A review on pharmacology and phytochemistry of syzygium cumini
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
To encourage a disease free healthy life Mother Nature has gifted mankind medicinal plants. The world craves new ideas and looks to the Far East and Asia for inspiration and innovation. There is a wealth of technical data to support the safe use of this plant and this review will produce the data to justify the use of this plant in a wide range in the field of ayurveda. Syzygium cumini belongs to the family Myrtaceae. Commonly it is known as a amblang, Jambul, Jambolan and Kala Jamun in India. The seed is used as an alternative natural healing system in the Ayurvedic, Unani and Chinese medicines. It is effective in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, inflammation, ulcers and diarrhea and preclinical studies have also shown it to possess chemoprotective, radioprotective and antineoplastic properties. The present review has been primed to describe the existing data on the information on traditional and medicinal use of the Syzygium cumini plant.
Authors and Affiliations
Veeram Anjali| S.V.U. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, S.V. University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, G. Sindhu| S.V.U. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, S.V. University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, C. Girish| S.V.U. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, S.V. University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP15601
- DOI -
- Views 309
- Downloads 21
The efficacy of polyherbal formulation of Moringa oleifera, Viola odorata, Allium sativum against microbes- synergistic effect
The purpose of our present study is to test antimicrobial and antifungal activity of polyherbal formulations. The testing of the antimicrobial activity on polyhernal formulation was done against gram positive (Staphylo...
Expulsion by Ionic Complexation: Benchmark Therapy for Atherosclerosis A Review
Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) chelation therapy has been practiced since longtime for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, alone or in combination with other treatments. It has been recommended as a harm...
Stability indicating RP HPLC method for determination of levitiracetam in pharmaceutical formulation
The article reports on a development of RP-HPLC method for the quantitative determination of Levetiracetam in tablet dosage forms. The chromatographic separations were performed using Phenomenex C18 (250 mm x 4.6 mm i...
Sex Variation of Motion Stereotypic Response among Adult Bengalee Population for the Operation of Some Simple Control-Display Units
Population stereotype point out to a long-term habit and well embedded knowledge of a particular population. This study was carried out to evaluate the variation in index of reversibility, response preference and respo...
Modified Approaches for Colon Specific Drug Delivery System: A Review
The colon is a site where both local and systemic delivery of drugs can take place. Local delivery allows topical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. However, treatment can be made effective if the drugs can be tar...