Abstract
<i>Tamarindus indica</i> is traditionally used as for its pharmacological importance. The seeds of Tamarind comprise of campesterol, β-amyrin, β-sitosterol, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and eicosanoicacid, mucilage, arabinose, xylose, galactose pectin, glucose and uronic acid, bufadienolide (Scilliroside 3-O-β-D glucopyranosyl - (1-2)-Lrhamnopyranoside) and a cardenolide (uzarigenin-3-O-β-Dxylopyranosyl (1-2)-α-Lrhamnopyranoside). The presence of the chemical and biochemical constituents confer the different pharmacological activies such as anti-oxidant activity, antidiabetic activity, antivenom activity, hepatopro-tective activity, ophthalmological activity, cytotoxic activity, effect on enzymes, anti-inflammatory activity etc.
Publisher
Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous)
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