Phytocompounds and its Therapeutic Properties of Oroxylum Indicum - A Review

Jyotish Barchung; Vanitha V; Jayalakshmi M; Pushpabharathi N; Kalpana C.S

Jyotish Barchung ⁽¹⁾ , Vanitha V ⁽²⁾ , Jayalakshmi M ⁽³⁾ , Pushpabharathi N ⁽⁴⁾ , Kalpana C.S ⁽⁵⁾

(1) Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 117 Tamil Nadu, India, India ,

(2) Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 117 Tamil Nadu, India, India ,

(3) Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 117 Tamil Nadu, India, India ,

(4) Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 117 Tamil Nadu, India, India ,

(5) Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 117 Tamil Nadu, India, India

Issue
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2018): Volume 9 Issue 3

Keywords:

Oroxylum indicum, Antioxidant, Phytocompounds, Ethnopharmacology

PDF

Abstract

Plant-based drugs have been used for centuries as an essential source of precursors in a variety of industries, including foods and pharmaceuticals. Oroxylum indicum is a plant that grows in India and South East Asia. Pharmacological studies report that the extraction of this species shows the various functional properties of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-arthritic etc. In this review, it has been an attempt to explore the ethnopharmacological value of this plant.