Abstract

RAVENIA SPECTABILIS LINDL.: A REVIEW ON MORPHOLOGY, PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS

Fatema Tabassum*

Abstract

This review gives an account of the current knowledge on the morphology, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects of spectabilis Lindl. R. spectabilis also called Lemonia spectabilis Lindl. is a shrub and uncommon ornamental plant. Few alkaloids and steroid compounds were isolated from this plant. The crude methanolic fraction, other fractions and some isolated compounds possessed antimicrobial, antioxidant, thrombolytic, cytotoxic and cholinesterase inhibition activities. Hence the present article includes the detailed exploration of different aspects of R. spectabilis in an attempt to provide a direction for further research.

Keywords: Antibacterial, thrombolytic, cytotoxicity, antioxidant, cholinesterase inhibition, Ravenia spectabilis.