Abstract

A REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THESPESIA POPULNEA LINN

Miss. Sayali S. Patil* and Dr. Sachin A. Nitave

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Abstract

At the present time, the plant research is in focus throughout the world and data have collected to show the boundless potential of plants used in many traditional systems. Thespesia populnea Linn (Family-Malvaceae) which is one of the precious drug used in the herbal medicine and recognized as Paras-Pipal.It’s cultivation is done for ornament and shade and it bear flowers throughout the year in the tropics. Medicinal properties like antifertility, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, purgative, and hepatoprotective activities has shown by several parts of plant. The certain hepatic diseases can be treated by yellow juice of fruits. Internal administration of decoction of the bark can cure skin diseases and decoction of fruits can used as antidote for poisoning. The seed possesses purgative properties and plant is useful in malaria. The plant contain various biologically active compounds such as flavonoids, Sesquiterpenoids, tannin, saponins, alkanes, essential oil, sugars, fatty acids, and antioxidants are present in the plant. This contribution provides a comprehensive review of its ethnomedicinal uses, chemical constituents and pharmacological profile as a medicinal plant.

Keywords: Thespesia populnea, Pharmacological activities, Malvaceae.