Kalanchoe Pinnata: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile

The main objective of this review is to provide advance information for the drug discovery research from the divine herb Kalanchoe pinnata, which contains a wide range of active compounds, including alkaloids, triterpenes, glycosides, flavonoids, steroids, bufadienolides, lipids and organic acids. The pharmacological studies are reviewed and discussed, focussing on activities as immunomodulator, CNS depressant, analgesic, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, antiallergic, antianaphylactic, antileishmanial, antitumorous, antiulcerous, antibacterial, antifungal, antihistamine, antiviral, febrifuge, gastroprotective, immunosuppressive, insecticidal, muscle relaxant, sedative, anticancer. Now it becomes endangered plant which needs to be conserved as well as explored for its significant green chemistry. INTRODUCTION: Medicinal plants have been known for millennia and are highly esteemed all over the world as a rich source of therapeutic agents for the prevention of diseases and ailments 1, 2, . This Wonder plant or Divine plant Leaf, Stem and Root portions and its chemicals has high index in therapeutic values.