A TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANT “BUTEA MONOSPERMA”: A REVIEW
Vishwajeet P. Kore*, Sheetal K. Kamble, Sachin S. Mali, Shrikant S. Magdum
ABSTRACT
In recent era of modernization we are well aware about herbal medicines although we are unaware of medicinal plants which we have being seeing in day to day life. The plant which are surrounded by us are being ignored by us consciously. Butea monosperma (palas) belonging to the family leguminosae grown wildly in many parts of India. The plant parts are used in the form of extract, juice, infusion, powder and gum. The plant is highly uses by the rural and tribal people in curing various purposes. Flowers are used as drug in many ailments like eye disease, chronic fever, enlargement of spleen, leucorrhoea, epilepsy, leprosy, anti-fungal activity, anti-inflammatory activity, liver disorders, anti-fertility activity and gout etc.
Keywords: Traditional drug, Butea Monosperma, Anti-diabetic, Anti-cancer, anti-convulsant.
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