TY - JOUR
T1 - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY on PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES of Calatropis procera LINN
AU - Aishwarya,
AU - Chopra, Vijay
AU - Singh, Amritpal
AU - Vyas, Manish
AU - Khurana, Navneet
AU - Sharma, Neha
AU - Thakkar, Rohit
AU - Singh, Harminder
AU - Tandon, Nitin
AU - Yadav, Pramod
AU - Prajapati, P. K.
AU - Gupta, Manish
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/12/26
Y1 - 2020/12/26
N2 - Plants and herbs are being used for the treatment of various diseases since ancient time due to their efficacy and availability. According to the World Health Organization, 80 % world population use herbs or medicinal plants in one or the other way as vegetables, spices, and medicines. These drugs can be used internally and externally to treat various disorders, which are also reported in recent studies. However, there is a need to explore their therapeutic potential by conducting pre-clinical and clinical studies. Numerous plants have been used in human life for various purposes, one such plant is Calatropis procera (C. procera). It has been used since ancient times and also reported to have multidimensional therapeutic activities in Ayurvedic, Arabic, and Unani medicine system. It consists of a variety of chemical constituents including stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, flavonoids, polyphenols, calotropin, calotropagenin, and calotoxin. Recent studies suggest its role in the management of bronchitis, baldness, hair loss, asthma, leprosy, intermittent fevers, eczema, elephantiasis, vertigo, toothache, and inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis. The present review explores its different pharmacological activities and therapeutic potential as well as its chemical compounds, geographical sources.
AB - Plants and herbs are being used for the treatment of various diseases since ancient time due to their efficacy and availability. According to the World Health Organization, 80 % world population use herbs or medicinal plants in one or the other way as vegetables, spices, and medicines. These drugs can be used internally and externally to treat various disorders, which are also reported in recent studies. However, there is a need to explore their therapeutic potential by conducting pre-clinical and clinical studies. Numerous plants have been used in human life for various purposes, one such plant is Calatropis procera (C. procera). It has been used since ancient times and also reported to have multidimensional therapeutic activities in Ayurvedic, Arabic, and Unani medicine system. It consists of a variety of chemical constituents including stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, flavonoids, polyphenols, calotropin, calotropagenin, and calotoxin. Recent studies suggest its role in the management of bronchitis, baldness, hair loss, asthma, leprosy, intermittent fevers, eczema, elephantiasis, vertigo, toothache, and inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis. The present review explores its different pharmacological activities and therapeutic potential as well as its chemical compounds, geographical sources.
KW - Anti-tumour
KW - Calatropis procera
KW - Pharmacological activities
KW - Polyphenols
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099335358
VL - 21
SP - 159
EP - 167
JO - Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
JF - Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
SN - 0972-2025
IS - 67-68
ER -
