World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON PARIJAT

Dr. Rajesh Sharma and Dr. Namartha Raina*

ABSTRACT

Nycanthes arbortristis (N. arbortristis) is one of the most useful traditional medicinal plants in India. It is distributed widely in sub-Himalayan regions and Southwards to Godavari. Each part of the plant has some important medicinal value and is thus commercially exploitable. It is now considered as a valuable source of several unique products for the medicines against various diseases and also for the development of some industrial products. The present review is to focus on the potential phyto-chemicals and pharmacological activity of plant N. Arbortristis. Various parts of the plant like seeds, leaves, flowers, bark and fruits have been investigated for their significant pharmacological activity. Phyto-chemicals like flavanoid, glycoside, pleanic acid, essential oils, tannic acid, carotene, friedeline, lupcol, glucose, benzoic acid have been reported for significant hair tonic, hepatoprotective anti-leishmaniasis, anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-pyretic, anti-histaminic, anti-material, antiinflammatory and anti-oxidant activities of Night jasmine and emphasized the need for further exploring available information.

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