A REVIEW ON BIOLOGICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF HERBAL PLANT: JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA
Mateshwari Mahi Banwale*, Disha Chouhan
ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants are a reservoir of biologically active compounds with therapeutic properties that over time have been reported and used by diverse groups of people for treatment of various diseases. This review covers pharmacological activity on different parts of Justicia gendarussa including, Investigation of the phytochemical constituents, biological and pharmacological activities of the selected medicinal plants is reported. In Ayurveda, the plant is useful for the treatment of inflammation, bronchitis, vaginal discharges, eye diseases, dyspepsia and fever. The decoction of the leaves and tender shoots are diaphoretic and they are given in chronic rheumatism. Oil prepared from the leaves is useful in eczema, and the mixture of leaves is given internally for hemiplegia, cephalalgia and facial paralysis. This review article is a compilation of Pyrexia and biological activities of Justicia gendarussa.
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