A Review on Nootropic Effects of Saptparna

Abstract

Nature has gifted our planet with abundance of medicinal plants wealth that are cherished with several useful pharmacological properties. Each and every plant has some medicinal property in one or the other way, only we have to know and explore their uses in particular doses and conditions. There are lots of herbs, which are not much studied scientifically though they are used for some ornamental or other purposes like Alstonia scholaris or Saptaparna. The herb has plenty of medicinal values that boost up brain mechanism and can be used in brain disorders. They are anti inflammatory, anti oxidant and free radical scavenging, immune-stimulating and anti choline esterase. In the present review, the researches related with nootropic effect of Alstonia scholaris has been enlightened.