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      Annona reticulata Linn. (Bullock's heart): Plant profile, phytochemistry and pharmacological properties

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          From the beginning of human civilization plants and plant based chemicals are the most important sources of medicines. Phytochemical and different products obtained from plant are used as medicines, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food supplements. Annona reticulata Linn. (牛心果 niú xīn guǒ; Bullock's heart) is a versatile tree and its fruits are edible. Parts of A. reticulata are used as source of medicine and also for industrial products. It possesses several medicinal properties such as anthelmintic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, wound healing and cytotoxic effects. It is widely distributed with phytochemicals like tannins, alkaloids, phenols, glycosides, flavonoids and steroids. Present article is an attempt to highlight over taxonomy, morphology, geographical distribution, phytoconstituents and pharmacological activities of A. reticulata reported so far.

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          This work presents a study of the importance of natural products, especially those derived from higher plants, in terms of drug development. It describes the main strategies for obtaining drugs from natural sources, fields of knowledge involved, difficulties and perspectives. It also includes a brief discussion of the specific situation in Brazil regarding the use of, trade in, and research into therapeutic resources of natural origin and the general lack of awareness of the use of potentially toxic plants, mainly in folk medicine.
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            The present paper deals with the medicinal plants used by the people of Assam for curing different skin ailments and for cosmetics. A total of 85 plants belonging to 49 families have been documented for their therapeutic use against skin diseases and as herbal care. The herbal medicines were prepared from various plant parts of single plant, or multiple plants. The majority of the preparation was made using water as the medium. The mode of application was topical, but in many cases it was also administered orally. In several cases the pure herbal preparations was administered along with milk, ghee, honey, coconut oil, curd, etc. Remedies for 18 skin ailments were documented through this study. About 14 plants are known for their use to cure multiple skin diseases. Among these Curcuma longa and Melia azaderach constitute the major plants. The herbal cosmetic products used by the people of Assam ranges from the enhancement of skin colour, hair care, removal of ugly spots, colouring of nails, palms, and teeth. However, many of the plant preparations used for enhancing beauty were also applied for therapeutic use. Herbal remedies were also available for skin burns, prickly heat and pimples. Information on nine plants used for managing dry skin also emerged from this study.
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                Prasad G. Jamkhande
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Tradit Complement Med
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Tradit Complement Med
                Title: Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
                Publisher: Elsevier
                ISSN (Electronic): 2225-4110
                Publication date PMC-release: 10 June 2015
                Publication date Collection: July 2015
                Publication date (Electronic): 10 June 2015
                Volume: 5
                Issue: 3
                Pages: 144-152
                Affiliations
                [1]School of Pharmacy, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded 431606, Maharashtra, India
                Author notes
                [∗ ]Corresponding author. Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, S.R.T.M. University, Dnyanteerth, Vishnupuri, Nanded 431 606, Maharashtra, India. Tel.: +91 2462229153, +91 9860552433 (mobile); fax: +91 2462229242. pjamkhande@ 123456gmail.com pgjamkhande@ 123456gmail.com
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                Publisher ID: S2225-4110(15)00050-4
                DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2015.04.001
                PMC ID: 4488558
                PubMed ID: 26151026
                SO-VID: 9345fe11-d11d-4bde-8de3-4b603ccc424d
                Copyright © © 2015 The Authors
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                This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

                History
                Date received : 16 January 2015
                Date revision received : 1 April 2015
                Date accepted : 9 April 2015
                Categories
                Subject: Review Article

                Keywords: annona reticulata linn.,acetogenin,bullock's heart,cytotoxic,phytochemicals
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                Keywords: annona reticulata linn., acetogenin, bullock's heart, cytotoxic, phytochemicals

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