PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF LAGERSTROEMIA SPECIOSA (LYTHRACEAE) EXTRACTS: A REVIEW

Lagerstroemia speciosa, commonly known as jarul, is one of those precious medicinal herbs of Lythraceae that are still included in un-utilized herbs in spite of the variety of useful pharmacological properties it possesses. Extracts of Lagerstroemia speciosa have anti-diabetic, hypoglycemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, xanthine-oxidase inhibitors, antibacterial, antiviral, cytotoxic, anti-fibrotic, antinociceptive, antidiarrhoeal and other activities. Here, we have reviewed all the reported phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of the plant and its...

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