European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ETHANOBOTANY, PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS MEDIK

Anu Raj and Kandasamy Palanisamy Jaiganesh*

ABSTRACT

Abelmoschus moschatus Medik, is an erect, hispid, herbaceous plant with aromatic and medicinal property belonging to the family Malvaceae. Syn, Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn. The plant is traditionally used in the treatment of various health ailments. In India, roots, leaves (rarely) and seeds are considered as valuable traditional medicines. Seeds are used as a tonic, cooling, aphrodisiac, ophthalmic, cardio tonic, digestive, stomachic, constipating, carminative, pectoral, diuretic, stimulant, antispasmodic, deodorant, and effective against, intestinal complaints, stomatitis and heart diseases. This present study reveals that wide range of novel phytochemical constituent has been isolated from this plant with diverse chemical properties and deals with enormous data that has been generated due to recent wide spread research in phytochemical, pharmacological aspect of this plant also include on its ethanobotany.

Keywords: Abelmoschusmoschatus Medik. Ethanobotany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology.