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THE PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF CAESALPINIA BONDUC
Vinesh Prasad Vadlakonda
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, Sugandha G Chaudhari
Dr L H Hiranandani College of Pharmacy, Pharmacology Department, Ulhasnagar-03.
Corresponding author
Vinesh Prasad Vadlakonda
Dr L H Hiranandani College of Pharmacy,
Pharmacology Department,
Ulhasnagar-03.
Vineshvadlakonda.16@gmail.com
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ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT
Article history
Received 28/06/2019
Available online
31/12/2019
Keywords
Caesalpinia bonduc.
Caesalpinia bonduc L. is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae. The plant
is found in all over India. The plant is a large prickly shrub. It is popular in indigenous system
of medicine like Ayurveda, Siddha, Homoeopathy and Unani. In Indian traditional plant
medicine, it has been considered as an important remedy for the treatment of several diseases.
The plant has been reported to possess antinociceptive, anxiolytic, antidiabetic, antidiarrhoeal,
anthelmintic, adaptogenic, anti-inflammatory, antiestrogenic, antimicrobial, antimalarial,
antifungal, antioxidant, antispasmodic, antipsoriatic, antiproliferative, antitumor,
hepatoprotective, anticonvulsant, larvacidal and antifilarial etc. activities of various parts of C.
bonduc plant. It can be concluded that C. bonduc can become the best source of medicine in
future on various ailments with further investigations. Hence attempts have been made to take
collect and compile the information about the traditional use of various parts of C. bonduc in
various ailments, chemical constituents from various parts and the effective use of various
extracts for treatment of different diseases.
Please cite this article in press as Vinesh Prasad Vadlakonda et al. The Pharmacological Potential of Caesalpinia Bonduc. Indo
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Research.2019:9(12).