Abstract

MALLOTUS PHILIPPENSIS: A MIRACLE STICK

I. P. Tripathi*, Poonam Chaudhary and Poonam Pandey

Abstract

Mallotus philippensis is one of the endangered medicinally important plants used in indigenous system of medicine for cultivation prospects. It is an important medicinal shrub of Ayurvedic system; whole parts of the plants are rich in secondary metabolites. Various parts of the plant are used in the treatment of skin problem, bronchitis, abdominal disease, jaundice, malaria, antifungal, tape-worm, eye-disease, cancer, diabetes, diarrhea, urinogenital infection etc. It also possesses various pharmacological activities like anti-oxidant, Antimicrobial Activity, Antifilarial Activity, Anti-LeukaemicActivity, Antitumor Activity, anti-HIV Activity, Anti-tuberculosis Activity Hepatoprotective Activity. This review underlines the miracle activities of the Mallotus philippensis.

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