A Review on Phytochemical Constituents of Abutilon indicum (Link) Sweet - An Important Medicinal Plant in Ayurveda

Abstract

Abutilon indicum (Link) Sweet is a medicinal plant (shrub) belonging to the family Malvaceae. It has been extensively used as a traditional medicine to cure different diseases. It is considered invasive on certain tropical islands. The plant is very much used in Ayurveda & Siddha medicines in Tamilnadu. In fact, the bark, root, leaves, flowers and seeds are all used for medicinal purposes. The phytochemical analysis showed the Presence of Alkaloid, saponins, Amino acid, Flavonoids, Glycosides and steroids. Some important essential oil constituents like ?-pinene, mucilage, tannins, caryophyllene, asparagines, caryophylleneoxide, endesmol, farnesol, borenol, geraniol, geranyl acetate, elemene and ?-cineole have been reported from plant. Phytoconstituents like ??Sitosterol, caffeic acid, fumaric acid, vanillin, p?coumaricacid, p?hydroxybenzoic acid, sesquiterpene including lactones, alantolactone and isoalanto?lactone along with this hexoses, n-alkane mixtures (C22-34), alkanol, gallic acid also been reported from different part of the plant. The present paper provides detailed review of literature on the phytochemical properties of A. indicum, which may be helpful to establish effective and useful natural drugs for further research.

Green Synthesis of Chromium Oxide Nanoparticles for Antibacterial, Antioxidant Anticancer, and Biocompatibility Activities

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Functional analysis of bacterial genes accidentally packaged in rhizospheric phageome of the wild plant species Abutilon fruticosum

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“…Chemical analysis of plant leaf indicates that it contains useful steroids, carbohydrates and flavonoids ( Suryawanshi and Umate, 2020 ). Plant root can contain linoleic acid, oleic acid, and palmitic acid, while seeds can contain essential amino acids ( Suryawanshi and Umate, 2020 ). In terms of its pharmaceutical properties, leaf extract of A. fruticosum showed antimicrobial activities against respiratory tract infections with several microbes including Escherichia coli , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Streptococcus epidermidis and Candida tropicalis ( Gouda et al, 2022 ).…”