VARIOUS PHYTOCHEMICALS AND HERBAL PLANTS EXPLORED IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS: A BRIEF REVIEW Authors: Kaur A , KHURANA N, KHAN MA, VYAS M AND KUMAR R*
ABSTRACT
Now-a-days cardiovascular diseases are the most consequential cause of the premature death.
However, medicinal properties of the various plants have been engaged or the variety of
therapeutic purposes for numerous centuries. Around 17.9 million deaths are there due to the
cardiovascular disorders, which constituting almost 31% of the global deaths. Numerous
phytochemicals have been operating as the remedy to treat the cardiovascular disorders.
Basically, phytochemicals are the bioactive nutrient plant chemicals in fruits, vegetables and
the other plants foods that could impart desired health benefits to diminishing the chronic
health disorders. Almost all of the bioactive compounds are the extra nutritional constituents
which generally exist in the small amounts in the food and have very favourable impact on
the human health depending on the dose. Phytochemicals such as Naringenin, carotenoids,
dioscorea, cucurbitacin have been showed its cardioprotective potential. Various herbal plants
are also employing for curing the risks which are caused by the cardiovascular system.
Herbal plants are safe for the usage and have very minimal side effects as compared
conventional medicine treatment. Almost around 80% of the world’s populations rely on the
herbal plants for the treatment of the disease-stated by the WHO (World Health
Organization). This review is basically aimed to outline the great potential of the
phytochemicals as well as of the herbal plants which are explored for the management of the
cardiovascular disorders.
Keywords: Cardiovascular disorder, phytochemical, oxidative stress Publication date: 01/03/2022 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2022/March/MS_IJBPAS_2022_5927.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.3.5927