International journal of scientific and engineering research | 2019
Ethnopharmacological Investigations of Phytochemical Constituents Isolated from the Genus Atropa
Abstract
Medicinal plants play a vital role in the development of human culture. Medicinal plants are a source of traditional medicine, and many modern medicines come directly from plants. According to WHO the world s people in progressing countries 80 percent rely on traditional medicine for their primary health care more over about 85% of traditional medication involves the make use of plant extracts. Herb and shrubs of the genus Atropa (Solonaceae) inhabitate various ecosystems in worldwide. This review present a complete study of the text on, phytochemistry, pharmacognosy and traditional biological meditional uses of Atropa. Atropa genus contain many chemical constituents like, flavonoids, phenolic compounds like Alkoloids, alcohols, terpenes and flavonoids have been identified in this genus. Some published studies have shown a broad spectrum of biological and pharmacological activities, including anticancer, antioxidant, anti-tumor agent, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral effects. Other have indicated anti-malaria agent, hypoglycemic and act as bioactive agent with anti-proliferation activities of this species. In vitro studies and in vivo models have provided a simple explanation for bioscientific and its various pharmacological uses. All information about the Atropa genus was collected from IJSER International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 10, Issue 3, March-2019 590 ISSN 2229-5518 IJSER © 2019 http://www.ijser.org electronic search (using Pubmed, Google Scholar, Science Direct.com and Web of Science) and a library search for articles published in peer-reviewed journals.