Research Journal of Science and Technology

A. K. Meena ¹, Brijendra Singh ², Uttam Niranjan ², A. K. Yadav ², A. K. Nagaria ², Kiran ¹, A. Gaurav ², Vertika Gautam ², R. Singh ²

Affiliations
1 National Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Research, Patiala-147001, Punjab, IN
2 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Meerut, UP, IN

Abstract

Acacia nilotica (Linn.) Willd. Ex Del., is a medicinal tree, belonging to the Leguminosae family and sub-family Mimosaceae, a moderate sized, spiny, evergreen tree found throughout India, known to be rich in phenolics, consisting of condensed tannin and phlobatannin, gallic acid, (+) catechin, (-) epigallocatechin-7-gallate, and has been used for treatment of viral (colds, bronchitis), bacterial (diarrhoea), amoeboid (dysentery), fungal, bleeding piles and leucoderma diseases. The presented review summarizes the information concerning the botany, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, biological activity and toxicity of the Acacia nilotica Linn.

Keywords

Acacia nilotica (Linn.), Medicinal Tree, Ethnopharmacology, Toxicity.

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