A Review on Potentilla fulgens (Wall. Ex Hook) and its pharmacological efficacy

Abstract

Potentilla fulgens (Wall.) ex Hook (Rosaceae) is an alpine medicinal plant that is found in the Western Himalayas region and its whole parts are consumed all over the world as a potent source of therapeutic constituents. Traditionally this plant is frequently used by tribals and their various products are also uses by common peoples for caring for various diseases especially in pyorrhea. The various parts of P. fulgens and their different extracts have a variety of active phytochemicals such as polyphenol, triterpenoids, flavonoids, triterpenes, potentene-A (30-methyl-17α-hypan-12-ene-3 one), Potentene-B (3-O-β-D-gluconopyranosyl-(1,2)-β-D-gluconopyranosyl hopan-12-eno-11-oxo-28oic acid, novel bioflavonoid potifulgene (Epiafzelchin-6-O-8” epiafzelchin), and epicatechin compound. Pharmacologically the whole parts of P. fulgens are uses in the control of various critical and infectious diseases. This review of literature revealed that P. fulgens can be used as a potent source of antioxidants, anthelmintic, anticancerous, antihyperglycemic or hypoglycemic, antitumor, and molluscicides. It also propagates an approach towards new researches that how the various phytochemical of P. fulgens act at the molecular level in the organisms.