Leptadenia hastata: A Review of its Traditional uses and its Pharmacological Activity

Leptadenia hastata (Pers.) Decne is often used traditionally for hypertension, catarrh, skin diseases, woundhealing, prostate complaints and as an aphrodisiac. In traditional systems of medicine, different parts are used including the leaves, latex, roots and even whole plant. Leptadenia hastata is reported to contain alkaloids, saponins, phenolic glycosides, tannins, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins and triterpenes. This review describes the medicinal properties, chemical constituents, and other important aspects of Leptadenia hastata. *Corresponding author: Steven D. Thomas, The Graduate School, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, Tel: 517-353-3262; Fax: 517-353-3355; E-mail: [email protected] Received December 03, 2012; Accepted December 18, 2012; Published December 20, 2012 Citation: Thomas SD (2012) Leptadenia hastata: A Review of its Traditional uses and its Pharmacological Activity. Med chem 2:148-150. doi:10.4172/21610444.1000132 Copyright: © 2012 Thomas SD. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.