Abstract

A REVIEW OF THE PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CAYRATIA TRIFOLIA

Neelakshi Dutta* and Dr. Mukund Handral

Abstract

Cayaratia trifolia is an appraised medicinal plant in conventional folk medicine. Many pharmacological studies of this plant have shown antiviral, antibacterial, antiprotozoal, hypoglycaemic, anticancer and diuretic activity. This review is a broad summary of the phytochemical and pharmacological activities of this plant Cayratia trifolia. This plant also has broad traditional and pharmacological uses in numerous pathophyisiological conditions. In this article, we will mainly review the numerous properties of Cayratia trifolia(Bush grape) and focus on its various medicinal properties. We expect that this is an attractive topic for further experimental and clinical investigations.

Keywords: Cayratia trifolia, pharmacological action, phytochemistry.