Abstract

A REVIEW ON FLACOURTIA JANGOMAS FRUIT

Vishnupriya B. V.*, Shabin P., Panchamy Nair K., Kavitha K. V. and Dr. Prasobh G. R.

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Abstract

Medicinal plants are considering an essential source in treating various kinds of disease. Since ancient times, people have used medicinal plants and this practise may even be regarded as the beginning of modern medicine. This article contains brief review of Flacourtia jangomas fruit belongs to the family Salicaceae is which an important herb with several medicinal properties. Anthocyanin, alkaloids, betacarotene, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, amino acidsand phenolic compounds, which have therapeutic importance are the significant phytoconstituents found in Flacourtia jangomas fruit. Some of the constituents are accounted for some pharmacological activities such as antioxidant activity, hepatoprotective activity, anti-cancer activity, anti-diabetic activity, anti-anxiety activity.

Keywords: Flacourtia jangomas fruit, phytoconstituents and pharmacological activities.