Studies on Pharmacognosical Characteristics and Phytochemical Analysis of Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard”

摘要

Medicinal Plants have been playing a significant role in the treatment of various ailments in India. The important traditional methods in our country are Ayurvedic, Homeopathy, Unnai and Siddha systems of medicine. Manilkara hexandra plant bark was used in Febrifuge and the latex used in giddiness, aphrodisiac, general debility. This review attempts to encompass the available literature of Manilkara hexandra with respect to traditional uses, Pharmacognosical characteristics and phytochemical analysis.