A review on the pharmacological properties of Heritiera fomes
Abstract
Heritiera fomes is one of the vital plants in the mangrove forest of Bangladesh. It is widely used by the local people in many purposes including domestic and medical uses. The purpose of this project is to highlight the different pharmacological properties of H. fomes (Sundori) plant. This plant has a number of medicinal properties such as, anticancer activity, antidiabetic activity, antioxidant activity, anti-nociceptive activity, anti-obesity, antimicrobial activity. Moreover, medicinal properties like, anti-MRSA activity, anti-diarrhea activity, micro-nutrient activity are also found in this plant which makes it an ideal medicinal plant among other plants found in Sundarban mangrove forest. These pharmacological properties helps to discover many medicines and also beneficial for the treatment of many diseases. Scientist believes that H. fomes has many more medicinal properties which are yet to be found. The advantageous pharmacological properties and there effect on many diseases have been emphasized in these work.
Keywords
Heritiera fomes; Antidiabetic activity; Anticancer activity; Anti-MRSA activity; Anti-nociceptive activity; Anti-obesity activityDescription
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2020.Department
Department of Pharmacy, Brac UniversityType
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