Novel constituents of Gardenia species -: A review

The secondary metabolites from Gardenia species for the period 1907 to December 1999 have been reviewed. One hundred fifteen chemical constituents belonging to different classes of bioactive compounds e.g. flavonoids, iridoids, terpenoids, steroids, acids, esters, alcohols, etc, have been reported from different Gardenia species. A number of these compounds have been found to possess potent biological activities, i.e. anti-invasive, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, estrogenic, neurosurgical, etc.