Bergenia pacumbis (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) C.Y.Wu & J.T.Pan: A Comprehensive Review on Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

The influence of medicinal plants on humanity spans time immemorial. These plants are also used at present with local and tribal peoples for the cures of various illnesses. Nature has produced an immense number of medicinal plants, which directly or indirectly help to treat various ailments and have...

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Published in:Plants (Basel) 2022-04, Vol.11 (9), p.1129
Main Authors: Gohain, Apurba, Sharma, Ajay, Gogoi, Hirok Jyoti, Cooper, Raymond, Kaur, Ramandeep, Nayik, Gulzar Ahmad, Shaikh, Ayaz Mukarram, Kovács, Béla, Areche, Franklin Ore, Ansari, Mohammad Javed, Alabdallah, Nadiyah M, Al-Farga, Ammar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
Antioxidants
Antiviral agents
Benzenoids
Bergenia ligulata
biological potential
Calculi
Cosmetics
Diabetes mellitus
Diuretics
Drugs
Flavonoids
Flowers & plants
Free radicals
Fungicides
Ham
Herbal medicine
Inflammation
Lactones
medicinal plant
Medicinal plants
Metabolites
Morphology
Nephrolithiasis
pashanbheda
Pharmacology
Phenols
Phytochemicals
polyphenols
Preservatives
Review
Scavenging
Secondary metabolites
Steroids
Sterols
Tumors
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Summary:The influence of medicinal plants on humanity spans time immemorial. These plants are also used at present with local and tribal peoples for the cures of various illnesses. Nature has produced an immense number of medicinal plants, which directly or indirectly help to treat various ailments and have numerous applications in the fields of pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food flavors and preservatives, aromas, and cosmetics. (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) C.Y.Wu & J.T.Pan (synonym: Engl.), is an important medicinal plant belonging to the Saxifragaceae family, and not to be confused with (Haw.) Sternb., and is popularly known as Pashanbheda (meaning to dissolve the kidney stone). This plant is a rich source of secondary metabolites (SMs) such as coumarins, flavonoids, benzenoids, lactones, tannins, phenols, and sterols, which make this plant a highly valued medicinal herb with a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities such as anti-urolithic, antioxidant, anti-viral, free radical scavenging, antidiabetic, anti-hepatotoxic, diuretic, antipyretic, anti-oxaluria, anti-tumour, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and cardioprotective. This review summarizes traditional uses and offers up to date data for future research on .
ISSN:2223-7747
2223-7747
DOI:10.3390/plants11091129