Abstract

A REVIEW ON PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS (BRIGHT EYE)

Kiran Jakkappa Patil*, Saloni Prasad Andhari and Nisha Karandiker

Abstract

Nature had donated the most valuable thing that is lots of medicinal plant. Medicinal plant is very important and widely available resources for primary healthcare and complementary system. An Ayurveda consulate that any one part or almost whole plant which used as medicine, in that one which catharanathus roseus family Apocyanceae, discovered by Scottish botanist “George Don“ contain 200 important alkaloids its around eight known species widely found elsewhere and ornamental places in garden it show anti-tumor activity. Cancer is abnormal growth of cells in anywhere in the body begin to divide uncontrolled. There are 200 different known cancers which affect the human. uncontrolly growth occurs in solid tissue. In Chemotherapy anti-cancerous drug which treat tumor but they have side effect if not limited usages that’s why use of plant sources for anti-cancerous start in 1950 and then discovery of catharanthus roseus (vinca alkaloid) vinblastine as an anti- cancerous agent.

Keywords: Catharanthus rose us, Anti-tumor, Subs herb.