A SHORT REVIEW ON MEDICINAL PLANT- Moringa oleifera
DIVYA D. BHANDARI
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh University, Ghauran, Mohali, Punjab, India and University Institute of Pharmacy, India.
AKANSHA SAXENA
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh University, Ghauran, Mohali, Punjab, India and University Institute of Pharmacy, India.
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Abstract
In the growing scenario of new disease, allopathy is lacking somewhere in fulfilling the needs of present medicinal demands. Also, the available marketed drugs are associated with a large number of side effects thus lowering the spectrum of treatment. So, the present demand is of the drugs having minimal or no side effects which can be achieved somewhat with the help of traditional herbal medicines. Herbal medicines are used in our history from a long time but lacking in specific receptor action. To extract out the active constituent of herbal drug and to use it specifically for a specific receptor is present scenario demand which is a tedious and time-consuming task. Our aim is to study the properties present in various parts or different extracts of herbal drugs so that they can be used specifically instead of whole drug to fight diseases. The present review focuses on an herbal plant Moringa oleifera and its pharmacological activities.
Keywords: Moringa, taxonomic classification, antibacterial, hepatoprotective, cardiovascular