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    A review on therapeutic potential of Lygodium fl exuosum Linn

    Esha Yadav1★, Munesh Mani1, Phool Chandra2, Neetu Sachan3, A. K. Ghosh1★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Departments of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Foreign Trade and Management, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
    2. 2Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Foreign Trade and Management, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
    3. 3Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Foreign Trade and Management, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.

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    Esha Yadav

    Departments of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Foreign Trade and Management, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.

    esha230387@ gmail.com

    Received: 17-02-2011; Revised: 02-04-2011; Accepted: 06-06-2012.

    Volume 6, Issue 12 · pp. 107–114 · PUBLISHED 23 August 2012 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.99944

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    ABSTRACT

    From the centuries, herbal medicines are used to treat various diseases and now they had become an item of global importance, with both medicinal and economic implications. The demand of herbal medicine is being increasing day by day due to their safety and effi cacy. Now herbals had taken over the allopathic system due to their less side effect and effi cient working mechanism. Herbals are playing and pivotal role in increasing the economy of the country and had taken the nation on to the new path to achieve the goal of development. Lygodium fl exuosum (Linn) Sw. is a fern found nearly throughout India up to an elevation of 1500 meter. It belongs to the family Lygodiaceae and widely used in treating various ailments like jaundice, dysmenorrhea, wound healing and eczema. It is the rich source of alkaloids, fl avonoids, saponins and cumarin. The main constitute of the plant is lygodinolide which is mainly used in wound healing. In the present review an attempt had been made to explore different aspects of L. fl exuosum.

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      Yadav, E., Mani, M., Chandra, P., Sachan, N., & Ghosh, A. K. (2012). A review on therapeutic potential of Lygodium fl exuosum Linn. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 6(12), 107–114. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.99944