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Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Bauhinia racemosa Lam - a review  

Soni, Vishal (Department of Herbal Drug Research, B.R. Nahata College of Pharmacy, Research Centre)
Jha, Arvind Kumar (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shri Sankarachary group of Institution, Shri Sankarachary Technical Campus)
Dwivedi, Jaya (Department of pharmaceutical chemistry Banasthali Vidyapith Banasthali University)
Soni, Priyanka (Department of Herbal Drug Research, B.R. Nahata College of Pharmacy, Research Centre)
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CELLMED / v.5, no.4, 2015 , pp. 24.1-24.7 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bahunia racemosa family, Caesalpiniaceae, is one of the precious resources of the earth. It has played a significant role in human civilization since ancient times. It is tall sized tree growing throughout India, Ceylon, China, and Timor. The different part of this plant contains β-sitosterol and β-amyrin, flavonols (kaempferol and quercetin) and two coumarins (scopoletin and scopolin), tannins etc. Various part of this plant has great pharmacological potential with a great utility and usage as folklore medicine as analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antimicrobial activity. This review mainly focus on the exclusive review work on the traditional, phytochemical and pharmacological activities of this plant.
Keywords
Bauhinia racemosa Lam; phytochemistry; ethnopharmacology; traditional uses; pharmacology;
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