Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Potential of Grewia asiatica L.: A Nutraceutical Plant

By : Prachi Upadhyay , Vartika , Vaibhav Sharan Pandey , Rakesh Pandey , V.N. Pandey

Page No: 87-94

Abstract
Grewia asiatica L. is a small tree or shrub cultivated for its edible fruits commonly known as Phalsa. The fruits of Phalsa possess a high nutritional value including various vitamins (A and C), minerals and fibre with meagre calories and fat constituents. The plant contains various bioactive compounds, phytochemicals, tannins, amino acids, and anthocyanin and due to the presence of these phytocompounds, the plant and its different parts have been used as an ethnomedicine and nutraceutical since pre-historic times.The fruits of phalsa comprise antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antiemetic,antipyretic, analgesic, antihyperlipidemic, anticancer, hepatoprotective and radioprotective activities. Besides its tremendous potential as a traditional medicine and a functional food in ethnomedicine, the plants of phalsa remain underutilized. The present study aimed to evaluate the ethnobotanical uses, and phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Grewia asiatica L.

Authors :
Prachi Upadhyay : Research Scholar, Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India and National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vartika : Research Scholar, Plant Physiology Laboratory, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India and National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vaibhav Sharan Pandey : Faculty Member, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rakesh Pandey : Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
V.N. Pandey : Professor and Former head, Department of Botany, Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2025.41.01.9