A REVIEW ON MAGNOLIA CHAMPACA
AbstractMagnolia champaca, also known as Michelia champaca, is a member of the Magnoliaceae family, widely distributed across the sub-Himalayan region, West Bengal, Myanmar, South India, and apart from China. This plant is celebrated for its perfumery applications, earning the nickname “Joy Perfume Tree,” with its fragrance featured in the world’s second best-selling perfume, “Joy.” The plant boasts a diverse array of phytochemicals, including alkaloids, tannins, sterols, flavonoids, phenols, and saponins, suggesting its potential as a rich source of medicinal compounds. Michelia champaca has demonstrated a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities, including anti-microbial, anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, insecticidal, anti-uretic, carminative, and anti-diabetic properties. In this review article express taxonomy, synonyms, vernacular names, distribution, ethnomedical uses, phytochemicals, and pharmacological activities of Magnolia champaca have been discussed.
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B. H. Apoorva *, K. H. Ahalya Devi, B. S. Suresha and T. Balasubramanian
Department of Pharmacology, Bharathi College of Pharmacy, Bharathinagara, Mandya, Karnataka, India.
apoorvaananya73@gmail.com
23 May 2025
27 May 2025
28 May 2025
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.12(6).465-70
30 June 2025
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