1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumaun University, Uttarakhand.
2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University), Uttarakhand
Online published on 12 February, 2013.
The natural products obtained from plants have potential in the search for new and selective agents for the treatment of important diseases. The present review highlights the general information, chemical constituents, traditional and pharmacological activities of Kigelia pinnata. This plant has great potential to be developed as drug by pharmaceutical industries before recommending its use in modern system of medicine. This work was prompted as a result of lack of recent and sufficient scientific information on the use of Kigelia pinnata as a viable medicinal plant.
Kigelia pinnata, Balam Kheera, Bignoniaceae, anticancer, analgesic and anti-inflammatory
