Affiliation:
1. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Sector 3, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi, 110017, India
2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra-440033, India
Abstract
Background:
Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. (Kareel) is a multifunctional perennial woody plant belongs to the family Capparaceae, widely distributed in the hot arid regions of different parts of the world especially in the Indian subcontinent, Africa and Saudi Arabia. Objective: The review aims at presenting updated information with respect to ethnopharmacological relevance and recent findings on phytochemical and biological activities of Capparis decidua.
Objective:
The review aims at presenting updated information with respect to ethnopharmacological relevance and recent findings on phytochemical and biological activities of Capparis decidua.
Method:
The literature survey was carried out with the help of various sources such as Scifinder, Pubmed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar.
Results:
Phytochemical review of the plant revealed the presence of mainly glycosides, alkaloids,
flavonoids, terpenoids, volatile oils, fatty acids and steroids that possess immense
pharmacological activities. The plant has been used traditionally as an expectorant, carminative,
digestive, stimulant, antimicrobial, aphrodisiac, anodyne, anthelmintic and is also useful
in ailments like cough, dropsy, dyspepsia, intermittent fever, asthma, intestinal worms, constipation,
lumbago, odontalgia, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea and cardiac disorders. Several
pharmacological and biological activities using various parts of the plant have been reported
like antidiabetic, antiparasitic, analgesic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic,
anti-gout, in-vitro cytotoxicity activity, antihyperlipidemic, anti-atherosclerotic, antinephrolithiasis,
anti-microbial and anti-fungal. Nutritionally, the fruits of the plant are used for
preparing pickles and has also been used in food preparations since ancient times.
Conclusion:
Even though the plant has numerous pharmacological properties, there are
many secluded pharmacological activities of the plant which still need to be explored. Considering
the importance of the plant in the pharmaceutical and nutritional area, the present
review is an attempt to focus on up-to-date studies performed on the plant C. decidua, mainly
concerning the phytochemical and pharmacological significance, which will benefit researchers
having an interest in the relevant field.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Complementary and alternative medicine,Drug Discovery