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CULTIVATION AND HYBRIDS, PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW ON MIRABILIS JALAPA

Ranjitha M. V.* and U. Rajashekhar

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Abstract

Herbal plants have been used for thousands of years to treat, prevent, cure and control a variety of diseases throughout the world. Mirabilis is a Genus of plants in the Family Nyctaginaceae and Kingdom who have various pharmacognostic properties. Mirabilis Jalapa (M. Jalapa) is widely used as a traditional medicine in the treatment of various ailments. Studies have evidenced its anti-bacterial, anti-viral, antifungal, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-stress, diuretic and antioxidant activities. Chemical analysis of various parts of M. Jalapa revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, steroids, triterpenes, glycosides, tannins, saponins and lignins. The complete study of these compounds from TLC visualized alanine, arabinose, campesterol, daucosterol and dopamine, d-glucan, hexacon-1-ol, indicaxanthin, isobetanin, 6- methoxyboeravinone, C-methylabronisoflavones, miraxanthins, n-dotriacontane, nnonacosane, n-pentacosane, n-triacontane. The present review article focused on pharmacognostic, pharmacological, cultivations and hybrids and other essential aspects of Mirabilis Jalapa.

Keywords: Mirabilis Jalapa, Pharmacognostic, Pharmacological.