Abstract

REVIEW ON PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF ACACIA NILOTICA PLANT

Tekale Swati Ashokrao*

Abstract

Acacia nilotica Lam (Leguminosae) indigenously known as ‘Babul’ or ‘Kikar’ is a proverbial, medium sized tree and is broadly scattered in tropical and subtropical countries. In folk medicine, various parts of Acacia tree, including the leaves, bark, seeds, roots, gum, flowers, fruits, and young pods are utilized as nutrients and therapeutic remedies to hinder, alleviate, or manage many illnesses. Acacia is wealthy in antioxidant phenolics, mainly condensed tannin and phlobatannins. A. nilotica, antiviral, antifungal, antiparasitic, antibacterial, antiplasmodial, anti-inflammatory and anti-hypertensive activities of the plant. These notions constituted will help for better management of disease and other research perspectives like in vivo test of Acacia nilotica extracts on viral pathologies in Animal health.

Keywords: Acacia nilotica, Kikar, antioxidant, phlobatannins.