A rewiew on pharmacological activity of Murraya Koinigii and there effective doses

Amita Patel, Aditya Mishra

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Amita Patel, Aditya Mishra , 2013. A rewiew on pharmacological activity of Murraya Koinigii and there effective doses. Journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences, V 2 - I 1, Pages -29 – 32. Doi: https://doi.org/10.55522/jmpas.v1i2.0006.

ABSTRACT

The traditional medicine literature describes the potential role of plants as a source of many vitamins and a domestic remedy for many disorders like diabetes, cancer, arthritis and many others. There is a proportional increase in demand for herbal products both locally and internationally. Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) is one of the two species of Murraya found in Peninsular Malaysia. The plant usually cultivated for its aromatic leaves is normally used for natural flavouring in curries and sauces. This plant is also distributed in India, Andaman Islands and throughout Central and Southeast Asia. The plant was spread to Malaysia, South Africa and Reunion Island by South Asian immigrants. Parts of the plant have been used as raw material for traditional medicine formulation in India. Murraya koenigii is used traditionally as antiemetic, antidiarrhoeal, febrifuge and blood purifier. The whole plant is considered to be a tonic and stomachic. The leaves are used extensively as a flavouring agent in curries and chutneys. Phytochemical screening of Murraya koenigii revealed the presence of some vitamins, alkaloids, terpenoids, phenolic compounds and mineral content such as calcium, iron, zinc and vanadium etc. in addition, carbazole alkaloid present in Murraya koenigii. The current review provides a detailed report of the pharmacological and pre-clinical works carried out on this culinary plant and also throws light on its therapeutic effective doses.The traditional medicine literature describes the potential role of plants as a source of many vitamins and a domestic remedy for many disorders like diabetes, cancer, arthritis and many others. There is a proportional increase in demand for herbal products both locally and internationally. Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) is one of the two species of Murraya found in Peninsular Malaysia. The plant usually cultivated for its aromatic leaves is normally used for natural flavouring in curries and sauces. This plant is also distributed in India, Andaman Islands and throughout Central and Southeast Asia. The plant was spread to Malaysia, South Africa and Reunion Island by South Asian immigrants. Parts of the plant have been used as raw material for traditional medicine formulation in India. Murraya koenigii is used traditionally as antiemetic, antidiarrhoeal, febrifuge and blood purifier. The whole plant is considered to be a tonic and stomachic. The leaves are used extensively as a flavouring agent in curries and chutneys. Phytochemical screening of Murraya koenigii revealed the presence of some vitamins, alkaloids, terpenoids, phenolic compounds and mineral content such as calcium, iron, zinc and vanadium etc. in addition, carbazole alkaloid present in Murraya koenigii. The current review provides a detailed report of the pharmacological and pre-clinical works carried out on this culinary plant and also throws light on its therapeutic effective doses.

Keywords:

Murraya Koenigii, pharmacological effective doses