Butea monosperma (Palash) – Its Ethnobotanical Knowledge, Phytochemical Studies, Pharmacological Aspects and Future Prospects
- Author Pooja Saroj
- Co-Author Dr. Nisha Shah
- DOI https://ww
- Country : India
- Subject : Life Sciences
Keywords : Butea monosperma, traditional uses, medicinal uses, phytochemical constituent, isolated compounds, pharmacological activity, future prospects
Abstract
The Flame of the Forest is a common name for Butea monosperma (Palsh), a member of the Fabaceae family. There are four types of Palash viz. Rakta (red), Pita (yellow), Shweta (white) and Nila (blue) as mentioned by Narahari in Raj Nighantu. The different parts of plant and extract have been utilizing in Unani, homeopathy, and traditional system medicine since a long year ago. Flavonoids are very important naturally occurring polyphenol and are active biomolecules with medicinal values. The flower and bark of B. monosperma contain flavonoids such as butin, butrin, isobutrin, and butein. Additionally, this plant has phytoconstituents such steroids, amino acids, glycosides, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and others. Flowers, seeds, bark, fruits, leaves and other plant parts prominently display the pharmacological activities such as antidiarrhoel, anticancer, anticonvulsant, antidiabetic, free radical scaving, antitumour, anti-toxicity, hepatoprotective, antidopaminergic, antihepatoprotective, anti-inplantation, liver disorder, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, antidiabetic, filarial, anti-inplantation, antihelmenthic, antihyperglycaemic, antiviral, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antidiarrhoel, anti-inflammatory, anti-stress, antifungal, antiulcer, wound healing, osteogenic, thyroid inhibitors & hypoglycaemic, anti-obessity, hyperglycaemic, antidiabetic, antifungal, antihelmenthic and antimicrobial activity.
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