Report on phytochemistry of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff.: from 2005 to 2016 years

Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff: belongs to the family Apiaceae is a medicinal, nutritional herb well known for its medicinal properties and widely used in traditional medicine. That is an endemic and endangered ethnomedicinal plant in Iran..Materials and methods: The selection of relevant data was made through a search using the keyword Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff , Amirkabiria odoratissima Mozaffarian and wild celery in Google Scholar , Web of Science and ScienceDirect databases. The present review covers a literature across from 2005 to 2016.ResultsPhytochemical studies of aerial parts, leaves , roots and seeds of Kelussia odoratissima M. have shown the presence of many valuable compounds such as phthalides, terpenoids inculded monoterpenes and sesquiterpenoids, and also fatty acids included petroselinic acid and oleic acid abundantly. It defined that type of culture and the genetic and ecological factors such as precipitation, temperature, plant competition and edaphic conditions, affected on the essential oil yield and their components in kelussia odoratissima M. Almost all research have represented phthalide Z-ligustilide is an active ingredient in the essential oil kelussia odoratissima M.Conclusion: The present review summarizes information concerning the phytochemistry of Kelussia odoratissima M.. and aims at gathering the research work undertaken till date on this plant in order to provide sufficient baseline information for future works and commercial exploitation.

کلیدواژه ها:

Kelussia ، omega 9 acid ، β-sitosterol ، Z-ligustilide