Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON THE PHYTOCONSTITUENTS AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF ADENIUM OBESUM (DESERT ROSE)

*Sumit Kumar Gautam, Satyendra Kumar Rajput and Rohit Bhardwaj

ABSTRACT

The current review was based on the phytoconstituents and diverse biological potentials of Adenium obesum (desert rose). Around 80% of people worldwide rely on herbal-based alternative medical systems like Ayurveda. The plant Adenium obesum, sometimes known as desert rose. Apocyanacea is a native of Africa and can be found as a wild plant in Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Senegal, Somalia, and Ethiopia. All parts of a given species are used to treat a wide range of illnesses. Carbohydrates, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, terpenoids, and pregnanes were all identified in the selected plant during the phytochemical examination. The bulk of the isolated chemicals from the chosen plant had physiological effects. Previous studies of the selected plant have resulted in the extraction and identification of a total of 53 compounds. Stem and bark exhibited the chemical constituents as Betulin and Rosmarinic Acid. Stem showed 3,5,7,3,4,5-Hexahydroxy flavone and 5,7,3,4-Tetrahydroxy flavone whereas leaves confirmed for various chemical constituents i.e., Honghelin, Obeside-B & C. The plant has been utilized in traditional medicines as Omani people have used it to cure joint and muscle discomfort, skin conditions, wounds, and headaches and other medical conditions. It demonstrated notable antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-cancer, antiplasmodial, anti-trypanosomal, and anti-leishmanial properties. It concludes that Adenium obesum has been utilized as pharmacological and ornamental plant worldwide. As its cultivation is quite feasible, it would be easily available and cost-effective in therapeutic uses.

Keywords: Adenium obesum, phytoconstituents, traditional uses, biological properties, desert rose.