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Review · Volume 11, Issue 22 · pp. 141–144

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

Pallavi Shrirang Jamadagni1, Sharad D. Pawa1, Shrirang B. Jamadagni2, Shridhar Chougule1, Sudesh N. Gaidhani2, S. N. Murthy3

  1. 1Department of Pharmacology, Regional Ayurveda Institute of Fundamental Research, INDIA.
  2. 2Department of Animal and Experimental Pathology, Regional Ayurveda Institute of Fundamental Research, INDIA.
  3. 3Department of Pharmacology, Headquarters, Central Council of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA.
  4. 4Department 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

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