AN OVERVIEW OF BUTEA MONOSPERMA: MORPHOLOGY, PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

*Miss. Sakshi Ganpati Desai, Mr. Swapnil S. Patil, Nikita Chuyekar, Miss. Nita Sid, Mr. Akshy Mane, Mr. Shantanu Kale

ABSTRACT

Butea monosperma, a member of the Fabaceae family also known as "palas" and "Flame of forest," is one of several
natural crude medications used in traditional medicine that can treat a variety of diseases and ailments. It is an herb
that has long been used voluntarily traditional Asian treatments. Many phytochemicals primarily flavonoids,
alkaloids, Tannins, Saponin, Phenol, Proteins, Carbohydrates and glycosides are present in the plant's aerial
portion. It has been used to treat a variety of illnesses, including diabetes, cancer, diarrhoea, dysentery, fever, and
jaundice. Pharmacologically Butea monosperma has been linked to a number of effects including anthelmintic,
anticonvulsant, anti-diabetic, anti-diarrheal, anti-estrogenic, anti-fertility, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, antifungal,
anti-bacterial, anti-stress and wound healing properties. The current review goes into great detail into the
morphology, phytochemical components and traditional uses of plant as well as the pharmacological functions of
plant.

Keywords: Butea monosperma, palas, Flame of forest, phytochemical analysis, Flavonoids, alkaloids, glucosides, Butein, Butin, Isobutein, anthelmintic, anti-diabetic, anti-diarrheal, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal.