Open AccessPHYLA NODIFLORA (VERBENACEAE): A REVIEW
Author(s) -
Bashir A. Chaudhary,
Mehreen Jabeen,
Umair Jillani,
Muhammad Uzair
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pakistan journal of pharmaceutical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-8334
pISSN - 2410-6275
DOI - 10.22200/pjpr.2016149-54
Subject(s) - medicine , phylum , traditional medicine , antimicrobial , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria
Phyla nodiflora (Verbenaceae) has been used in folk medicine for various ailments such as asthma, bronchitis, knee joint pain, gonorrhea, irritation of internal haemorrhoids, cardiopathy, hepatitis and fever. It is known to have various biological activities such as antimicrobial, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antimelanogenesis, hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects. Phyla nodiflora is a common ingredient of herbal tea used for the treatment of inflammation, menstrual disorders, and infactious disease. In the present study the plant has been completly reviewed for detection and isolation of secondary metabolites and biological activities which will facilitate the scientists to plan for future studies