Plant Review
    Pharmacognosy Reviews
    Vol. 4
    Issue 8
    2010
    pp. 172-178
    Open Access

    Argyreia speciosa (Linn. f.) sweet: A comprehensive review

    V. J. Galani1,B. G. Patel1,N. B. Patel1
    1Department of Pharmacology, A.R. College of Pharmacy and G.H. Patel Institute of Pharmacy, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, INDIA.
    Correspondence:

    *V. J. Galani

    Department of Pharmacology, A.R. College of Pharmacy and G.H. Patel Institute of Pharmacy, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, INDIA.

    vrp173@yahoo.com

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    Published:21/10/2010
    Received: 26/03/2010

    Abstract

    Argyreia speciosa (Linn. f.) Sweet is a popular Indian medicinal plant, which has long been used in traditional Ayurvedic Indian medicine for various diseases. This plant is pharmacologically studied for nootropic, aphrodisiac, immunomodulatory, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antihyperglycemic, antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, antiviral, nematicidal, antiulcer, anticonvulsant, analgesic and central nervous depressant activities. A wide range of phytochemical constituents have been isolated from this plant. A comprehensive account of the morphology, phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities reported are included in view of the many recent findings of importance on this plant.

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    Keywords

    Anticonvulsant activity
    antioxidant activity
    Argyreia speciosa
    central nervous depressant activity
    immunomodulatory activity
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