A review on pharmacological activities of Pithecellobium Dulce extract, and there effective doses

^{Sharma Shweta, Mehta B.K.} 

ABSTRACT

Pithecellobium species (leguminosae) are widely distributed in the tropics, chiefly in Asia and America. Pithecellobium dulce Benth, a most versatile medicinal plant, has attracted a worldwide prominence in recent years, owing to its wide range of medicinal properties and diverse utility. All plant parts of the P. dulce elaborates a vast array of biologically active compounds and have been demonstrated to exhibit antidiabetic, locomotor, anti venom, free radical scavenging, protease inhibitor, anti inflammatory, anti bacterial, anti mycobacterial, abortifacient, spermicidal, anti convulsant, anti ulcer, anti diarheal, anti fungal, anti tubercular, anti tumor and anti oxidative properties. Here the compounds present in different parts ofP.dulce and biological activities of their extracts or the chemical constituents as reported in the literature since 1962 to 2013 have been reviewed.

Keywords: Pithecellobium Dulce, Broad category, Biological Effect