Vitex negundo Linn. : Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology- A Review
Vitex negundo Linn. : Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology- A Review
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2012
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Appasaheb Birnale
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Appasaheb Birnale
黄荆是一种大型芳香灌木，分布于印度各地。草药，而不仅仅是治疗一种特定的疾病，旨在恢复身体的自然健康状态。它自古以来就被用作女性药物，也用于阿育吠陀和罗马医学中的疼痛。它被称为纯洁的浆果树。本种在全球分布于印度-马来群岛，在美洲、欧洲、亚洲和西印度群岛栽培。在印度境内，它被发现在整个印度的大部分地区，在喜马拉雅山脉的外部。无数的药用特性已被归因于荆条林。并且该植物还作为传统医学、民间医学和药理学证据被广泛用于治疗多种疾病。传统上，黄荆的叶子。据记载，具有抗菌、抗肿瘤、收敛、退热、镇静、滋补和驱虫的作用。据报道，它具有强大的药理学特性，如抗炎、抗风湿、抗生素、保肝、抗氧化、抗惊厥、氧化应激、抗雄激素、蛇毒中和和抗过敏活性。从该植物中鉴定出黄酮类化合物、黄酮苷类化合物、挥发油、三萜类化合物、鞣质等多种化学成分。本文主要就其生药学特征作一综述。黄荆的传统用途、植物化学和药理作用。
Vitex negundo Linn. is a large aromatic shrub distributed throughout India. Herbal medicine, rather than merely curing a particular disease, aims at returning the body back to its natural state of health. It has been used since ancient times as a female remedy and also for pains in Ayurveda and also in Roman medicine. It became known as the chaste berry tree. This species is globally distributed in Indo-Malesia, cultivated in America, Europe, Asia and West Indies. Within India, it is found throughout the greater part of India, in the outer Himalayas. Myriad medicinal properties have been ascribed to Vitex negundo Linn. and the plant has also been extensively used in treatment of a plethora of ailments as traditional medicine, folk medicine and pharmacological evidence. Traditionally the leaves of Vitex negundo Linn. are documented to possess antibacterial, antitumor, astringent, febrifuge, sedative, tonic and vermifuge. It has been reported to posses potent pharmacological properties like anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, antibiotic, Hepatoprotective, antioxidant, anticonvulsant, oxidative stress, anti-androgen, snake venom neutralization and anti-allergic activities. The various chemical constituents like flavonoids, flavones glycosides, volatile oil, triterpenes, tannins and many others were identified in this plant. This review gives a bird’s eye view mainly on the pharmacognistic characteristics. traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological actions of Vitex negundo Linn.