Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF LEAVES OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA WILD

Vivek Tiwari* and Vimal Kumar Yadav

Abstract

Herbal plants are known for their anti-diabetic and other various therapeutic activities. Mostly the active chemical moieties of the herbal plants are flavonoids in nature. The side effects associated with the usage of synthetic antidiabetic drugs make it imperative to search for alternative drugs from medicinal plants. Pharmacological studies have revealed that aqueous and organic extracts various parts of Calotropis procera and its phytoconstituents such as cardenolides, terpenes, flavonoids enzymes and other chemical constituents possess a wide range of pharmacological activities such as cytotoxic, antidiabetic, antioxidant, antiarthritic, antimicrobial, wound healing. Preliminary phytochemical identification was done along with measurement of the leaf constants, fluorescence characteristics, and extractive values. The presented research summarizes the information about the phytochemical and pharmacological activity of the Calotropis procera.

Keywords: Herbal plants, Calotropis procera, Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antidiabetic.