Biological activities and medicinal properties of Gokhru(Pedalium murex L.)

Bada Gokhru(Pedalium murex L.) is perhaps the most useful traditional medicinal plant in India.Each part of the neem tree has some medicinal property and is thus commercially exploitable.During the last five decades,apart from the chemistrv ol the Pedalium murex compounds.considerable progress has b...

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Published in:Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine 2012-07, Vol.2 (7), p.581-585
Main Authors: Rajashekar, V, Rao, E Upender, Srinivas, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
activities
agent
Anti-Infective Agents - isolation & purification
Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology
Anti-oxidant
Anti-oxidant activities
Antimicrobial
Antimicrobial activities suspending agent
Antioxidants - isolation & purification
Antioxidants - pharmacology
Biological Products - isolation & purification
Biological Products - pharmacology
Humans
India
murex
Pedaliaceae - chemistry
Pedalium
Pedalium murex
Pharmacological
Pharmacological activities
Plants, Medicinal - chemistry
Review
suspending
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Summary:Bada Gokhru(Pedalium murex L.) is perhaps the most useful traditional medicinal plant in India.Each part of the neem tree has some medicinal property and is thus commercially exploitable.During the last five decades,apart from the chemistrv ol the Pedalium murex compounds.considerable progress has been achieved regarding the biological activity and medicinal applications of litis plant.It is now considered as a valuable source of unique natural products for development of medicines against various diseases and also for the development of industrial products.This review gives a bird’s eye view mainlv on the biological activities ol some of this compounds isolated.pharmacological actions of the extracts.clinical studies and plausible medicinal applications ol gokharu along with their safety evaluation.
ISSN:2221-1691
2588-9222
DOI:10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60101-4