Plant profile, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Cordia dichotoma (Indian cherry): A review
Authors
Prasad Jamkhande
Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded-431606, Maharashtra, India
Sonal Barde
Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded-431606, Maharashtra, India
Shailesh Patwekar
Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded-431606, Maharashtra, India
Priti Tidke
Department of Pharmacology, R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur 425405, Maharashtra, India
Keywords:
Cordia dichotoma, Cytotoxic, β-sitosterol, Indian cherry, Diabetes, Pharmacology
Abstract
More than half of the world's population relies on the traditional medicine and major role of the traditional medicine including the use of plant extract and their active constituents. Among them, Cordia dichotoma Forst., a small to moderate size plant of family Boragenaceae, commonly called bhokar, lasura, gonda, Indian cherry and shlesmataka. Plant parts such as leaves, fruit, bark and seed have been reported for possessing antidiabetic, antiulcer, anti-inflammatory, immune-modulator and analgesic activity. Screening of fruit, leaves and seed shows the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, coumarins, flavonoids, saponins, terpenes and sterols. Present review focuses on details of geographical distribution, physicochemical parameters, phytoconstituents and pharmacological properties of Cordia dichotoma reported so far.
Keywords: Cordia dichotoma, Cytotoxic, β-sitosterol, Indian cherry, Diabetes, Pharmacology
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