Cleome brachycarpa: A Review on Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology ISSN (Print): 2521-8514 ISSN (Online): 2521-8484 RADS J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci. 107 REVIEW ARTICLE Cleome brachycarpa: A Review on Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology Hira Naeem 1, *, Rehana Perveen 1 , Syed Sohaib Muzaffar Zaidi 3 , Zubia Zia 1 , Kaneez Fatima 2 , Zuneera Akram 1 , Muzammil Hussain 1 , Farhan Ishaque 4 1 Department of Pharmacology, Baqai Medical University, BIPS, Karachi, Pakistan 2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Baqai Medical University, BIPS, Karachi, Pakistan 3 Department of Business Administration, Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan 4 Department of Physiotherapy, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi, Pakistan ABSTRACT Authors’ Contributions 1 Conception & Study Design, Data Collection, Drafting. 2,8 Data Analysis, Critical Review. 3-7 Data Collection. Article info. Received: February 1, 2019 Accepted: July 17, 2019 Funding Source: Nil Conflict of Interest: Nil Cite this article: Naeem H, Perveen R, Zaidi SSM, Zia Z, Fatima K, Akram Z, Hussain M, Ishaque F. Cleome brachycarpa: A Review on Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology. RADS J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci. 2019; 7(2): 107-111. *Address of Correspondence Author: Dr.hiranaeem@gmail.com Cleome brachycarpa acknowledged as Ponwar and found very effective against soreness, irritation, burning, contagious diseases, white patches of the skin, joint pain, ligaments disorder, bones diseases (arthritis, rheumatism), muscles swelling, skin rash and as an antioxidant. It has unpleasant taste and found chiefly in India, Iran and Pakistan. Its leaves, roots, and flowers were assessed for their medicinal uses and the outcomes were very startling regarding their medicinal compositions. According to the various survey reports Cleome species have admirable medicinal values and the compounds isolated from them would be the great source of new therapeutic goods. Many great pharmacological effects of the plant have been reported. The current assessment is a plentiful interpretation of the traditional, ethnobotanical, phytochemical, and pharmacological uses of the plant. Keywords: Cleome brachycarpa, medicinal plant, pharmacological effects, ayurvedic use. INTRODUCTION Botanical Description of Cleome brachycarpa Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Capparales Family: Capparaceae Genus: Cleome Common Names: Arabic Name: ربران( ربران ِ ب); Hindi Name: Ponwar; Sindhi Name: Shamako [1]. It is a woody 50 cm tall, branched with oblong leaflets, yellow flowers, smooth pedicels, broad petals and 6 stamens [2, 3]. Geographical Distribution Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan are the places where rich supply of the plant is present mainly in stony and sandy plains. Globally it is found in different regions of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and India. Cleome is the main genus with approx. 180-200 species of Capparaceae family [4, 5]. Scanning of Pollen Grain and Anther of Plant Pollen grains scanning by microscope: Different characteristics of brachycarpa’s pollen grain were studied through light and scanning microscope [6].