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BEHIDANA (CYDONIA OBLONGA MILLER.) - A REVIEW

A. H. Ayshah Fazeenah* and Mohamed Aleemuddeen Quamri

Abstract

One of the great advantages of medicinal plants offers almost completely natural medicinal properties, often without the scary side effects. For several centuries, medical practitioners have recognized the therapeutic properties of certain plants’ have been possessed potent remedies from broken bones to heart failure. The global demand for herbal medicinal products has increased significantly in recent years. It is estimated that, the world’s population will be more than 7.5 billion in the next 10 to 15 years. Cydonia oblonga commonly known as “behi” which belongs to Rosaceae family. Almost all its parts such as seed, buds, bark, leaves, and fruits etc are used for medicinal purpose, and it has been proven as antioxidant, aphrodisiac, nephroprotective, anti allergic, anti atherosclerotic, antibacterial, antihypertensive, hypolipidaemic, hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, anti inflammatory and anti cancer. It is used as a single drug or as an ingredient in various formulations namely syrup, decoction, confection, semisolid preparations and pill. The present review was undertaken to assimilate the effort to explore the knowledge and comprehensively highlight the herb Cydonia oblonga possess multidisciplinary actions in human body. Details and facts on therapeutic uses of Cydonia oblonga were gathered from Unani classical texts, research articles, journal and through web search.

Keywords: Cydonia oblonga; great advantages; medicinal properties; global demand.