| Literature DB >> 19796670 |
J P Yadav1, Vedpriya Arya, Sanjay Yadav, Manju Panghal, Sandeep Kumar, Seema Dhankhar.
Abstract
Cassia occidentalis L. is an annual or perennial Ayurvedic plant which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. This weed has been known to possess antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, anticancerous, antimutagenic and hepatoprotective activity. A wide range of chemical compounds including achrosin, aloe-emodin, emodin, anthraquinones, anthrones, apigenin, aurantiobtusin, campesterol, cassiollin, chryso-obtusin, chrysophanic acid, chrysarobin, chrysophanol, chrysoeriol etc. have been isolated from this plant. The presented review summarizes the information concerning the botany, ethnopharmacologyquery, phytochemistry, biological activity and toxicity of the C.occidentalis plant. (c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19796670 DOI： 10.1016/j.fitote.2009.09.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fitoterapia ISSN： 0367-326X Impact factor: 2.882