PHARMACOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PALASH (BUTEA MONOSPERMA LAM.): A REVIEW
Abstract
The awareness about the role of medicinal plants in health care in developing countries results in exploring the natural herbal medicine. Palash (Buteamonosperma Lam.) commonly known as ‘flame of the forest’ is a traditional medicinal plant which has been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic system of medicine for the treatment of a various diseases like prameha, Atisara, Jwara, Kushta etc. Mainly bark and flowers are used in the treatment of diabetes at all the age group. It possesses various pharmacological activities like anti- oxidant, anti- inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti- fungal, hypolipidemic etc. This paper aims to compile maximum information available, regarding its various traditional uses, pharmacognosy, phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities to enrich our knowledge about this plant. We hope that it will surely give new directions for the researchers and pharmaceutical industries to develop a new drug.
KEYWORDS: Buteamonosperma Lam., Palash, Medicinal Plant.
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