TY - JOUR AU - Lodhi, Rachana AU - Mohanty, Pradeep Kumar PY - 2021/06/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Croton bonplandianum - A review JF - International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine JA - IJAM VL - 12 IS - 2 SE - Review Articles DO - 10.47552/ijam.v12i3.1810 UR - https://www.ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/1810 SP - 185-189 AB - <p><em>Croton bonplandianum</em> L. (Euphorbiaceae) has been widely used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments likejaundice, acute constipation, abdominal dropsy, dysentery, external wounds, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and infectious disorders. This aim of the present study is to comprehend the fragmented information available on the traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology of <em>C. bonplandianum</em> to explore its therapeutic potential and futureresearch opportunities. All the available information on <em>C. bonplandianum </em>was collected via electronic search (using Google Scholar, Scopus, Pubmed, and SciFinder) and a library search. Traditional uses of <em>C. bonplandianum </em>are recorded throughout the Asia and South America, where it has been usedfor about various types of disease. The research on bioactive compounds had led to the isolation of diterpenes, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroid glycosides, volatile componentsand some other classes of secondary metabolites from<em>C. bonplandianum</em>. Extracts and bioactive constituents of <em>C. bonplandianum </em>exhibited a wide range of pharmacological activitieslike, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, wound healing, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-tumor.<em>C. bonplandianum</em> emerged as a rich source of traditional medicine for the treatment of various disease although various<em>in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> studies validated its traditional medicinal uses.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> ER -