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Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz.: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile : A Review

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  1. 1Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar-135001 (Haryana), INDIA.
  2. 2A.R. College of Pharmacy, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, 388120 (Gujarat), INDIA.

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Anjoo Kamboj

Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar-135001 (Haryana), INDIA.

shashi_kamboj@sify.com

Volume 3, Issue 6 · pp. 364-374 · 2009 · DOI:

ABSTRACT

Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz ( Crassulaceae) is a perennial herb growing widely and used in folkloric medicine in tropical Africa, tropical America, India, China, and Australia. The divine herb contains a wide range of active compounds, including alkaloids, triterpenes, glycosides, flavonoids, steroids, bufadienolides, lipids and organic acids, have been isolated from this species. The plant is widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of variety of ailments and well known for its haemostatic and wound healing properties. The pharmacological studies are reviewed and discussed, focussing on that different extracts from this plant have been found to possess pharmacological activities as immunomodulator, CNS depressant, analgesic, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, antiallergic, antianaphylactic, antileishmanial, antitumorous, antiulcerous, antibacterial, antifungal, antihistamine, antiviral, febrifuge, gastroprotective, immunosuppressive, insecticidal, muscle relaxant, sedative. However, future efforts should concentrate more on in vitro and in vivo studies and also on clinical trials in order to confirm traditional wisdom in the light of a rational phytotherapy. The present review is an attempt to highlight the various ethnopharmacological and traditional uses as well as phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of B. pinnatum and to discuss them.

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    Kamboj, A., & Saluja, A. K. (2009). Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz.: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile : A Review. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 3(6), 364-374.

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