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Medicinal Applications, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Hymenodictyon excelsum (Roxb.) Wall A Review

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  • Paramita Chakraborty
  • Sajeesha Sasi
  • Anuja A Nair
  • Nishat Anjum
  • YC Tripathi

    (Chemistry Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India)

Abstract

Hymenodictyon excelsum Roxb. Wall (Rubiaceae) has been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory systems. Additionally, it is also used in gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract infection. This review gathers the fragmented information available in the literature regarding morphology, ethnomedicinal applications, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of H. excelsum. Relevant information on H. excelsum was compiled from electronic databases such as Academic Journals, Ethnobotany, Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and library search. Worldwide ethnomedical uses of H. excelsum are recorded which have been traditionally practiced for the treatment of different types of health disorders. Phytochemical research have led to isolation and characterization of different types of bioactive compounds in H. excelsum and pharmacological studies have shown some promising pharmacological activities. H. excelsum has emerged as a good source of traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments. It is a promising candidate in pharmaceutical biology for the development/ formulation of new drugs and future clinical uses.

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  • Paramita Chakraborty & Sajeesha Sasi & Anuja A Nair & Nishat Anjum & YC Tripathi, 2017. "Medicinal Applications, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Hymenodictyon excelsum (Roxb.) Wall A Review," Organic & Medicinal Chemistry International Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(3), pages 60-64, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jomcij:v:2:y:2017:i:3:p:60-64
    DOI: 10.19080/OMCIJ.2017.02.555589
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