A PHYTO-PHARMACOLOGICAL OVERVIEW ON OROXYLUM INDICUM (LINN.) VENT

Oroxylumindicum (Linn.)Vent. is a popular Indian medicinal plant has long been commonly in traditional system of medicine The plant has the importance as its name ?Shyonaaka? (An active ingredient of Dashamoola traditional medicine preparation) in history of traditional Indian medicine. The plant has been found to possess diverse number of pharmacological activities. The present paper gives an account of updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological activities. Present review reveals that the wide range of phytochemical constituent have been isolated from the plant and plant possess important pharmacological activities like antifungal, anathematic, antibacterial, antidiarrhoeal, anticancer, antimutagenic, anti-inflammatory, antitubercular, antihyperglycaemic activity, antioxidant and active against abdominal pain, mouth ulcer, and throat infection. Today, Oroxylum indicum is perhaps the most popular herbal medicine in China and Thailand for their medicinal values. These all parameter are very encouraging and indicate the plant should be studied more extensively for its therapeutic benefits.