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A REVIEW: EVALUATING HAIR-TONIC AND SEDATIVE ACTIVITY OF EXTRACT FROM FLOWER AND SEED OF NYCTANTHUS ARBORTRISTIS LIN(NAT)

Tejaswini L. Asawe*, Rutuja S. Desale, Gayatri A. Bhere, Paurnima V. Malik,

Abstract

Nyctanthus arbortristis lin. (NAT) is one of the most beneficial traditional medicinal plants, with a variety of applications.(grow in subtropical; southern India, the Himalayas of Nepal. Numerous names for it are well known, including Night Jasmine, Jasmine, coral jasmine, queen of the night, Harishinghar, Parijata, and Night Blossoming Jasmine. Plant parts such as seeds, leaves, flowers, bark, and fruits contain a variety of phytochemicals, including flavonoids, glycoside, oleanic acid, essential oil, tannic acid, carotene, friedeline, cupeol, glucose, and benzoic acid. Sedative, hair tonic, hepatoprotective, antileishmaniasis, antiviral, antifungal, antipyretic, antihistaminic, antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidants, rheumatic disorder, relaxant, analgesic, appetite loss, liver disorder, biliary disorder, chronic fever, skin conditions, anticancer expectorant, antiarthritis, and immunomodulatory properties are just a few of the benefits exhibited by Nyctanthus arbortristis. However, the primary focus of this review is on parijata’s sedative and hair-tonic properties.

Keywords: Nyctanthes Arbor-tritis, Hair-tonic, Sedative.