A REVIEW ON BAUHINIA PURPUREA L.: TRADITIONAL USES, PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND CHEMISTRY
Siti Syariah M.
abstract
Bauhinia purpurea L. can be considered as one of the popular medicinal plant in Southern Asia and is widely distributed in Asia’s region. Extensive research and studies have been carried out to prove the pharmacological properties of various part of this plant as claimed by the traditional medicinal practice. Furthermore, the isolation of the responsible bioactive compounds from the plant has become the major interest in providing the information of its chemical constituents that correlates with the pharmacological properties. B. purpurea has a value in biological activities such as antinociceptive, antifungal, wound healing, antidiabetic, antiulcer, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, antidiarrhoeal, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, antimalarial, gastro protective and cytoprotective activity. This review presents a detailed survey of literature on phytochemistry, traditional and biological evaluated medicinal uses of B. purpurea.
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2. Asolker, L.V., Kakkar, K.K., and Chakre O.J. 2000. Supplement to Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, Part I (A-K). New Delhi: National Institute of Science Communication. p. 116-117.
3. Bhartiya, H.P. and Gupta P.C. 1981. Phytochemistry. 20, p 2051.
4. Boonphong, S., Puangsombat, P,. Baramee, A., Mahidol, C., Ruchirawat,S. and Kittakoop, P. 2007. Bioactive compound from Bauhinia Purpurea Possessing antimalarial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activity. Journal of Natural Product, 70(5):795-801.
5. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra I.C. 1956. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. New Delhi. Publication and Information Directorate Hill Side Road. p 35.
6. Hall, N.T., and Nagy S. and Berry, R.E. 1976. Proc Fla State Hortic Soc. 88, p 486.
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12. Kuo, Y.H. and Yeh, M.H. 1998. J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 65, p 367.
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17. Muralikrishna, K.S., Latha, K.P., Shreedhara, C.S., Vaidya, V.P., and Krupanidhi, A.M. 2007. Effect of Bauhinia purpurea Linn. On Alloxan-induced diabetic rats and Isolated Frog’s Heart. International Journal of Green Pharmacy. p 83-86.
18. Panda, S. and Kar, A. 1999. Withania somnifora and Bauhinia purpurea in the Regulation of Circulating Thyroid Hormone Concentrations in Female Mice. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 67: p 233-239.
19. Pant R. and Bishnoi, P.L. 1974. Curr Sci. 43, p 213.
20. Parrota, J.A. 2001. Healing Plants of Peninsular India. CABI International Walling Ford Oxon Ox 10 8 DE, UK: CABI Publishing.
21. Pettit, G.R., Numata, A., Iwamoto, C., Usami, Y., Yamada, T., Ohishi, H., and Cragg, G.M. 2006. Antineoplastic agents. 551. Isolation and structures of bauhiniastatins 1-4 from Bauhinia purpurea. Journal of Natural Product 69: 323-327.
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