Abstract

REVIEW OF PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF NERIUM INDICUM MILL

Shrinivas K. Sarje*, Snehal Rasale, Aparna Suryavanshi, Shagufta Bano Farooqui, Nitin B. Ghiware

ABSTRACT

Nerium indicum Mill is an important Chinese folk medicine. It is a vegetatively propagated ornamental plant, valued for its evergreen foliage and showy terminal flower clusters that are available in different colors. Indicum is cultivated recently as a flowering pot plant and therefore abundant propagation of plant material for commercial use is of great importance. This species also produces secondary metabolites, some of which are pharmacological interests. The important pharmacological activities are anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anticancer, antinociceptive, and CNS depressant activity. This paper explains the evidence-based information regarding the phytochemistry and pharmacological activity of this plant.

Keywords: Nerium indicum, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological activity, Taxanocological classification.