The genus Tithonia is an important source of diverse natural products, particularly
sesquiterpene lactones, diterpenes, and flavonoids. The collected information in this review …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Tithonia diversifolia (TD) is widely valued in several
cultures for its medicinal properties. A comprehensive review of the current understanding of …

Tithonia diversifolia is a shrub-like perennial or annual invasive plant, native to north and
Central America. The plant is widely used in several countries such as Costa Rica …

Two new compounds, a germacrane sesquiterpene, 1-acetyltagitinin A (1), and a guaianane
sesquiterpene, 8β-isobutyryloxycumambranolide (2), were isolated from leaves of Tithonia …

Two new compounds 6 ″-O-β-d-apiofuranosyl-trichocarpin (15) and 1-heptade-4, 6-diyne-
3, 10, 16, 17-tetraol-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (16), together with fourteen known …

Tithonia diversifolia (Mexican sunflower) is a dominant plant of the Asteraceae family, which
suggests it produces allelochemicals that interfere with the development of surrounding …

Activity-guided fractionation of an ethyl acetate extract of the aerial parts of Tithonia
diversifolia, using an antiproliferation bioassay performed with human colon cancer (Col2) …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray has been
commonly used in folk medicine to treat abscesses, microbiological infections, snake bites …

Background Tithonia diversifolia and T. rotundifolia belong to the Asteraceae family and are
native to Mexico and Central America. These plants have become invasive in parts of …

Tithonia diversifolia, Asteraceae, a promising alternative for insect control such as leaf-
cutting ants, have revealed repellent and insecticidal activity against Atta cephalotes. The …