A REVIEW ON ATYPICAL PLANT HELICTERES ISORA LINN.
AbstractHerbal medicine, also known as Herbalism or Botanical medicine, harnesses the therapeutic properties of plants in various forms to prevent, treat, or promote health and well-being. Plants contain a diverse array of chemical compounds that interact with the body, leading to their widespread use in traditional and modern medicine worldwide. Over the past few decades, there has been a significant rise in the global and national markets for herbal drugs. Utilized since ancient times, medicinal plants are fundamental to traditional healing systems such as Ayurveda, Unani, as well as folk and native medicine. Helicteres isora L. (Sterculiaceae family) is renowned for its traditional uses and widespread distribution. Research indicates that extracts derived from its leaves, bark, fruits, and roots possess a range of beneficial properties, including antioxidant, anti-dysenteric, anti-diabetic, and antimicrobial activities. Notably, the fruit extract of H. isora demonstrates promising free radical scavenging abilities. This review aims to provide a scientific basis for the indigenous therapeutic claims associated with bioactive fractions extracted from H. isora.
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M. Ramya *, K. H. Ahalyadevi, B. S. Suresha and T. Balasubramanian
Department of Pharmacology, Bharathi College of Pharmacy, Bharathinagara, Mandya, Karnataka, India.
ramyanandan1995@gmail.com
16 May 2024
26 June 2024
29 June 2024
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.11(6).262-67
30 June 2024
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