Characteristics, Isolation Methods, and Biological Properties of Aucubin.

Aucubin is an iridoid glycoside widely spread in the families , , , , , , , and . This review is intended to provide data on the physicochemical characteristics, isolation methods, and biological activities of aucubin and its producing plants. Aucubin is unstable and can be deglycosylated into its aglycone, aucubigenin.