An Appraisal of Christia vespertilionis (L. F.) Bakh. F.: A Promising Medicinal Plant
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Christia vespertilionis (L. f.) Bakh. f., (Family: Fabaceae), commonly known as ‘Red butterfly wing’ is an important medicinal plants with promising antimalarial and anticancer properties. The plant has been enlisted under the IUCN Red list of Threatened Species. A through literature survey available from all possible scientific sources revealed very little information about this plant. There remains sufficient scope for the researchers to work on various pharmacological and phytochemical aspects of this plant drug. This review provides updated information on the traditional uses, phytochemistry and bioactivity of the plant that would be helpful to the future investigators.
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