A brief review on health benefits and medicinal uses of Hygrophila spinosa (T)

Authors

  • Debgopal Ganguly School of Pharmacy, Seacom Skills University, Bolpur, Birbhum
  • Sumit Mitra School of Pharmacy, Seacom Skills University, Bolpur, Birbhum
  • Shounak Chatterjee School of Pharmacy, Seacom Skills University, Bolpur, Birbhum
  • Ananta Choudhury Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam down town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati-26, Assam

Keywords:

Antioxidant, jaundice, kulekhara, phytochemistry

Abstract

Hygrophila spinosa T Ander, belonging to the family Acanthaceae, is a promising medicinal plant with great economic potential. The plant has great medicinal value which has been well recognised and appreciated in the ancient medical literature. The medicinal applicability of the plant, its seeds, roots, leaves and the panchang (Pancha=five & ang=parts, root, flowers, stem, fruits & leaves as ash burnt together) are well scripted in the Ayurveda. It uses in different pathophysiological condition such as jaundice, rheumatism, renal stone, gonorrhoea, hepatic disorder are documented in the Indian system medicine and other standard literatures. It also prevents the anaemia during pregnancy. The plant grows in marshy places in different area of Asia & Africa. However, the regulated information on the different aspects of this species is not available.

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2021-03-31

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Ganguly, D. ., Mitra, S. ., Chatterjee, S. ., & Choudhury, A. (2021). A brief review on health benefits and medicinal uses of Hygrophila spinosa (T). Journal of Applied Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 1(1), 11-14. Retrieved from https://joapponline.com/index.php/joapp/article/view/8

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