ETHNO-PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYTO-CHEMISTRY OF MALLOTUS PHILIPPINENSIS (EUPHORBIACEAE):A REVIEW

Volume 20 No 8 (2022)

RoshanKumar,Dr.AmandeepSingh,3NeelamPainuly

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.8.NQ44422

Abstract

The Euphorbiaceae(MallotusphilippinensisMuell. Arg) perennialshrub or small tree hasextensivepharmacologicalactivityintheouterHimalayasbelow1,000m.Mallotusphilippinensisphen olicsareantibacterial,antiviral,cytotoxic,immunoregulatory,andanti-inflammatory. Bergenin, mallotophilippinens, and rottlerin have anti-inflammatory and immune-regulating properties. Pharmacological, toxicological, and biological properties are flawless.Thisstudysupportsthe useofMallotusphilippinensisinmodernmedicineasasourceofmedicinallyrelevantnaturalcompounds. Mallotusphilippinensis,itssteam,leaf,andfruitarepoorlyunderstood.Thetoxicityofcrudeextractsorthei rpurecomponentsmustalsobestudied.Basedon this study, moreresearchis neededonEuphorbiaceae.

Keywords

MedicinalPlant,PharmacologicalActivity,MallotusPhilippinensis,ChemicalConstituents.

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