Flavonoids and Other Bioactive Compounds of Kalanchoe pinnata: Chemistry and Therapeutic Significance

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Parikshit D. Shirure, Dr. Abhinay Kumar Dwivedi

Abstract

 Kalanchoe pinnata (Family: Crassulaceae) is an important plant which has many traditional medicinal uses. The main objective of this literature review was to give advance information for the drug discovery research for K. pinnata.It was found that this plant showed various pharmacological activities such as anthelmentic, immunosuppressive, wound healing, hepatoprotective, antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic, nephroprotective, antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, analgesic, anticonvulsant, neuropharmacological and antipyretic.The main purpose of this review is to provide advance information of herb Kalanchoe pinnate, this herb contains a many of active constituents i.e.alkaloids, triterpenes, glycosides, flavonoids, steroids, bufadienolides, lipids and organic acids.Nowadays this herb becomes imperiled plant which needs to be preserved as well as analyze for its significant green chemistry.

Keywords

Kalanchoe pinnata, Crassulaceae, pharmacognostic and phytochemical investigation, pharmacological effects, Dosage form

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