RECENT UPDATE ON PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY OF DILLENIA INDICA

Author(s): Pushpander Kumar, Sunil Kumar* and Vipin Kumar

Abstract: Dillenia indica (D.Indica) (Dilleniaceae) is an Indian medicinal plant commonly known “Elephant apple” in English and “Karambel” in Hindi. It is widely used medicinal plant all over the world. It is very popular in various systems of medicine like ayurvedic, homeopathic and siddha. Whole plant is used in treatment of disease and ailments. Plant is traditionally used in blood cancer, diabetes, diarrhea, gall bladder stone, asthma, stomachache, hairfall, dysentery, abscess, insect repellant and in stomach problem. Various researchers have investigated that D. indica possesses a wide range of pharmacological activity like anticancer, anti-inflammation, antidiabetic, wound healing, antineoceptive, hair waving, antimicrobial, antioxidant, analgesic, dysentery, anxiolytic, anthelmintic, antiarthritic, mucoadhesive, analgesic, hepatoprotective properties etc. In the present review, we are going to discuss about detailed pharmacology, toxicology, chemical constituents, ethnobotany along with traditional uses of D. indica.

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