PHARMACOLOGY AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF CAESALPINIA CRISTA- AN OVERVIEW
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Thi qar University, Nasiriyah, P O Box 42, Iraq.
Caesalpinia crista (Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella) belongs to family Caesalpiniaceae, contained favonoids, tannins, proteins, alkaloids, carbohydrates reducing sugars, phytosterols, saponins, coumarins, triterpenoids, furanocassane-diterpenes, nor-cassane diterpenes, neo-cassane diterpenes and many other bioactive compounds. It exerted nootropic, anticonvulsant, antianxiety, adaptogenic, antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, anthelmintic, insecticidal, antiproliferatve, antidiabetic, hypotensive, cardiprotective, hepatoprotective, anticancer, antioxidant, hypolipidemic and many other effects. This review deals with the chemical constituents and the pharmacological effects of Caesalpinia crista
5 , 2 , 2015
77 - 89
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