Abstract

A REVIEW ON PAEDERIA FOETIDA AS A MEDICINAL PLANT AND IT'S PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

Prodip Roy*, Hira Das, Mir Samim Ali, Pradipta Sarkar and Soumi Chattopadhyay

ABSTRACT

Herbal and ayurvedic pharmaceuticals have become a worldwide topic in the last decade, with both medical and economic ramifications. The growing usage of herbs has raised severe concerns about their quality, safety, and efficacy around the world. Paederia foetida is an indigenous plant in the Rubiaceae family. Hepatic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, constipation, coughs, itches, wounds, asthma, stomachache, dysentery, discomfort, diarrhoea, typhoid, pneumonia, cancer, flatulency, body ache, toothache, and bone fractures are among the conditions for which the herb is used. This review will include a comprehensive understanding of P.foetida's phytochemistry, traditional medicinal applications, and pharmacological activities, as well as a compilation of all scientific work done on this plant to date in order to provide a solid foundation for future research and development.

Keywords: Paederia foetida, Traditional Medicine, Ethno medicinal activity, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological activity.