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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 3
First page : (92) Last page : (105)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8097

Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Datura stramonium: An Analysis

Sukhpreet Kaur¹, Neeraj Pandey¹ and Shallu^2*
1Department of Botany, ²Department of Zoology,
School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, CT University, Ferozepur road, Ludhiana, Punjab
*Corresponding Author E-mail: kaur99845@gmail.com
Received: 5.04.2020  |  Revised: 9.05.2020   |  Accepted: 14.05.2020 

 ABSTRACT

Plants are used long before antiquity for medicinal functions. Herbal medicine is a major part of both the conventional and modern medicine systems. In 2002, the Organization for Food and Agriculture estimated that over 50,000 medicinal plants are used worldwide. In 2016, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, reported more conservatively that 17,810 plant species have a medicinal use, out of some 30,000 plants for which some form of use is known. Medicinal plants are considered to be a rich source of ingredients that can be used in the development of either pharmacopoeial, non-pharmaceutical or synthetic drugs. Datura stramonium is a medicinal plant of the order of the Solanales family, the Solanaceae family. Plant due to its therapeutic and narcotic activity used as ancient traditional knowledge healthful herb, this plant includes many primary and secondary metabolites, primary metabolites directly accountable for the growth, regulation and development as carbohydrates, protein, fatty acids, mineral and secondary metabolites or Phytochemical like alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, tannis, saponins etc. biological activites as cytotoxic. Anti-inflammatory drug, inhibitor, analgesic properties. These medical specialty activites created the plant potent to targeted organism and promote the healthful aspects of phytomedicines in medicine industries. This paper aims to offer an exclusive analysis research on this plant's ethno-medical, phytochemical, pharmacological activities.

Keywords: Medicinal Plants, Datura stramonium, Alkaloids, Ethanopharmacology, Pharmacological properties, Anti-inflammatory activity, Anti-oxidant.

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Cite this article: Kaur, S., Pandey, N., & Shallu (2020). Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Datura stramonium: An Analysis, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(3), 92-105. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8097