Abstract

A COMPLETE REVIEW OF OLDENLANDIA UMBELLATA LINN (IMPURAL) PLANT

A. Abdul Azim*, M. Vanitha, C. Jothimanivannan, K. Gokulnath, S. Ganesan and P. Hari Vishva

Abstract

Oldenlandia umbellata linn plant is very well known for its therapeutics benefits in Indian systems of medicine including Ayurveda and Siddha and in other forms of traditional medicine worldwide for the treatment of several ailments. The colouring matter is found principally in this plant and is collected when the plants was dried through some extraction methods. Our review article focusses to pharmacognostical studies and give number of pharmacological activites are Anti-Tussive, Cytotoxicity, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti- Pyretic, Hepatoprotective Effect, Antioxidant, Anti-Bacterial and Anti- Microbial activity and also against Respiratory Tract Pathogens. This article can give potential research areas to explore next, and to formulate new formulation in allopathy and some traditional medicine system.

Keywords: Oldenlandia umbellate, Anti-Tussive, Chaaya ver, Chay root, Anti- Microbial.