UPDATE AND REVIEW ON ELAEOCARPUS: ITS BOTANICAL, MEDICINAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL AND THERAPEUTIC PROFILE

Gholse Yogesh N*, Shah Sapan K, Gurunani Shailju G, Yeole Manjusha P, Chaple Dinesh R.

Priyadarshini J. L. College of Pharmacy, Electronic Zone Building, MIDC, Hingna Road Nagpur, India.

ABSTRACT

Elaeocarpus is a genus of evergreen broad-leaved trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions belonging to family Elaeocarpaceae. In traditional system of medicine, different parts (beads, bark, leaves and outer shell of beads) of rudraksha are taken for the alleviation of various health problems such as mental disorders, headache, fever, skin diseases, and for healing the wounds. Ayurvedic texts categorise rudraksha fruits as thermogenic, sedative, cough alleviator and are useful for the treatment of bronchitis, neuralgia, cephalagia, anorexia, migraine, manic conditions and other brain disorders. Present review has been attempting to make to collect the botanical, ethnomedicinal, pharmacological information and therapeutic utility of Elaeocarpus speciess on the basis of current science.

Keywords:

Elaeocarpus, Elaeocarpus species, Elaeocarpaceae, rudraksha, ayurvedic.