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A CONCISE REVIEW ON NERIUM INDICUM MILL

*Shivkanya Dhondiba Gade, Vd. Jyotsna V. Kulkarni and Vd. Aparna M. Ghotankar

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Abstract

Nerium indicam commonly known as kanher is an important medicinal plant in Indian traditional medicine. The modern as well as traditional use of plants leaves, flowers, Root, Bark, Latex make this plant more valuable. The plant produces Secondary metabolities such as alkaloid, flavonoids and steroids which have pharmacological application. The important pharmacological applications, uses are antibacterial, antifungal on skin diseases, larvicidal, anticancer, antidiabetic. This review describes the ancient literature based information regarding pharmacological as well as phytochemicals of the plant.

Keywords: Nerium indicum mill - secondary metabolites – antibacterial activity- Skin diseases - phytochemicals.