BIOLOGICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS RECENTLY CARRIED OUT ON THREE VIBURNUM LINN. SPECIES – AN OVERVIEW

Abstract

In ancient Indian medicin literature right from 19th century A.D, several species under the genus viburnum Linn. Belonging to adoxaceae family have been recognized for their medicinal properties from very early times of this century, the magnitude of scientific studies, especially pharmacognostical, phytochemical and biological, have been in record. However, the numbers of viburnum species subjected to scientific investigations are very limited (about 200 species in the world and 17 of them in India). Hence this article list out some phytochemical and biological studies so far undertaken on the leaves,stems and the roots of three Viburnum species(Namely: Viburnum punctatum (VP), Viburnum coriaceum (VC) and Viburnum erubescens (VE)) to the date and the current status of the plant in the world, with an objective that this paper may create awareness among pharmcognosist to progress pharmacogonostical and phytochemical based pharmacological studies in future.