PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF Adhatoda vasica: A REVIEW Authors: Gohel A And Giri SG*
ABSTRACT
Abstract: In our country [India], as well as in other countries, the Adhatoda vasica plant
plays an important medicinal role. This herb has long been employed in the Ayurvedic
medical system. Adhatoda vasica Nees [Acanthaceaceae] is a well-known medicinal plant
that has yielded alkaloids, phenolics, flavonoids, sterols, and glycoside derivatives. As a
result, the current communication is a review of Adhatoda vasica, a therapeutic plant. This
plant contains a wide range of phytochemical elements with antitussive, abortifacient,
antimicrobial, insecticidal, hepatic protection, cardiovascular protection, anticholinesterase,
antioxidant, antiinflammatory, and other significant actions. Essential oils and quinazoline
alkaloids are two significant bioactive substances found in various parts of Adhatoda vasica.
As a result, this plant may be one of the most promising candidates for the development of
novel therapeutic chemicals.
Keywords: Adhatoda vasica, Phytochemical properties, Pharmacological Properties,
Herbal Medicine, Ethnopharmacology Publication date: 01/04/2022 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2022/April/MS_IJBPAS_2022_5987.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.4.5987
