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Coccinia indica - A Phytopharmacological Review


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1 Gorishankar Education society’s College of Pharmacy (D. Pharm) Limb, Satara, India-415015, India
2 Gourishankar Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Limb, Satara, India-415015, India
     

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Coccinia indica belonging to family Cucurbitaceae is distributed all over India, it is commonly known as Ivy gourd and the leaves, ischolar_mains, fruits and bark has been used for various disorders in traditional and folk medicine. The plant is used as cathartic, antispasmodic, expectorant, etc. The leaves are used as anthelmintic, antispasmodic, expectorant, and antiulcer. Fruits are used as laxative, antiemetic, anti-inflammatory, antileprotic. Roots are used as cathartic, antiarthritic, hypoglycemic. The plant is known to possess various active constituents like steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, tannins and Phenolic compounds. The plant is screened for hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiulcerogenic activity. The present review is therefore, an effort to give a detailed survey of the literature on the microscopical, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Coccinia indica. This review supports all updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological activities, traditional uses and scientific approach. Coccinia indica is one of the most important controversial and effective natural origin that has a tremendous future for research. The plant part contains important constituents and has been widely used for the treatment of large number of human ailments. The applicability of Coccinia indica is hidden and thus such things should be overcome through modern scientific concepts.

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Coccinia Indica, Traditional Uses, Phytoconstituents, Hepatoprotective Activity, Hypoglycemic Activity, Antioxidant Activity.
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Authors

VN Raje
Gorishankar Education society’s College of Pharmacy (D. Pharm) Limb, Satara, India-415015, India
AV Yadav
Gourishankar Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Limb, Satara, India-415015, India
PA Shelar
Gourishankar Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Limb, Satara, India-415015, India

Abstract


Coccinia indica belonging to family Cucurbitaceae is distributed all over India, it is commonly known as Ivy gourd and the leaves, ischolar_mains, fruits and bark has been used for various disorders in traditional and folk medicine. The plant is used as cathartic, antispasmodic, expectorant, etc. The leaves are used as anthelmintic, antispasmodic, expectorant, and antiulcer. Fruits are used as laxative, antiemetic, anti-inflammatory, antileprotic. Roots are used as cathartic, antiarthritic, hypoglycemic. The plant is known to possess various active constituents like steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, tannins and Phenolic compounds. The plant is screened for hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiulcerogenic activity. The present review is therefore, an effort to give a detailed survey of the literature on the microscopical, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Coccinia indica. This review supports all updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological activities, traditional uses and scientific approach. Coccinia indica is one of the most important controversial and effective natural origin that has a tremendous future for research. The plant part contains important constituents and has been widely used for the treatment of large number of human ailments. The applicability of Coccinia indica is hidden and thus such things should be overcome through modern scientific concepts.

Keywords


Coccinia Indica, Traditional Uses, Phytoconstituents, Hepatoprotective Activity, Hypoglycemic Activity, Antioxidant Activity.

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