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A Mini review on Medicinal Values of Barlerialupulinalindl

Authored by Reshma Kumari

Mini Review

The therapeutic estimations of plant lie within the sight of some phytochemical substance that delivers a positive physiological activity on the human body. A thousand of the plants exhibits as medicine by Charak, Sushrut and Vagbhata are of plant beginning. Therapeutic plants exhibit remarkable flexibility for the treatment of a wide assortment of the wellbeing needs. Plant pharmaceuticals are more secure, gentler and preferable for human wellbeing over engineered drugs. Presently a-days, in excess of 2,000 natural medications utilized as a part of human services needs in India by Vaidyas Nadkarni [1] in which B. lupulina is one of the essential restorative plants having a huge place since old time. B. lupulina has a place with the family Acanthaceae. The variety Barleria is an extensive, polymorphic, boundless class of herbs, bushes and climbers containing roughly 300 species dispersed around the world [2].

Medicinal Uses

Traditionallyaerial parts of the plant are used but some time roots are also used in various ailments. B.lupulina has also been reported to possess a potent anti-inflammatory [3], anti malarial, anti-cancer [4], analgesic [5], anti-leukemic, antitumor, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-amoebic, virucidal [6], diuretic [7], bactericidal [8], insecticidal, immunomodulatory, antioxidative and antibiotic properties [9]. It has also been traditionally used for diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, itches, scabies, and snake bite, antiviral activity against HSV-2 and anti-ulcer, cough, fever, anti-alergic for skin, etc.

Conclusion

The B. lupulina may prevent or treat various diseases through exerting potential biopropective properties. It consists of several alkaloids (barlerin), methyl ester group of compounds, methyl ester, phytol,benzoic acid and cyclopenta pyran-4-carboxylic acid, hexadecanoic acid, benzyl benzoate, 2(4H)-benzofuranone [4], betaine, iridoidiridoid glycosides, phenylpropanoid glycosides, lignan glucosides, squalene, benzoic acid 4-methoxy-methyle ester, betacureumene, 2-propenic acid, ecocyne, etc [10]. On the basis of these bioactive components, it is used to treat various ailements. Therefore, it can be a good candidate used to develop effective and natural or alternative drugs in spite of synthetic drug, however, their effect should confirm by pharmacological investigations and clinical trials.

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