Plant Review
    Pharmacognosy Reviews
    Vol. 2
    Issue 3
    2008
    pp. 351-358
    Open Access

    Withania coagulans Dunal: A Review

    S. Hemalatha1,Rajesh Kumar1,Manish Kumar1
    1Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, INDIA.
    Correspondence:

    *S. Hemalatha

    Department of Pharmaceutics Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, INDIA.

    hemalatha111@rediffmail.com

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    2008 Author(s)

    Published:25/07/2008

    Abstract

    The withania coagulans belonging to family Solonaceae and distributed mainly in East of the Mediterranean region, extending to South Asia. This plant is rich in withanolide. The Withania coagulans possess a number of medicinally important activities such as antifungal activity, anthelmintic, antimicrobial, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, anti-cytotoxic, anti-fungal activity, Hypoglycemic activity etc. Fruits of Withania coagulans gaining popularity as a antidiabetic. The present review explores its economical importance, distribution, chemical composition, pharmacological activity and traditional uses of Withania coagulans.

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    Keywords

    Antidiabetic
    hypolipidemic
    wound healing
    anti- inflammatory
    Withania coagulans
    Withanolide
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