Review of Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC.: Pharmacognostic, Pharmacological, and Toxicological Perspective

Pallavi Shrirang Jamadagni; Sharad D Pawar; Shrirang B Jamadagni; Shridhar Chougule; Sudesh N Gaidhani; S N Murthy

doi:10.4103/phrev.phrev_31_16

Review of Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC.: Pharmacognostic, Pharmacological, and Toxicological Perspective

Pharmacogn Rev. 2017 Jul-Dec;11(22):141-144. doi: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_31_16.

Authors

Pallavi Shrirang Jamadagni¹, Sharad D Pawar¹, Shrirang B Jamadagni², Shridhar Chougule¹, Sudesh N Gaidhani³, S N Murthy⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacology, Regional Ayurveda Institute of Fundamental Research, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Animal and Experimental Pathology, Regional Ayurveda Institute of Fundamental Research, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Pharmacology, Headquarters, Central Council of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India.
⁴ Department of Ayurveda and In-charge, Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gwaliar Road, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC. is a medicinal plant abundantly found in India. Its uses are mentioned in the classical Ayurvedic literature and by many folklore claims. The plant is also of extreme economic importance. Its seeds are mainly used as an antidiabetic remedy. All pharmacological and toxicological aspects of this plant are discussed in this review.

Keywords: Antidiabetic; Holarrhena antidyscentrica; pharmacology.

Publication types

Review