Abstract

A PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW ON PELTOPHORUM PTEROCARPUM (DC.) BAKER EX HEYNE

Dharmasoth Rama Devi* and Ganga Rao Battu

ABSTRACT

In spite of great advances of modern scientific medicine, traditional medicine is still the primary form of treating diseases of majority of people in developing countries including India.The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations is described in the Vedas and the Bible. Medicinal Plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor and conserve food, to treat health disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics. The knowledge of their healing properties has been transmitted over the centuries within and among human communities. Active compounds produced during secondary metabolism are usually responsible for the biological properties of plant species used throughout the globe for various purposes, including treatment of infectious diseases. This review attempts to encompass the adequate information to develop suitable therapeutics and bioactive molecules out of these plant parts of peltophorum pterocarpum leaf.

Keywords: peltophorum pterocarpum, Secondary metabolites, Ethno botanical uses