Article · Volume 4, Issue 8 · pp. 209–214
Salvadora persica
M. Khatak1, S. Khatak2, A. A. Siddqui3, N. Vasudeva4, A. Aggarwal1, P. Aggarwal5
- 1Ram Gopal College of Pharmacy, Gurgaon, Haryana.
- 2Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, 5 Kilometer Milestone, Delhi Meerut Road, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- 3Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesJamia Hamdard University Hamdard Nagar, Delhi.
- 4Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutics Division, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar - 125 001, Haryana.
- 5Panjab University, Chandigarh, INDIA.
Abstract
Salvadora persica (kharijal) is a large, well-branched, and evergreen shrub or a tree resembling Salvadora oleoides (meethijal) found in the dry and arid regions of India. Chewing sticks have been used for centuries for tooth cleaning, and are recommended by the World Health Organization in areas where their use is customary. Salvadora persica has enormous reported activities. It has potential medicinal and research activities. Salvadora persica is a promising product and is useful to produce antiplaque, analgesic, anticonvulsant, antibacterial, antimycotic, cytotoxic, antifertility, deobstruent, carminative, diuretic, astringent, and also used in biliousness, and rheumatism. This review highlights the pharmacologic effects and therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica. The chemical constituents present in different parts of the plant are also discussed.
Keywords: Antibacterial; hypolipidemic; miswak; Salvadora persica
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