Calotropis procera: A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review

Neelam Balekar

Abstract


Medicinal plants are used from the ancient time as the major sources of drugs.The fact is that we can obtain many of the presently available drugs, either directly in the extract form or in the modified synthetic form. Naturally, plants have ability to synthesize products benificial for us namly as phytoconstituents that are used to perfom biological functions, which also protect us against predators like virus fungi and other microorganisms. The phyto-constituents obtained from the natural products are one of the most successful strategies for the discovery of new drugs. Various research are emphasised on scientific evaluation of herbal drugs which obtained from plant for the treatment of various ailments. Calotropis procera is small, erect shrub, which is used in several herbal and empirical medicines to cure simple and deadly diseases and disorders. This shrub is known to possess wide range of pharmacological activity. Calotropis procera is also reported widely in various folklore preperations and ethnomedicines. This review is a profoundattempt to stack the information concerning pharmacognostical, phytochemical, pharmacological features of Calotropis procera shrubs.


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