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Atibala: An Overview
Abutilon indicum is known as 'Atibala' in Sanskrit. Literally, 'Ati' means very and 'Bala' means powerful, referring to the properties of this plant as very powerful . A. indicum is a hairy herb or under shrub distributed throughout the tropica . In traditional systems of medicine, various plant parts such as ischolar_mains, leaves, flowers, bark, seeds, an d stems have been used as antioxidant, demulcent, laxative, diuretic, analgesic, anti - inflammatory, and antiulcer. The present review is therefore an effort to give the detailed survey of literature on its pharamcognosy, phytochemistry as well as tradition al and pharmacological uses.
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Abutilon indicum, Atibala, Indian Mallow, Pharamcognosy, Phyto - Chemistry , Pharmacology.
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