CORIANDRUM SATIVUM- REVIEW OF ADVANCES IN PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY
AbstractCoriandrum Sativum family Umbelliferae is highly reputed ayurvedic medicinal tree commonly known as the Dhanya. It is a glabrous, aromatic, herbaceous annual plant, small sized tree growing throughout India, Italy, Netherlands, Central and Eastern Europe, China and Bangladesh. Essential oil, flavonoids, fatty acids, and sterols have been isolated from different parts of C. sativum. The different parts of this plant contain monoterpenes, α-pinene, limpnene, γ-terpinene, p-cymene, borneol, citronellol, camphor, geraniol, coriandrin, dihydrocoriandrin, coriandrons A-E, flavonoids and essential oils. Various parts of this plant such as seed, leaves, flower and fruit, possess antioxidant activity, anti-diabetic activity, anti-mutagenic activity, anti-helmintic activity, sedative-hypnotic activity, anticonvulsant activity , diuretic activity, cholesterol lowering activity, protective role against lead toxicity, antifungal activity, anti-feeding activity, anticancer activity, anxiolytic activity, hepatoprotective activity, anti-protozoal activity, anti-ulcer activity, post-coital anti-fertility activity, heavy metal detoxification. Various phytopharmacological evaluations have been reported in this literature for the important potential of the Coriandrum sativum
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IJPSR
Abidhusen H. Momin*, Sawapnil S. Acharya and Amit V. Gajjar
Department of Pharmacology, K. B. Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Gh- 6, Sector- 23, Ghandhinagar- 382023, Gujarat, India
04 January, 2012
14 February, 2012
19 April, 2012
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.3(5).1233-39
01 May, 2012