Abstract

PHARMACOGNISTIC AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECT OF ABUTILON INDICUM LINN: A REVIEW

Sujaykumar Raut* and Deepti Bandawane

Abstract

Abutilon indicum Linn. (Malvaceae) is a shrub distributed throughout India. The various parts of the plant (leaves, roots, seeds and seed oil) are widely used by various tribal communities and forest dwellers for the treatment of variety of ailments. The plant contains mucilage, tannins, β-sitosterol, asparagines, flavonoids, alkaloids, hexoses, nalkane mixtures, alkanol, gallic acid and sesquiterpenes as major phytoconstituents. Abutilon indicum has several activity reported as antiinflammatory, antiproliferative, anti-arthritic, analgesic, sedative, antioxidant, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, anticancer, anti-diarrhoeal, anticonvulsant, larvicidal, wound healing, antiasthmatic, diuretic, immunomodulatory and anti-estrogenic activity. The aim of present review is to provide detailed survey of literature on the phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Abutilon indicum.

Keywords: Abutilon indicum, Phytochemical, Flavonoids.