Daphne Mucronata
is a shrub well known as a medicinal plant in different regions of Asia.
Ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological studies have revealed strong anti-cancer potential
of the plant. Literature reports the evaluation of the initial bioactivity profile and extraction of the plant
followed by different chromatographic techniques to obtain fractions. As an outcome, isolation and
identification of coumarins, flavonoids, triterpenoids, lignin cumarinolignans, glucosides, daphnecin,
aquillochin, daphnine and umbelliferone from the plant have been reported. Of these compounds, a
diterpene, named gnidilatimonoein, has shown promising anticancer potency in in vitro tests on various
cancer cell lines. This review article is an effort to summarize literature published in recent years on the
bioactivity of
Daphne mucronata.
