Open AccessPHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF JUSTICIA PROCUMBENS L.: A REVIEW
Author(s) -
C K Amritha,
Chieko Suma,
V M Ananya,
Pitipana Achchige Nadini Thushara,
V. Deepak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of research in ayurveda and pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2277-4343
pISSN - 2229-3566
DOI - 10.7897/2277-4343.1105167
Subject(s) - phytochemical , acanthaceae , traditional medicine , medicine , biology
Justicia procumbens L. is usually known as water willow which belongs to family Acanthaceae growing widely in southern regions of China, Japan, Vietnam, India and Australia. It is one of the important herbal being used in Ayurvedic system of medicine. The plant contains various active compounds like arylnaphthalide and diarylbutane lignans, glycosides, flavonoids. Few pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic, anti-arrhythmic, anti-asthmatic, anti-proliferative, anti-allergic, antibacterial, cytotoxic and anti-HIV activities activity have been reported for this plant. Conventionally, it is used for the treatment of fever, inflammation, cold, cough, asthma, cancer, snake bites etc. The current review is created with an intended to focus on the numerous ethnobotanical and traditional uses as well as the phytochemical and pharmacological report on Justicia procumbens.