Abstract

A REVIEW ON PHYTOCONSTITUENTS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ELAEOCARPUS GANITRUS (RUDRAKSHA) PLANT

Sonia Ranawat* and Suneha Deshwal

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Abstract

Medicinal plants which are considered a good source of life due to its rich medicinal properties. Most people use medicinal plants to treat various ailments and have a significant impact on the world's economy and are considered to be the “backbone” of traditional medicine. One such medicinal plant is Elaeocarpus ganitrus also known as the Rudraksha, family Elaeocarpaceae, found in tropical and subtropical climates. Different parts of E.ganitrus have shown the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, triterpenoids, cardiac glycosides and these have anti-hypertensive activity, antioxidant, antidepressant, analgesic, antidiabetic, antiasthmatic, antihyperlipidemic and cytotoxic activity. The review article is designed to study the phytochemical investigation of various extracts and its pharmacological properties.

Keywords: Elaeocarpus ganitrus, Rudraksha, Quercetin, Anti-atherosclerotic Nephroprotective activity, E.floribundus etc.