An Overview of Pharmacological Efficacy and Chemical Moieties of Strobilanthes ciliata Nees. (Acanthaceae)
Anusree Prakash
Department of Botany (Biosciences), Division-UIBT, Chandigarh University, Mohali-140413, Punjab, India.
. Nishtha *
Department of Botany (Biosciences), Division-UIBT, Chandigarh University, Mohali-140413, Punjab, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The expensive modern drugs have been replaced by medicinal plants these days. Strobilanthes ciliata Nees as called “Sahachara” is mainly used in the Indian system of drug and medicine and has shown biochemical activities that are – anti-microbial, anti-cancerous, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic. In ayurvedic preparation roots and leaf of the Strobilanthes is a main ingredient which removes of inflammation and pain, compounds such as betulin, lupeol, stigmasterol, stigmasterol glycosides etc. has been reported from the stem extract. The major component present in the plant’s various parts is lupeol, which has a broad pharmacological potential. The phytoconstituents or the phytochemicals along with biological activities contribute for the medicinal importance of this plant. This review paper tends to cover information available on various studies of medicinal values and chemical constituents of S. ciliate Nees.
Keywords: Hepatoprotective, phytochemistry, lupeol, analgesic