Plant Review
    Pharmacognosy Reviews
    Vol. 9
    Issue 17
    2015
    pp. 73-80
    Open Access

    Phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical trial of Ficus racemosa

    Rajnish Kumar Yadav1,Bankim Chandra Nandy2,Siddhartha Maity3,Srimanta Sarkar4,Sudipta Saha1
    1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
    2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Joyti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, INDIA.
    3Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA.
    4Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE.
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    Published:28/05/2015
    Received: 26/02/2014
    Accepted: 05/05/2015

    Abstract

    Ficus racemosa is an important medicinal plant, found in India, Australia, and Southeast Asia. It is popularly known as ‘gular.’ It reduces blood glucose concentration due to the presence of β‑sitosterol. Many active constituents that have been isolated from various parts of this plant possess useful pharmacological activities. The literature survey proposed that it has multiple pharmacological actions that include antidiabetic, antioxidant, antidiarrhoeal, anti‑inflammatory, antipyretic, antifungal, antibacterial, hypolipidemic, antifilarial, and hepatoprotection. This review article elaborately describes the traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of this plant. We also provide useful structures of the secondary metabolites along with their nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data. Some clinical trial data have also been provided in this review. This review would assist researchers to gather scientific information in future.

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    Keywords

    Clinical trial
    Ficus racemosa
    pharmacology
    phytochemistry
    toxicology
    traditional uses
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