A REVIEW OF PHYTOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON SONNERATIA APETALA
Journal Title: World Journal of Advance Healthcare Research - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Sonneratia apetala Buch-Ham is popularly known as Mangrove apple and it grows as tree or shrub, distributed thought out India in saline area. It contains polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins and vitamin C as major constituents. The aerial parts of the plant contain a large no. of terpenoids, steroid, alkaloid & polysaccharide. The plant has been studied for antibacterial, antidiabetic and antioxidant activities. The present study is an attempt to review the phytochemical composition and biological activities of the plant.
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Firdaus Mukhtar Quraishi
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