REVIEW ON CASSIA SOPHERA LINN. - A MULTIPURPOSE HERBS
Shivakant Shukla* and Anoop Singh
ABSTRACT
The use of plants for healing purposes predates human history and forms the origin of much modern medicine. Many conventional drugs originated from plant sources: a century ago, most of the few effective drugs were plant based. Phytomedicines are traditionally used in the treatment of various disorders and are now included as complementary and alternative medicine for patients because they are easily accessible, do not require laborious pharmaceutical synthesis and are relatively safe even on prolong use. It is generally predictable that over 6000 plants in India are in use in traditional, folk and herbal medicine. The present article focuses phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of the plant Cassia sophera. Cassia sophera also known as ‘Kasondi’ serves as multipurpose herbs and has widely as traditional medicine. It is recognized as a rich source of flavanoids and anthraquinones. The plant elicits for analgesic, anticonvulsant, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and antiasthmatic activity etc. due to their valuable bioactive predominance present in the plant.
Keywords: Cassia sophera, anticonvulsant, analgesic, Unani medicine, hypnotic, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory.
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