A REVIEW ON PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF PERGULARIA DAEMIA
Prasanth A. R.*, Dr. Sandhya S. M. and Dr. A. S. William Arputha Sundar
ABSTRACT
The plant Pergularia daemia has been traditionally used as
anthelmintic, laxative, antipyretic expectorant and also used to treat
infantile diarrhea and malarial intermittent fevers. It is widely
distributed in the tropical and sub tropical regions of the world.
Various phytochemical including terpenoid, flavonoids, sterols and
cardenolids have been isolated and identified from the various parts
of the plant (leaves, stems, shoots, roots, seeds and fruits). P. daemia
widely used by various tribal communities in Western Ghats of India
for the treatment of variety of ailments, while predominantly the
roots of the plant have been used to treat liver disease and
jaundice. The present review article aims towards medicinal properties, chemical
constituents and other important aspects of P. daemia.
Keywords: Ethnobotanical uses, Pergularia daemia, pharmacological activities, phytochemistry.
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