Title:Biological Potential and Therapeutic Effectiveness of Hinokiflavone in
Medicine: The Effective Components of Herbal Medicines for Treatment
of Cancers and Associated Complications
Volume: 20
Issue: 4
Author(s): Dinesh Kumar Patel*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences,
Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keywords:
Hinokiflavone, flavonoid, breast cancer, adenocarcinoma, colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, myeloid leukemia, esophageal squamous cancer, melanoma, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antiviral, antioxidant, COVID-19.
Abstract:
Background: Plants have been providing us medicines and food material for centuries.
Traditional system of medicine, including Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese medicines have been
playing important role in health sectors for the treatment of human disorders since very early age.
Plant secondary metabolites, including flavonoids, coumarins, saponins, and tannins have significant
therapeutic potential in medicine. Biflavonoids are dimers of flavonoids, linked by a C–O–C or
C–C bond. Hinokiflavone is an important class of biflavonoids found to be present in Toxicodendron
succedaneum, Isophysis tasmanica, Juniperus rigida, Juniperus phoenicea, Platycladi
cacumen, Rhus succedanea, Selaginella tamariscina, Platycladus orientalis, Selaginella bryopteris,
and Metasequoia glyptostroboides.
Methods: Biological potential of hinokiflavone in medicine have been analyzed in the present work
through scientific data analysis of various literature work. Scientific database, including Google,
Scopus, Science Direct, and PubMed were searched to collect all the scientific information of the
present work using terms flavonoid, biflavonoid, herbal medicine, and hinokiflavone. Pharmacological
activities of hinokiflavone were analyzed in the present work in very detailed manner. Analytical
data of hinokiflavone were collected and analyzed in present work in order to know the biological
source of hinokiflavone.
Results: Present work signified the biological importance of hinokiflavone against various types of
cancerous disorders, including breast cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal squamous cancer, adenocarcinoma,
hepatocellular carcinoma, myeloid leukemia, and melanoma. Further, its antiinflammatory,
hepatoprotective, anti-viral, and anti-oxidant potential were also discussed in the
present work. Moreover, its biological potential against COVID-19 and hair loss, and procoagulant
activity were also summarized in this paper. Analytical data on hinokiflavone signified the importance
of various analytical techniques in the extraction, separation, and identification of hinokiflavone
with their pharmacokinetic parameters.
Conclusion: Present work signified the biological importance and therapeutic potential of hinokiflavone
in medicine.