Open AccessCOUROUPITA GUIANENSIS: THE RESERVOIR OF MEDICINAL COMPOUNDS OF HUMAN WELFARE
Author(s) -
Vinayaga Moorthi,
Famina Jasmine S
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i3.16174
Subject(s) - antimycobacterial , antimicrobial , traditional medicine , chemistry , antibacterial activity , antioxidant , antifungal , pharmacology , biological activity , isatin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , medicine , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , in vitro , organic chemistry , pathology , genetics
Medicinal plants play a role in the traditional form of providing relief to several diseases. Couroupita guianensis is also a type of medicinal plantwhich has antibacterial, antimycobacterial, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antitumor, antiulcer, antinociceptive, anthelmintic, antifertility, and antifungalactivities. The chemical constituent of C. guianensis such as indirubin serves as an antibacterial and antifungal agent because it particularly curesfungal diseases. It is active for the treatment of chronic myelocytic leukemia. The extract of isatin from the flower of C. guianensis is also a chemicalcomponent that has been used as prophylactic agent, prevents free radial-induced cancer, acts as a chemotherapeutic agent to kill cancer cells, and ithas antioxidant (act as major defense) and anticancer activities against human promylocytic leukemia 60 cells. The extract of chloroform of fruit ofC. guianensis shows good antimicrobial activity but low antimycobacterial activity. The plant extract of C. guianensis is equipotent to standard drugssuch as paracetamol in its analgesic activity and indomethacin in its anti-inflammatory activity.Keywords: Couroupita quianensis, Antibacterial activity, Anti tumor activity, Antioxidant activity, Anti biofil.