Feronia elephantum Correa: A Potential Traditional Drug

Authors

  • Mrinal Sharma
  • Sanjay Nagdev
  • Mayur Bhurat
  • Amitkumar Dhankani PSGVP Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Shahada (Maharashtra).
  • Mayur Jain
  • Gaurav Mude

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47552/ijam.v12i3.1965

Keywords:

Herbal, Feronia Elephantum, Pharmacological, Rutaceae, Medicinal

Abstract

There are number of herbal plants used as medicines from the ancient time. Chemical constituents from those plants isolated for wide range of diseased condition utilizes in from the ancient times in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha etc. systems. Feronia elephantum Correa from the family Rutaceae also known as Kaith, Wood apple is one of them which have many chemical constituents with important medicinal purposes and diseases like Diabetes mellitus, ulcer, as diuretic, liver tonic etc. Leaves of the plant are astringent, carminative and prescribed for vomiting, dysentery, hiccough, indigestion and slight bowel affections of children. The fruits are used as dessert, source of beverages and juices. The fruit pulp is used externally as a remedy for certain insect bite. The bark is aromatic and cooling, useful in vitiated conditions of pitta. It is indigenous in South India, Java, Myanmar, Malaysia and Ceylon and cultivated in many parts of India. This plant is already used traditionally in Sri Lanka for many purposes like vomiting, dysentery etc. Chemical constituents isolated from the plant different parts already investigated for many pharmacological and pharmaceutical activities like Anti-ulcer, Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, Antibacterial, Antioxidant, cytotoxic, Antitumor, Antihistaminic, Hepatoprotective, Antifungal, Antifertility and Anti-inflammatory. This article is an attempt to compile all the details of plant Feronia elephantum Correa.

Author Biographies

Mrinal Sharma

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Sachdeva College of Pharmacy, Gharuan.

Sanjay Nagdev

Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Shri Prakashchand Jain College of Pharmacy and Research, Palaskhede (Bk.), Jamner, (Maharashtra).

Mayur Bhurat

Head Department of Pharmacognosy, Shri Prakashchand Jain College of Pharmacy and Research, Palaskhede (Bk.), Jamner, (Maharashtra).

Amitkumar Dhankani, PSGVP Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Shahada (Maharashtra).

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, PSGVP Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Shahada (Maharashtra).

Mayur Jain

Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Shri Prakashchand Jain College of Pharmacy and Research, Palaskhede (Bk.), Jamner, Maharashtra.

Gaurav Mude

Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology, Shri Prakashchand Jain College of Pharmacy and Research, Palaskhede (Bk.), Jamner, Maharashtra.

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Published

29-09-2021

How to Cite

Sharma, M., Nagdev, S., Bhurat, M., Dhankani, A., Jain, M., & Mude, G. (2021). Feronia elephantum Correa: A Potential Traditional Drug. International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine, 12(3), 482–484. https://doi.org/10.47552/ijam.v12i3.1965

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