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MEDICINAL USES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF PARPATAK (FUMARIA PARVIFLORA LAM.)-A REVIEW

*Priyanka K. Tayade and Mangala Jadhav

Abstract

Parpatak (Fumaria parviflora Lam.) is an herbocebaceous plant that grows in a wide variety parts of Iran, Indo-Pakistan subcontinent and Turkey. Many previous studies showed Parpatak (Fumaria Parviflora) contained major alkaloids protopine and adlumidiceine and minor alkaloids like parfumine, fumariline, dihydrofumariline, cryptopine, stylopine, saponin, tannin, and atropine. The previous works also showed that the plant exerted protective activity against hepatotoxicity, testicular toxicity, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antipyretic, antidiarrheal, antispasmodic and antihelmintic activity. It also shows effect on eczema, reproductive parameters, antiinflammatory, laxative and spasmodic effect, testicular injury. This paper provides review on medicinal uses and various pharmacological properties of Fumaria parviflora. For this study I reffered article on google scholar from 1982-2018.

Keywords: Fumaria parviflora, phytochemistry, Pharmacological action, uses.