PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILE AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF Convolvulus pluricaulis: A BRIEF REVIEW
VIKAS SHARMA
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, PIN- 144 411, India
NAVNEET KHURANA *
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, PIN- 144 411, India
NEHA SHARMA
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, PIN- 144 411, India
MANISH VYAS
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, PIN- 144 411, India
AWANISH MISHRA
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, PIN- 144 411, In
TANVEER SINGH
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
ASHISH KUMAR
School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
JEENA GUPTA
School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
MANISH GUPTA
Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, PIN- 144 411, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Convolvulus pluricaulis is a perdurable herbal drug that appears like morning glory. C. Pluricaulis can enhance all features related to the brain, like cognition, brainpower, and learning. Data on this plant was collected from search engines like google scholar, Pub Med, SciFinder, and web of science. The present reviewaims to summarize up-to-date information on active constituents, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, methods of extraction, and ethno pharmacological uses of C. pluricaulis from literature. Phytoconstituents found in this plant are mentioned and discussed. Conventional and novel extraction techniques were used for the extraction of scopoletin from C. Pluricaulis. C. Pluricaulis encompasses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, antidepressant, antibacterial, antifungal, hepatoprotective, cardiovascular, antiviral, spasmolytic, anti-inflammatory, and antidiabetic activity. Some progress has been made; further attentive efforts are required to investigate the individual compounds isolated from this plant to understand its traditional uses and to develop clinical applications.
Keywords: Convolvulus pluricaulis, antidiabetic activity, hyperthyroidism disease.