Phytochemistry and pharmacology of Tecomella undulata
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https://doi.org/10.22377/ijgp.v8i1.346Abstract
Tecomella undulata (Bignoniaceae) is a monotypic genus and one of the most important deciduous, ornamental shrub or smalltree of the acrid zone of India. Locally known as Rohida, Roheda in Hindi, Rakhtroda in Marathi, Dadimacchada, Chalachhada,
Dadimapuspaka in Sanskrit mostly found in the Thar desert regions of India and Pakistan. The plant holds tremendous potential of medicinal value and is used in traditional and folklore system of medicines. It has been used traditionally in various ailments like syphilis, swelling, leucorrhoea and leucoderma, enlargement of spleen, obesity, tumours, blood disorders, flatulence and abdominal pain. Tecomella undulata has gained prominence due to presence of some prominent secondary metabolites of great therapeutic
potential like stigmasterol, β‑sitosterol, α‑lapachone, tectol isolated from heartwood, bark and leaf. The present review presents the traditional information and recent scientific update on this plant with therapeutic potential.
Key words: Hepatoprotective, pharamacology, phytochemistry, Tecomella undulata
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