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Review on Careya arborea Roxb.

K. B. N. Satish, S. B. M. Vrushabendra, K. G. Kamal, Bibin Mohan

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Abstract

Careya arborea Roxb. belongs to the family Lecythidaceae is found in many places of the world. It is known as “Kumbhi” in Ayurveda. This is the oldest remedy known to mankind in herbal medicines. India is known worldwide for its Ayurvedic treatment. Medicinal herbs have curative properties due to presence of various complex chemical substance of diffe rent composition, which are found as secondary plant metabolites in one or more parts of these plants. The pharmacological activity depends upon the chemical constituents in the plants, so to is olate proper chemical constituents an exact identification of the drug should be done by Pharmacognostical characters. Hence t his review provides an entire overlook on Pharmacognosy, chemical constituents, ethnopharmacologial action and pharmacological actions of Careya arborea Roxb .

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Careya arborea Roxb. belongs to the family Lecythidaceae is found in many places of the world. It is known as “Kumbhi” in Ayurveda. This is the oldest remedy known to mankind in herbal medicines. India is known worldwide for its Ayurvedic treatment. Medicinal herbs have curative properties due to presence of various complex chemical substance of diffe rent composition, which are found as secondary plant metabolites in one or more parts of these plants. The pharmacological activity depends upon the chemical constituents in the plants, so to is olate proper chemical constituents an exact identification of the drug should be done by Pharmacognostical characters. Hence t his review provides an entire overlook on Pharmacognosy, chemical constituents, ethnopharmacologial action and pharmacological actions of Careya arborea Roxb .

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Careya arborea Roxb. belongs to the family Lecythidaceae is found in many places of the world. It is known as “Kumbhi” in Ayurveda. This is the oldest remedy known to mankind in herbal medicines. India is known worldwide for its Ayurvedic treatment. Medicinal herbs have curative properties due to presence of various complex chemical substance of diffe rent composition, which are found as secondary plant metabolites in one or more parts of these plants. The pharmacological activity depends upon the chemical constituents in the plants, so to is olate proper chemical constituents an exact identification of the drug should be done by Pharmacognostical characters. Hence t his review provides an entire overlook on Pharmacognosy, chemical constituents, ethnopharmacologial action and pharmacological actions of Careya arborea Roxb .

Key concepts: Traditional medicine, Chemical constituents, Medicinal herbs, Plant species, Biology, Medicinal plants, Botany, Chemistry

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