A Review on Bauhinia Purpureal: Traditional Uses, Pharmacological Properties and Chemistry

Abstract

Bauhinia purpurea L. can be considered as one of the popular medicinal plant in Southern Asia and is widely distributed in Asia’s region. Extensive research and studies have been carried out to prove thepharmacological properties of various part of this plant as claimed by the traditional medicinal practice. Furthermore, the isolation of the responsible bioactive compounds from the plant has become the major interest in providing the information of its chemical constituents that correlates with the pharmacological properties. B. purpurea has a value in biological activities such as antinociceptive, antifungal, wound healing, antidiabetic, antiulcer, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, antidiarrhoeal, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, antimalarial, gastro protective and cytoprotective activity. This review presents a detailed survey of literature on phytochemistry, traditional and biological evaluated medicinal uses of B. purpurea.