# The Biosynthesis and Medicinal Properties of Taraxerol
### Distribution of Taraxerol in the Plant Kingdom
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**Family** & **Genus** & **Species** & **Parts Extracted** & \
\begin{tabular}{c} **Taraxerol** \\ **Accumulation** \\ \end{tabular} & **Authors, [Ref.]** \\ \hline \hline \multirow{7}{*}{Asteraceae} & _Artemisia_ & _A. incisa_ & Roots & 36.67 mg/Kg dry weight & [41] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Conza_ & _C. camdensis_ & Roots & 4.27 mg/Kg dry weight & [42] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Ageratina_ & _A. pichichnensis_ var. & Aerial parts & 23.88 mg/Kg dry weight & [64] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Crossostepthium_ & _C. chinense_ & Whole plants & N/A & [43] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Attractylodes_ & _A. lanca_ & Rhizome & N/A & [44] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Hieracum_ & _H. pilesella_ & Inflorescences & 0.37\% of 100 g of plant material & [65] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Taraxecum_ & _T. difficile_ & Roots & N/A & [12] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Chrysumthermum_ & _C. morifolium_ (I) & Flowers & 0.2\% yield 2 & [66] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _C. morifolium_ (II) & Flowers & 0.4\% yield 2 & [66] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Matricarcia_ & _M. matricarioales_ & Flowers & 0.1\% yield 2 & [66] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Cosmos_ & _C. bipimatus_ & Flowers & 1.6\% yield 2 & [66] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Carthamus_ & _C. tinctorius_ & Flowers & 0.6\% yield 2 & [66] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Taraxecum_ & _T. platyearpmum_ & Flowers & 0.5\% yield 2 & [66] \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{Bettalaceae} & _A. napalensis_ & Leaves and twigs &
\begin{tabular}{c} 19.7 mg (leaves) 2 \\ 6 mg (twigs) 2 \\ \end{tabular} & [20] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Alnus_ & _A. hirsuta_ & Bark of the stems & 3.03 mg/Kg dry weight & [53] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Cordia_ & _C. multispicata_ & Leaves & 19.05 mg/Kg dry weight & [21] \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{Cactaceae} & _Perekia_ & _P. aculata_ & Leaves & 7.12\% total abundance 3 & [22] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Opuntia_ & _O. dillenii_ & Stems & N/A & [54] \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{Casalpiniaceae} & _Acrocarpus_ & _A. fuxinifolia_ & Seed oils & N/A & [67] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Calophyllum_ & _C. cordato-oblongum_ & Twigs & N/A & [68] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Adenophora_ & _A. triplylla_ & Roots & 0.04 mg/g dry weight & [41] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _C. pilosula_ & Not specified & N/A & [69] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _C. polosula_ & Not specified & N/A & [67] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _C. pilosula_ & Not specified & N/A & [70] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Pseudostellaria_ & _P. heteraphylla_ & Root tuber & N/A & [46] \\ \hline Casaurinaceae & _Casaurina_ & _C. equistifolia_ & Seed oils & N/A & [45; 67] \\ \hline Celastaceae & _Maytenus_ & _M. undata_ & Leaves & 0.26 mg/g dry weight & [23] \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{Clusiaceae} & _Garcinia_ & _G. hombronizuna_ & Bark & 2.31 mg/Kg dry weight & [71] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Kalanchoe_ & _K. daigremontiana_ & Leaf & N/A & [72] \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Ericaceae} & _Vaccinium_ & _V. iteophyllum_ & Not specified & N/A & [73] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Rhododendron_ & _R. ovatum_ & Not specified & N/A & [74] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Vaccinium_ & _V. oldhami_ & Twigs & 22 mg/Kg dry weight & [75] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Rhododendron_ & _R. molle_ & Roots & 30 mg/Kg dry weight & [47] \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{Euphorbiaceae} & _Squium_ & _S. bacactum_ & Bark of the stems & 3.25 mg/Kg dry weight & [55] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Euphorbiia_ & _E. hirta_ & Stems & 0.03 mg/g dry weight & [56] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Discodelition_ & _D. mfescens_ & Bark of the roots & N/A & [48] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Thysranthera_ & _T. suborbitalris_ & Whole plant & 13.67 mg/Kg dry weight & [76] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Euphorbiaceae_ & _E. antiquorum_ & Not specified & N/A & [77] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _E. chrysosoma_ & Not specified & N/A & [78] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Exoccaria_ & _E. agallocha_ & Not specified & N/A & [24] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Schustina_ & _S. adenophora_ & Leaves & 1.6-13.0 mg/Kg dry weight & [25] \\ \cline{2-5}  & _Homonoia_ & _H. riparia_ & Roots & N/A & [43] \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: \(Cont.\)