Open AccessBauhinia purpurea: An Updated Pharmacological Profile
Author(s) -
SumitKArora,
MaviyaHussain,
SubhashRYende,
KeshavMoharir,
Vipinchandra Pande,
Abhay M. Ittadwar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ayurvedic and herbal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-5023
DOI - 10.31254/jahm.2020.6213
Subject(s) - antidiarrhoeal , bauhinia , traditional medicine , antifungal , antipyretic , biology , fabaceae , medicinal plants , analgesic , pharmacology , medicine , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , castor oil
Bauhinia purpurea (B. purpurea) (family: Fabaceae) commonly called as butter fly tree has vast medicinal uses and remarkable pharmacological potential. Various phytoconstituents, extracts and parts of this plant were possess significant pharmacological activities such as cardiac activity, antifungal, wound healing, antidiabetic, antiulcer, antioxidant, antinociceptive, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, antidiarrhoeal, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, antimalarial, gastro protective and cytoprotective activity. The present study emphasizes the overview of recent studies and/or updates on pharmacological potential of B. purpurea.