Pharmacognostic, Phytochemical and Ethnomedicinal Review on Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz.

By : Bhagwat W. Chavre

Page No: 325-330

Abstract 
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) kurz (Family-Lythraceae) is an important medicinal plant which has proved its potential through multiple disciplines. The plant is shrub with long and spreading branches. Leaf and flower extract of the plant is very effective against different ailments including cancer, leucorrhoea, diabetes, menorrhagia, menstrual and pregnancy related issues. The extract contains different phytochemicals e.g. carbohydrates, alkaloids, tannins, phenols, saponins, flavonoids, steroids, phenols, triterpenoids, carboxylic acid and Quinone. These chemicals have antimicrobial activity against different bacterial strains including Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa etc. and fungal species like Alternaria solani. The current review describes the ethnomedicinal, phytochemical, pharmacognostic, antioxidant, antimicrobial properties of the plant.

Author :
Bhagwat W. Chavre : Department of Botany, Arts, Commerce and Science College, Nandgaon, Dist. Nashik (M.S), India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2021.37.02.15