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Name | Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth (Bignoniaceae): Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology |
Description | Review article:- *Raju S1, Kavimani S 2, Uma Maheshwara rao V3, Sreeramulu Reddy K4 1.Assistant Professor, Vijaya College of Pharmacy, Munaganoor, Ranga Reddy Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India-505511. 2.Mother Theresa Post Graduate Institute of Health Sciences, Gorimedu, Puducherry, India. 3.Nalla Narsimha Reddy College of Pharmacy, Korremula, Ranga Reddy Dist, Andhra Pradesh. 4.Assistant manager –Clinical R&D, Shantha Biotechnics Limited, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. India- 500004.
Abstract:- Many herbal remedies have so far been employed for the treatment and management of various ailments since the beginning of human civilization. Tecoma stans Juss. (Bignoniaceae) is a plant widely distributed in Mexico and frequently used for the treatment of Diabetes mellitus symptomatology. The aim of this review was to collect all available scientific literature published and combine it into this review. The present review comprises the ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and therapeutic potential of Tecoma stans. The present review includes 43 references compiled from major databases as Chemical Abstracts, Science Direct, SciFinder, PubMed, Dr. Dukes Phytochemical and Ethnobotany. An exhaustive survey of literature revealed that alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, phenols, steroids, anthraquinones and tannins, terpenes, phytosterols and glycosides constitute major classes of phytoconstituents of this plant. Pharmacological reports revealed that it is having antidiabetic, anticancer, antioxidant, antispasmodic, antimicrobial, and antifungal, properties, and extensively used in the treatment of diabetes. Tecoma stans seems to hold great potential for in-depth investigation for various biological activities, Through this review, the authors hope to attract the attention of natural product researchers throughout the world to focus on the unexplored potential of Tecoma stans, and it may be useful in developing new formulations with more therapeutic value.
Key Words:- Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Antidiabetic, Tecoma. |
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