Open AccessReview on Corosolic Acid:Based on Various Pharmaceutical Effects
Author(s) -
Cheolin Park,
Jae Sik LEE's
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical research and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-4850
DOI - 10.22270/ajprd.v7i3.516
Subject(s) - ursolic acid , triterpene , pharmacology , chemistry , oleanolic acid , in vitro , traditional medicine , biochemistry , biology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , chromatography
Corosolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpene acid found in banaba leaves, Lagerstroemia speciosa which is similar in structure to useful pharmaceutical material such as ursolic acid and has been reported to have beneficial activities, as found in in vitro and several animal studies including human studies, particularly due to its effects on lowering of blood sugar. This review paper is focused on various pharmaceutical effects including decreasing of blood sugar of corosolic acid from published articels and can be helpful on the understanding of those effects which can be appliable on maintenace and treatment against several diseas