A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE MEDICINAL PLANT PASSIFLORA FOETIDA LINN
AbstractPassiflora foetida, commonly known as stinking passion flower has been used as traditional medicine in treating diseases such as throat infection, giddiness, liver disorder, diarrhea, tumor, nervous disorder, anxiety; sleep disorders, skin infections, hysteria and asthma. In addition, P. foetida has been reported to have potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiepileptic, anti hyperglycemic, cardio protective, anti-diarrheal, and anti-cancer properties. Metabolites isolated from this plant are mainly flavonoids, polysaccharides, α-pyrones and cyanohydrins. The compounds have been isolated from the leaves, stems, seeds, resins and fruits. The stems of P. foetida have high cellulose content. The leaves and fruits of Passiflora foetida have high nutritional value that they find use as herbal tea, tablets and nutritional powders. Vitexin was quantified by a high-performance thin-layer chromatographic technique. These compounds tend to have diverse biological properties. This review article highlights the secondary metabolites, quantification of phytochemicals, proximate parameters, chemical constituents their activities and applications.
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IJPSR
Shubashini K. Sripathi * and R. Dhanya Sruthi
Department of Chemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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27 September 2022
26 November 2022
28 November 2022
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.14(6).2809-17
01 June 2023
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