Abstract

AN OVERVIEW OF PHARMACOLOGICAL USES OF CURCUMA ANGUSTIFOLIA ROXB

Iyrin Abraham* and Preethu P. John

ABSTRACT

Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. is a fast-growing annual herb. In India it is commonly known as Tikur or Tavaksheeri. Rhizome is the used part and it is demulcent, nutritious, contains starch which is used for children due to easily digestible. It is an excellent diet in the form of conjee in case of Dysentery, Dysuria, Gonorrhoea etc. Medicinal uses of rhizome arise from the bioactive components. Bioactive components are responsible for antioxidative, anti-inflammatory properties, wound-healing, hypoglycaemia, anticoagulant, antimicrobial activities. The plant is used in different traditional systems of medicine in the treatment of various diseases. The present paper enumerates the pharmacological, pharmacognostic, morphological and ethnobotanical, importance of the C. angustifolia, which may help the researchers to set their minds for approaching the utility, efficacy and potency of the plant.

Keywords: Curcuma angustifolia Roxb., Rhizome, Medicinal plant, Pharmacology.