Dr. Salman Ahmed

Medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of bauhinia racemosa lam

  • Authors Details :  
  • Memona Fatima,  
  • Salman Ahmed,  
  • Maaz Uddin Ahmed Siddiqui,  
  • Muhammad Mohtasheemul Hasan

Journal title : Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Publisher : AkiNik Publications

Online ISSN : 2278-4136

Page Number : 121-124

Journal volume : 10

Journal issue : 2

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Bauhinia racemosa Lam. is a tall tree growing throughout Sri Lanka, China, India, and Pakistan. Various parts of the plant have great medicinal potential in folklore medicine and are used for diarrhoea, fever, skin diseases, cough, malaria, etc. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antiulcer, cytotoxicity and hypotensive activities of Bauhinia racemosa have been reported. Different parts of this plant contain β-amyrin, β-sitosterol, kaempferol, quercetin, scopoletin, scopolin and tannins

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.22271/phyto.2021.v10.i2b.13972

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