Emodins
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Emodins are plant-produced glycosides, of the organic family of anthraquinones. Several, including emodin and aloe-emodin, are present in traditional herbal medicines, and are being researched as antineoplastic agents.
Emodins are present in Rumex acetosella (sheep sorrel), [1] as well as Rheum palmatum[2] (Indian rhubarb) which are part of the herbal remedies Essiac and FlorEssence.
Emodin
Emodin proper is a "purgative anthraquinone found in several plants, especially Rhamnus frangula. It was formerly used as a laxative, but is now used mainly as tool in toxicity studies." [3]
Aloe emodin
This hydroanthraquinone compound comes from the aloe vera plant. [4]
References
- ↑ Tai J, Cheung S, Wong S, Lowe C (February 2004), "(Abstract) In vitro comparison of Essiac and Flor-Essence on human tumor cell lines.", Oncol Rep 11 (2): 471-6
- ↑ Han J; Ye M; Xu M; Qiao X; Chen H; Wang B; Zheng J; Guo DA (2008), "(Abstract) Comparison of phenolic compounds of rhubarbs in the section deserticola with Rheum palmatum by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn.", Planta Med 74 (8): 873-9
- ↑ Anonymous (2023), Emodins (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Teresa Pecere, et al. (6 June 2000), "Aloe-emodin Is a New Type of Anticancer Agent with Selective Activity against Neuroectodermal Tumors", Cancer Res 60: 2800