Chemistry of the medicinal plants of the genus cestrum [family solanaceae]

ABSTRACT

The botanical and chemical background of plants of the genus Cestrum N.O. Solanaceae has been described. Many inestigators have isolated and characterized a variety of compounds such as saponins, glycosides, hydrocarbons alkaloids, fatty acids and essential oils. The medicinal and curative effects generally associated with chemical constituents have been briefly outlined. The biological activity of 1 alpha, 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol in calcium absorption and in the synthesis of the intestinal Vitamin D dependent calcium binding protein has been discussed