Phytochemicals, Pharmacological aspects of Medicinal herbs: Leptadeniareticulate (Retz.) Wight &Arn.and Psoralea corylifoliaL.

Abstract

The traditional medicinal plants like Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight &Arn. (Apocynaceae) and Psoralea corylifolia L. (Leguminosae) is well known for its treatment against several health defects since ancient times. It is extensively used as a crucial component of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine therapeutics. Most frequently, formulations of these medicinal plants were used to treat a wide range of illnesses, including cancer, diarrhoea, hematopoiesis, night blindness, cough, dyspnea and fever. The therapeutic prospects of Leptadenia reticulata is characterized due to the bioactive compounds like α-amyrin, β-amyrin, β-sitosterol, luteolin, diosmetin, ferulic acid, rutin,stigmasterol, hentricontanol, a triterpene alcohol simiarenol, deniculatin, apigenin, leptaculatin and reticulin.Psoralea corylifolia seeds and fruits contain about hundred bioactive chemicals. The present study includes the state-of-the-art knowledge on the recent research of the pharmacological and phytochemical activity of P. corylifolia and L. reticulata. This article includes the details in formulations of products containing L. reticulata andP. corylifolia. The study states that, there is a need for the isolation and identification of endophytic fungal association and their pharmacological, bioactive compounds analysis with these medicinal plants. Due to the overexploitation, extensive harvesting, and habitat loss, these plant species are under threat. Therefore, future research is required on the exploration of bioactive compounds activities and conservational aspects of these medicinal plants and endophytic fungal isolates.