AN UPDATE ON THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF HEMIDESMUS INDICUS (INDIAN SARSAPARILLA)
AbstractHemidesmus indicus (H. indicus), also known as Indian Sarsaparilla or Anantmul, is a plant with diuretic, demulcent, and diphoretic properties. It treats various illnesses, detoxifies the blood, and reduces Vata, Pitta, and Kaphadoshas. It has been shown in pre-clinical trials to reduce illnesses in everyday clinical practice. In order to effectively promote this herbal medicine, clinical trials and patient studies conducted in hospitals are necessary. The intent of this review is to update the numerous medicinal qualities of H. indicus and demonstrate its therapeutic potential, enabling it to be used as an alternative to contemporary or modern medicine to treat a variety of disorders. The taxonomy, pharmacological components, and unique medicinal qualities of H. indicus are all outlined in this paper. It showed a proven effective and beneficial on the long-standing illness, therefore the need of the multicentre clinical trials is needed on the herbal medicine to be used as a complementary approach in future.
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IJPSR
Sangita Jogdand *, Raju Shinde and Smruti Besekar
Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
drsangitajogdand@gmail.com
17 October 2023
02 January 2024
05 April 2024
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.15(6).1639-45
01 June 2024
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