STUDIES ON THE NUMEROUS MEDICINAL UTILITIES OF THE PLANT URGINEA INDICA: A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2020v12i6.40276Keywords:
Urginea indica, Bioactive constituents, Flavonoids, AntioxidantAbstract
Urginea indica, is an essential indigenous plant belonging to the family Liliaceae found in all parts of India on rocky and hilly areas. It is commonly known as Indian squill, True squill or Sea onion and popularly known as Bon Pollundu. A methodical literature survey from various scientific databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of science and Google Scholar was conducted and it has been reported that the plant, mainly its bulb contains varieties of bioactive constituents such as flavonoids, phytosterols, phenols, saponins, alkaloids, proteins, carbohydrates, steroids and tannins. The bulb and the rhizome also contains calcium, iron, commercial compounds, such as Bufadienolides, Quercetin, Allose, Mindererus spirit, Tartronic acid and Paraldehyde, which have a variety of health functional properties. Various scientific studies have proven that the plant has anticancer, antidiabetic, anthelmintic, analgesic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-angiogenic, anti-arthritic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, spasmodic and cardiac stimulant activities. It also finds its use as an analgesic and in wound healing. Thus, the current review gives a comprehensive overview of the various medicinal activity of the plant Urginea indica.
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2. Bashir S, Abbas S, Gilani AH, Khan A. Studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant activities of Urginea indica. Bangladesh J Pharmacol 2013;8:249-54.
3. Bozorgi M, Amin G, Shekarchi M, Rahimi R. Traditional medical uses of Drimia species in terms of phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology. J Traditional Chinese Med 2017;37:124-39.
4. Aswal S, Kumar A, Semwal RB, Chauhan A, Kumar A, Lehmann J, et al. Drimia indica: a plant used in traditional medicine and its potential for clinical uses. Medicina 2019;55:255.
5. Raj MS, Kameshwari MN, Tharasaraswath KJ, Shubharani R. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of phytochemicals in two different species of Urginea. Int J Pharm Life Sci 2017;8:5433-8.
6. Kirtikar KR, Basu BD. Indian medicinal plants. Dehradun. International book distributors; 1987. p. 2.
7. Chittoor MS, Binny AJ, Yadlapalli SK, Cheruku A, Dandu C, Nimmanapalli Y. Anthelmintic and antimicrobial studies of Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop. bulb aqueous extracts. J Pharm Res 2012;5:3677-86.
8. Pandey D, Gupta AK. Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of Urginea indica from bastar district of Chhattisgarh. Int J Pharm Sci Rev Res 2014;26:273-81.
9. Kameshwari S. Biosystematics studies of some members of Liliaceae (Doctoral dissertation, Ph. D. thesis. Mysore University, Mysore); 1992.
10. Kameshwari MS, Saraswathi KT, Muniyamma M. Morphological variations in populations of Urginea indica Kunth. Liliaceae. J Appl Nat Sci 2010;2:280-9.
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13. Lakshman AB, Paramasivam G. Biosystematics studies on medicinal plant Urginea indica Kunth. liliaceae-a review. Int J Pharm Life Sci 2012;3:1394-406.
14. Jha S, Sen S. Bufadienolides in different chromosomal races of Indian squill. Phytochemistry 1981;20:524-6.
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18. Gupta A, Singh SK, Yadav AK. Pharmacological evaluation of the antidiabetic activity of Urginea indica in laboratory animals. Int J Nutr Pharmacol Neurol Diseases 2015;5:63.
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21. Mahato D, Sahu AP, Sharma HP. Phytochemical and antioxidant evaluation of Urginea indica Kunth. Indian J Traditional Knowledge 2018;17:783-8.
22. Rajput B, Golave A, Yadav S, Jadhav JP. Total phenolic concentrations and antioxidant activities in Drimia sp. J Herbs, Spices Med Plants 2018;24:28-36.
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24. Gupta A, Singh SK, Yadav AK. Pharmacological evaluation of the antidiabetic activity of Urginea indica in laboratory animals. Int J Nutr Pharmacol Neurol Diseases 2015;5:63.
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28. Panduranga MG, Mamtharani DR, Tejas TS, Niranjan MS. Phytochemical analysis, in vitro anti-bacterial and antioxidant activities of wild onion sps. Int J Pharma Bio Sci 2011;2:230–7.
29. Deepak AV, Thippeswamy G, Shivakameshwari MN, Salimath BP. Isolation and characterization of a 29-kDa glycoprotein with antifungal activity from bulbs of Urginea indica. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003;311:735-42.
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33. Bashir S, Abbas S, Gilani AH, Khan A. Studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant activities of Urginea indica. Bangladesh J Pharmacol 2013;8:249-54.
34. Blumenthal M. The complete german commission E monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines; 1999.
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36. Mikail HG, Karvouni H, Kotsiou A, Tesseromatis C, Magiatis P. New alkylresorcinols from a lipophilic extract of Urginea indica L. bulbs showing experimental trauma healing activity. Fitoterapia 2015;101:41-5.
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15-11-2020
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NATH, J. “STUDIES ON THE NUMEROUS MEDICINAL UTILITIES OF THE PLANT URGINEA INDICA: A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW”. International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 12, no. 6, Nov. 2020, pp. 1-4, doi:10.22159/ijcpr.2020v12i6.40276.
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