A REVIEW ON: PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF T. CORDIFOLIA AND SILYBUM MARIANUM
Ranjan Kumar Maji*, Suman Khan, Monisankar Pramanik, Sourv Khawas and R. K. Vishwakarma
ABSTRACT
Tinospora cordifolia Hook, local name:Guduchi; English: Indian Tinospora, Hindi: Giloya, belongs to the family of Menispermaceae. This review article summarizes the chemical constituents and pharmacological properties found within the medicinal plant. A medicinal plant could be well-suited not only for the treatment of target site but also for boosting the body’s immune system. As an alternate source of medication, medicinal herbs are continuously showing better compatibility with the human body with minimal side effects than other therapies. Silybum marianum is of Asteriaceae family and found Several phytochemical constituents with pharmacological properties of Silybum marianum. It is also used as a food remedy. This review article aims to present different aspects of Silybum marianum especially the data in recently published articles about its effects on different diseases. There are many indigenous systems popular worldwide, such as Ayurveda, Yoga, Siddha, Homeopathy, Unani, and Naturopathy, existing in India and other Asian countries, Africa, Australia and many more. Ayurveda, The Science of Life, describes various medicinal plants in the most refined literature in Sanskrit, Hindi, and regional languages. It is therefore necessary to search for alternative drugs for the treatment of various ailments to replace the currently used drugs of doubtful efficacy and safety for future.
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