REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF GREWIA ASIATICA

J. Devilal and A. Surya Bhargavi*

ABSTRACT

Grewia asiatica is a tropical and subtropical plant with excellent nutritional content, is the main reason for its cultivation. Phalsa fruit is low in calories and fat and abundant in vitamins A and C, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, and iron), and fibre. Aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and leucine make up the majority of the eighteen amino acids found in Phalsa fruit and seed. According to both in vitro and in vivo research, the phalsa plant has strong antibacterial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant qualities. On the other hand, vitamin C, total phenolic, anthocyanin, flavonoid, and tannin all have antioxidant qualities. The fruits and leaves of the phalsa plant exhibit strong anticancer properties against cancer cell lines. Phalsa plants have a wide variety of biologically active compounds, which have been shown in studies to confer radioprotective properties to certain plant portions. It has been demonstrated that aqueous fresh fruit extract has significant anti-glycosidase and anti-amylase action. Due to its profusion of physiologically active compounds, the phalsa plant can manipulate microbes in several ways. It was discovered that phalsa methanolic leaf extract had antiemetic and antimalarial properties. Strong hepatoprotective and medicinal effects can be obtained from the hot and cold polysaccharide fractions that are isolated from the Phalsa plant. Thus, the nutritional, bioactive, phytochemical, and possible pharmacological uses of phalsa form the basis of this review.

Keywords: G. asiatica, Pharmacological properties, Nutrition, Phytochemistry.