Ecdysteroid-containing plants of the national park Cuc Phuong (Northern Vietnam)

On the principles of chemosystematics, screening of plants of the National Park Cuc Phuong (Northern Vietnam) for the content of ecdysteroids was carried out. A total of 23 ecdysteroid-containing species in the families of Acanthaceae, Amaranthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Capparaceae, Convolvulaceae, Malvaceae, Verbenaceae were identified, in which the detection of ecdysteroids was most likely. Among them there are species of medicinal and nutritional value in the traditional medicine and cuisine of Vietnam. The most interesting for further research are plants of the genera Vitex, Sida, plant species Achyrhanthes bidentata and Cyathula prostrata, used in folk and scientific medicine in Vietnam and other countries of Southeast Asia, as well as Dracontomelon duperreanum and Averrhoa carambola, which fruits are edible, and Ilex purpurea, the leaves of which are used for tea making. The bark of Vitex quinata tree, the leaves and young shoots of Sida acuta, Sida rhombifolia, Cyathula prostrata and Achyranthes bidentata are recommended as raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry.