Woodfordia Fruticosa (l.) Kurz: a High Demand Threatened Plant with Potential Medicinal Values
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Woodfordia fruticosa is a high demand medicinal plant for pharmaceutics and dye industries. The plant is distributed in North-eastern India. This review highlights the spectacular properties of this plant. Flowers of W. fruticosa have been used traditionally in the treatment of dysentery, diarrhea, other bowel complaints, internal haemorrhages, leucorrhoea and menorrhagia. Externally, powdered flower is sprinkled over foul ulcers and wounds for diminishing their discharge and promoting granulations. W. fruticosa is also reported to have DNA topoisomerase inhibitor, antibacterial, antifertility, antipeptic ulcer, free radical scavenging, and hepatoprotective activity. W. fruticosa is a medicinal plant used to treat a wide range of disorders including diabetes.
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