Grewia asiatica Linn. -As a Phytomedicine: A Review

Traditional medicine has served as a source of alternative medicine, new pharmaceutical and health care product. Among these herbal plants Grewia asiatica is widely used medicinal plant by tribal's throughout India. Grewia asiatica have reached wide spread acceptability as therapeutic agent for diabetic, antifertility, antioxidant, antipyretic, analgesic, antibacterial, antibiotic etc. This plant is also an alternative source of oil, hydrocarbon and phytochemical. This review present as detailed survey of the literature on phytochemistry, traditional and biologically evaluated medicinal uses of Grewia asiatica.