ABSTRACT

Wrightia tinctoria has played a significant role for ages in the realms of traditional medicine. Its renaissance into the evidence based modern medicine is aided by the identification and isolation of various chemically potent and pharmaceutically beneficial phytochemicals extracted from the different parts of the plant. The plant is native to the Indian subcontinent and is cheaply available in India. The extracts yield various properties such as antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-cancer, immunomodulatory and wound healing properties. With literature backing various medicinal uses of this plant the dental prospectus of this plant is still an inconclusive ordeal. The article highlights the newer horizons of dental research that would unfold with further studies on the applications of Wrightia tinctoria in dentistry. Keywords: Herbal dentistry, Wrightia tinctoria, Anti- oral cancer, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Phytochemicals
Publication date: 01/03/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.3.5972