A BRIEF REVIEW OF WILD HIMALAYAN PEAR PYRUS PASHIA
AbstractWithin the Magnoliopsida class, Pyrus pashia is widely found throughout the Himalayan areas. P. pashia is a member of the Rosaceae family of medicinal plants. It’s commonly called a wild pear. The plant has a range of nutritional and medicinal uses. In ethnomedicine, it is widely utilized as a hepatoprotective, inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, disinfectant, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antidepressant to treat a wide range of illnesses. The genus P. pashia comprises approximately 38 species globally and contains approximately 160 phytochemical compounds, including primary and secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, steroids, saponins, and tannins. Additionally, it contains useful polyphenolic therapeutic constituents like arbutin, flavan-3-ols, and chlorogenic acids. The phytochemistry, pharmacological activity, ethnomedicinal applications, and toxicological profile of P. pashia are all thoroughly updated in this review. This plant’s scientific understanding as well as its potential for use in pharmaceutical research in the future, are critically examined.
Article Information
1
584-590
582 KB
90
English
IJPSR
Shalini Sharma *, Komal Pathania and Bandna Sharma
School of Pharmacy and Emerging Sciences, Baddi University of Emerging Sciences & Technology, Baddi, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
prakriti88b@gmail.com
03 September 2024
06 November 2024
12 November 2024
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.16(3).584-90
01 March 2025
Download