | ||
inhibition of TNF- α, IL-1β, and COX-2; JNK and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in NR8383 cells | [128][127] | ||
P. sinensis | inhibition of scratching induced by serotonin, platelet-activating factor, and prostaglandin E2 | [106][105] | |
inhibition of TNF-α expression by blocking ERK, p38(MAPK), and JNK activation in HMC-1 cells | [107][106] | ||
Anticancer | C. oblonga | inhibitory activity toward human colon cancer cells | [38] |
cytotoxic effects on HepG2, A549, and HeLa cells | [113][112] | ||
apoptosis of colon cancer LS174 cells | [129][128] | ||
reduced liver damage in hepatocellular carcinoma | [130][129] | ||
C. japonica | activation of MMP-2 and MMP-9 secreted by leukemia HL-60 cells | [131][130] | |
change in Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in DU145 prostate cancer cells; inhibition of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells | [132][131] | ||
COX-2 and MMP-9 inhibition, NF-κB expression, anti-metastatic activities towards SW-480 colon cancer cells | [133][132] | ||
reducing HROG36 glioma cell viability | [134][133] | ||
cytotoxic effect on SW-480 and HT-29 colon cancer cells | [135 | ||
C. speciosa | |||
reduction in relative atherosclerotic plaque area of aortic sinus and aortic arch | |||
[ | |||
115 | |||
] | |||
[ | 114 | ] | |
P. sinensis | increase in thromboplastin (TF) inhibitory activity | [145][144] | |
Antidiabetic | C. oblonga | inhibition of tyrosine phosphatase activity | [112][111] |
activating PI3K/AKT insulin signaling in vitro | [146][145] | ||
multifactorial anti-obesity effects | [147][146] | ||
blood glucose level reduction | [148][147] | ||
C. japonica | elevation of gluconeogenesis through modulation of PEPCK, PTP1B, FOXO1, and GLUT2/4 expression | [149][148] | |
P. sinensis | hypoglycemic effect, modulation of lipid metabolism | [118][117] | |
α- and β-galactosidase inhibitory activities | [150][149] | ||
inhibition of glucose transporter, α- and β-glucosidase, and amylase | [151][150] | ||
Antibacterial Antiviral Antifungal |
C. oblonga | against: S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, and yeast C. albicans | [37] |
against E. aerogenes and E. coli | [152][151] | ||
against SARS-CoV-2 virus | [153][152] | ||
C. japonica | mainly against E. faccalis, B. subtilis, and S. aureus | [72] | |
Other | C. oblonga | treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GARD) | [154,155,156][153][154][155] |
reducing menstrual bleeding and increasing hemoglobin levels | [157][156] | ||
antidepressant activity | [158][157] |