A Comprehensive Ethno-pharmacological and Phytochemical Update Review on Medicinal Plant of Terminalia arjuna Roxb. of Bangladesh
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Pharmacy - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
This review paper focused on ethno-pharmacological uses and phytochemical constituents of Terminalia arjuna Roxb., an important medicinal plant of Bangladesh, used in various indigenous system of medicine. This review has been conducted to pile up information that is available in different scientific literatures. It is observed that a large number of phytochemical components have been obtained from the plant e.g. arjunin, arjunetin, gallic acid, terminic acid, pyrocatechols, luteolin, β-sitosterol, calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper and these components exhibit various medicinal and pharmacological activities such as anti-mutagenic, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-diabetic etc. The present comprehensive update review is therefore, an effort to give detailed information on phytochemical and pharmacological studies of T. arjuna Roxb. and this information will help the researchers to carry out research on this pharmaceutically important medicinal plant. Keywords: Ethno-pharmacological activity, T. arjuna Roxb., scientific literatures, systematic study.
Authors and Affiliations
Fatema Binte Hafiz, Nayeem Md. Towfique, Monokesh Kumer Sen, Shamima Nasrin Sima, Bably Sabina Azhar
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