AN UPDATED REVIEW OF GREWIA HIRSUTA- A MEDICAL MIRACLE FOR VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES Authors: Dhikale RS , BUTE D, BAWANKAR S, KUMBHAR P AND GULECHA VS
ABSTRACT
Grewia Hirsuta is a plant which belongs to the family of Tiliaceae. It is also known as
Nagabala, Guda sharkara and Gangeruki. Veronicalolia is an English name of this plant. In
Hindi, it is known as Kukurbicha. It is a shrub grown in high altitudes like Himalayan and
Western Ghats. The forests in a geographical area ranging from India to Southeast Asia and
China. Grewia hirsuta has high Medicinal value. The plant is found to have various chemical
compounds like alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, glycosides, steroids and phenols after
Phytochemical. In folk and tribal medicine, it is used as nervine, brain tonic, antipyretic,
diuretic, carminative, aphrodisiac, cardiac tonic. The aim of this review article is to reveal the
hidden ayurvedic and medicinal information of Grewia hirsuta. This review is intended to
provide a broad view on Grewia Hirsuta, beyond the currently available reviews and highlights
future potential Pharmacological and chemical constituents research on side range of
phytochemicals found in G. Hirsuta. Moreover, this review article will be helpful for the
researchers in identifying the further scope for research on Grewia Hirsuta and to avoid the
duplicity of work by not repeating the already done study.
Keywords: Grewia Hirsuta, Tiliaceae, Malvaceae, Phytoconstituent, Pharmacological uses Publication date: 01/03/2026 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2026/March/MS_IJBPAS_2026_10016.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2026/15.3.10016