PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROFILE OF TRADITIONALLY USED MEDICINAL PLANT ARGYREIA SPECIOSA (LINN. F.)
Bhagat Singh Jaiswal, Mukul Tailang
Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics October 15, 2018 DOI: 10.22270/jddt.v8i5-s.1937 (opens in new tab)
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| Key findings | The authors compile literature reporting that Argyreia speciosa possesses a broad range of pharmacological activities, including anti-aging, gastroprotective, analgesic and anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, antiviral, antidiabetic, anticonvulsant, antioxidant, antidiarrheal, antiulcer, CNS depressant, nematicidal, nootropic, and anticancer effects. They state that the seeds principally contain lysergamides, eragine, and isoeragine, which they attribute the plant's hallucinogenic properties to. |
Abstract
Argyreia speciosa (Linn.f.) (Family: Convolvulaceae, Synonyms: Argyreia nervosa) is used in the traditional Ayurvedic systems of medicine as well as in local health folklore. It is commonly known as Vidhaara in Hindi and Hawaiian Baby Woodrose and Elephant creeper in English. It is the large climber and seen throughout India up to an altitude of 500 m. A. speciosa possess various pharmacological activity such as anti-aging, gastroprotective, analgesic & anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, antiviral, antidiabetic, anticonvulsion, antioxidant, antidiarrheal, antiulcer, central nervous system depressant, nematocides, nootropic, anticancer and many more. Apart from this numerous phytoconstituents have been isolated from A. speciosa. Its seeds principally contain lysergamides, eragine and isoeragine which responsible for its hallucinogenic properties. The present paper efforts bring to light the available literature on A. speciosa with respect to traditional, ethnobotanical, phytoconstituents and review of different pharmacological activities. Keywords: Argyreia speciosa, Vidhaara, Anti-aging, Hallucinogen, Ethnobotanical