Article Id:JPRS-PHDRS-0000647 Title:Salvadora Persica L (Tooth Brush Tree): A Review Category:Pharmacognosy and Herbal Drugs related study Section:Review Article
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Salvadora persica L. also known as tooth brush tree belonging to the Salvadoraceae family. Plant has been reported to have anti-microbial, anti-plaque, aphrodisiac, alexiteric, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, astringent, diuretic and bitter stomachic activities. It has great medicinal use in the treatment of nose troubles, piles, scabies, leucoderma, scurvy, gonorrhea, boils and toothache. It contains important phyto-constituents such as vitamin-c, salvadorine, salvadourea, alkaloids, trimethylamine, cyanogenic glycosides, tannins, saponins and salts mostly as chlorides.In view of the immense medicinal importance of the plant this review is an effort to compile all the information reported on its phytochemical, biological and pharmacological activities. The present review is an attempt to generate interest among the people regarding its immense potential in preventing and treating several common diseases like tooth decay, plaque etc.
1Department of Pharm. Chemistry., Marwar Pharmacy College, Kharda Bhandu, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. 2Department of Pharmaceutics,Marwar Pharmacy College, Kharda Bhandu, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. 3 Faculty of P’ceutical Sciences, Jodhpur National University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. 4 Quality Assurance Department, Faculty of P’ceutical Sciences, Jodhpur National University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. 5 Department of Pharm. Chemistry, Marwar Pharmacy College, Kharda Bhandu, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.