Abstract

PHARMACOLOGICAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF POLYGONUM HYDROPIPER

Pooja Arora*, H. S. Lamba and Pankaj Sharma

Abstract

Plants are source of medicines from ancient times and they are also used now a days very much because of side effects from allopathic medicines. Plants from the genus polygonaceae have been used in traditional medicines and one of the important plant from this family is Polygonum hydropiper which has tremendous medicinal uses. It is found in muddy and damp areas, ditches, flooded river banks and forests. It is native to entire northern hemisphere (Europe, Asia and North America). The plant can also occur as a weed in poorly drained farmlands. A wide range of chemical compounds including Flavanoids, phenolic compounds and glycosides are found in this plant. This Plant has been known to possess Anti-inflammatory activity, Antineoplastic activity, Antiulcer antivity, In Respiratory disorders, Anti-alzheimer activity and other miscellaneous activities.

Keywords: Polygonum hydropiper, Pharmacological activities,Phytochemical constituents, Medicinal uses.