Onopordum acanthium - a prospective domestic source of medicinal raw materials

Abstract

Introduction. The search for new accessible sources of medicinal plant raw materials has been and remains one of the urgent tasks of domestic healthcare. Special attention is currently being paid to plants cultivated as food or ornamental plants, and weeds. The latter have excellent resistance to negative environmental conditions and high reproducibility. A large number of representatives of the Asteraceae family are weeds. One of these is the prickly thistle Onopordum acanthium L. This is a biennial herbaceous plant with a significant growth area. In traditional medicine, roots, leaves, grass, baskets and fruits (seeds) are used. Powerful antioxidant, diuretic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and cardiotonic properties [1-3] cause the attention of researchers from different countries of the world. These aspects of biological activity are associated with the chemical composition; with the presence of triterpenoids, sesquiterpene lactones, lignans, various groups of phenolic compounds, in particular hydroxycinnamic acids, flavonoids, anthocyanins. The prospect of using plant raw materials Onopordum acanthium is the use of the obtained extracts for and for the prevention of various types of tumors.