Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY ON CAESALPINIA BONDUC.L (LATAKARANJ)-AN OVERVIEW

*Singh P. K., *Dwivedi M., *Prakash S., *Dubey R. K., *Tiwari S., *Kumar A. and
*Shukla L. K.

Abstract

Caesalpinia bonduc L. (Latakaranj) is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae. It is a prickly shrub widely distributed all over the world especially in India, Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in India specially found in tropical regions. Caesalpinia bonduc L. have medicinal properties so it is a very valuable medicinal plant which is utilized in traditional system of medicine. The plant has been reported to possess anxiolytic, antinociceptive, antidiarrhoeal, antidiabetic, adaptogenic, anthelmintic, antiestrogenic, antiinflammatory, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antifungal, antispasmodic, antioxidant, antiproliferative, antipsoriatic, antitumor, larvacidal, muscle contractile, hepatoprotective, anticonvulsant and antifilarial activities. Presence of active constituents of Caesalpinia bonduc(L.) are alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, saponins, tannins and triterpenoids. This review attempts to encompass the available literature on Caesalpinia bonduc(L.) with respect to its pharmacognostic characters, chemical constituents, summary of its various pharmacological activities and traditional uses.

Keywords: Latakaranj, Macroscopic, Microscopic, Active constituents.