Abstract

A BRIEF STUDY ON PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS PRESENT IN COCCINIA CORDIFOLIA FOR THEIR MEDICINAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Sanskriti Gautam, Anju Meshram, Nidhi Srivastava*

ABSTRACT

C. cordifolia has been widely used for its medicinal and pharmaceutical properties throughout the world. During the past several years, there has been increasing interest among the people for the uses of various medicinal plants for the treatment of different diseases. The whole plant of C. cordifolia having pharmacological activities like analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiulcer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, hepatoprotective, antimalarial, antidyslipidemic, anticancer, antitussive, mutagenic. Our study has also revealed that ethanolic leaf extract of this plant has potential effect against several bacterial strains compare to root. The present review is the pool information that highlights the botany, chemical constituents, pharmacological activities and recent research in C. cordifolia.

Keywords: C. cordifolia, Botany, uses, pharmacological activities.