Abstract

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS LINN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Mahanthesh M. C.*, Manjappa A. S., Sherikar A. S., Disouza J. I. and Shinde M. V.

Abstract

Cassia occidentalis L. (Kasamardah), Negro coffee, Family leguminose, is an erect, perennial plant and have traditional practice, as well as wide Phytochemicals and having diverse biological activities, known to possess antiallergic, antibacterial, antidote for poison, blood purifier, antifungal, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, psoriasis, melanoblast cell line leprosy and hepatoprotective activity. Chemicals including achrosin, aloeemodin, cassia occidentanol I, cassia occidentanol II, emodin, anthraquinones, anthrones, apigenin, aurantiobtusin, campesterol, cassiollin, chryso-obtusin, chrysophanic acid, chrysarobin, chrysophanol, chrysoeriol. The presented review summarizes the botany, ethnopharmacologyquery, phytochemistry, biological activity and toxicity of the Cassia occidentalis plant. It is accomplished that, research on Cassia occidentalis suggests an enormous biological potential of this plant in terms of research during the last few years, it is strongly believed that detailed information as presented in this review on the phytochemical and various biological properties of the extracts might provide detailed evidence for the use of this plant in different medicines.

Keywords: Pharmacological activity, Phytochemicals, toxicity study and ethanomedicinal uses.