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Volume 10, Issue 2, 26 August 2015, Pages 54-62
a
Department of Biological Sciences, Presidency University, 86/1, College Street, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
b MMHS, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
b MMHS, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Abstract
Plumeria rubra L.
(Apocynaceae) is a deciduous ornamental tree species with fragrant
flowers native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela
but also cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries. The plant is
known to possess biological activities viz., antibacterial, antifungal,
antiviral, antialgal, larvicidal, molluscicidal, piscicidal,
nematicidal, antioxidative and free radical scavenging, hypolipidemic,
proteolytic, cytotoxic, abortifacient activities etc. A number of
phyto-constituents are reported from the plant which signifies
biological activities and diverse ethnomedicinal uses of this plant
species. The present review deals with the literature involving ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the plant. © 2015 Academic Journals Inc.
Author keywords
Ethnobotany; Pharmacology; Phytochemistry; Plumeria rubra; Review
Indexed keywords
Species Index: Apocynaceae; Plumeria rubra
