Abstract

A REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDIES OF ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN: AN ORNAMENTAL PLANT

Mahasweta Roy*, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Bhupendra Kumar, Jaspreet Kaur, Amrit Kumar Patel and Nishant Kumar

Abstract

The present investigation reviews Albizia species to tap out the shelf of bioactive constituents that possess pharmacological properties specially considering Albizia julibrissin. Albizia julibrissin (Persian silk tree, pink silk tree) is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae, The species is usually called "silk tree" or "mimosa" in the United States. It is widely planted in India as an ornamental plant in parks and gardens, grown for its leaf texture and flowers.Now Albizia julibrissin flower extract are showing significant antidepressant, reduction in both its spontaneous activity and passive activities, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory and anti-obesity properties. It is also well known remedy for insomnia in Chinese medicine as well as shows an important and very significant in vitro anti-tumor activity. Hence its extract and essential oil are widely used for dysphoria-induced wakefulness, depression, forgetfulness, and dreaminess. The evidence of these amazing Albizia julibrissin effects can be identified from its pharmacological action though not much dimension has been explored, Albizia julibrissin can be beneficial for future research and can be of great medicinal use.

Keywords: Albizia julibrissin, silk tree, Fabaceae, Mimosa Tree.