Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review of Embelia ribes

Authors

  • Nilesh J. Pawara  Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, India
  • Akshay R. Yadav  Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, India
  • Dr. Shrinivas K. Mohite   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, India

Keywords:

Embelia ribes, Embelin, Embelic acid, Phytochemistry, pharmacological profile

Abstract

Embelia ribes Burm. f. is a large, scandent, struggling, medicinal climbing shrub belongs to the family Myrsinaceae. The plant is highly esteemed in Unani system of medicine as a powerful anthelmintic and it has been described as “Krimighna” in Ayurveda Classical text, Charaka Samhita. A thorough review of its priorly determined activities will give an overview on the existing activities and gives an inspiration to explore the unexplored activities. Many activities are yet to be explored to determine the complete pharmacological profile of the plant. The reported activities so far are anthelmintic, amylase inhibitory activity, antibacterial activity, antioxidant activity, anti diabetic activity, anticonvulsant activity, anti cancer activity, anti hyperlipidemic activity and anti fungal activity etc.

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Nilesh J. Pawara, Akshay R. Yadav, Dr. Shrinivas K. Mohite , " Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review of Embelia ribes, International Journal of Scientific Research in Chemistry(IJSRCH), ISSN : 2456-8457, Volume 5, Issue 5, pp.57-62, September-October-2020.