Phyto-Pharmacological Perspective of Cadaba farinosa forsk
Journal Title: American Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Cadaba farinosa Forsk also known as Indian Cadaba belonging to family Capparaceae is widely distributed all over the globe especially in arid area. It was used in folk medicines for the treatment of purgative, anthelmintic, antisyphilitic, emmenagogue, aperients, as a stimulant, antiscorbutic, antiphlogistic and established its potency against liver damage, cancer and oxidation in body. Several chemical constituents like Cadabicine, Cadabicine methyl ether, Cadabicine diacetate, α, β-Dihydroferulic acid, capparisine,cadibicilone, aromatic acid and kamphefrol are present in abundant amount in plant. Along with, it is wealthy in mineral and amino acid which are valuable for human and essentially for cattle’s. But, its pharmacological potentials such as purgative, anthelmintic, antisyphilitic, emmenagogue, aperients, stimulant, antiscorbutic, antiphlogisticare not yet explored. Thus, present review explores the traditional uses, chemical constituents, pharmacological activity, toxicity and mineral analysis.
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Umesh Telrandhe, Vaibhav Uplanchiwar
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