Anantamool (Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merill) is a climbing perennial plant indigenous to India is a widely used traditional medicine and is popular in various indigenous systems of medicines like Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy. Following the various traditional claims on utility of this plant in curing a number of diseases, considerable efforts have been made by researcher to verify its utility through pharmacological screenings. T. indica contains mainly tylophorine tylophorinine and tylophorinidine alkaloids. Other constituents are phytosterol, flavonoid, wax, resin, tannin, α- and β-amyrin, quercetin, kaempferol, coutchone. The notable biological activities reported are emetic, smooth –muscle relaxant, anti histamine, hypotensive, anti tumour, allergic diseases like bronchial asthma, antimicrobial and anti inflammatory. Various plant parts like leaves and roots are widely used for medicinal purposes; this review presents a detailed survey of the literature on pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, traditional and biologically evaluated medicinal uses of T. indica.
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