1Chemistry Division, Forest Research Institute, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun - 248006, Uttarakhand, India
2Entomology Division, Forest Research Institute, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun - 248006, Uttarakhand, India
*Corresponding author: Rashmi, e-mail: sehrawat82@gmail.com
Online published on 11 July, 2014.
This paper critically reviews the present state of scientific knowledge on the phytochemical and pharmacognostical potential of C. procera. It concludes that future research aim at characterizing the active principles responsible for each effect and determining if they act singly or synergistically with other principles present in the plant.
Calotropis procera, Asclepiadaceae, phytochemicals, medicinal uses, pharmacognostical properties
