Ficus religiosa: A beneficial medicinal plant
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چکیده
In India, herbs have been the primary means of treatment. The existence secondary plant metabolites, which are combinations chemical substances with different amalgams, in one or more sections medicinal plants confers therapeutic qualities. Ficus religiosa, sometimes known as peepal, belongs to Moraceae family plants. Bo tree, provided shelter Buddha he divined "Truths." phenolic components, hydrocarbons, aliphatic alcohols, volatile phytosterols, amino acids, furanocoumarins, and a few types metabolites isolated by phytochemical studies. Both (In vitro vivo) pharmacological activities religiosa crude extracts components included anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antimicrobial, antiviral, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antiasthmatic, parasympathetic modulator, estrogenic, anticancer, antiulcer, antianxiety, anthelmintic, endothelial receptor antagonistic, apoptosis inducer, hypotensive activities.
 Keywords: phytoconstituents, pharmacology, toxicity
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2250-1177']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v12i2-s.5434