Affiliation:
1. Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India
2. Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
3. Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
Abstract
Pinus species are amongst the most commonly used medicinal plants in Indian Northwestern
Himalayas. Nearly all parts of the plant especially needles are believed to possess medicinal and
clinical values in traditional systems of medicine such as Ayurvedic, Unani or Homeopathic. They are
used to heal numerous diseases, including afflictions of the skin, eyes, throats and ears. Various parts
of the plant including needles are rich in biologically active compounds, such as thunbergol, 3-carene,
cembrene, α-pinene, quercetin, xanthone, etc. The scientific data available for the biological potential
of this plant and its constituents have been found to be scanty and also does not satisfy the basis of
their age-old folklore and local uses. This review focuses on a detailed analysis of ethnopharmacognosical
studies on the needles of different Pinus species growing naturally in northwestern region of Indian
Himalayas including investigations and findings that have come up with a concrete view of the abilities
of plant components for example phenolics, flavonoids, tannins and other constituents to treat oxidative,
inflammatory and microbial responses. Careful evaluation of the data presented may be helpful
for the researchers to discover and evaluate the specific chemical entities responsible for the traditional
medicinal uses of P. roxburghii, P.wallichiana, P. merkusii, P.kesiya and P.thunbergii.
Funder
University Grant Commission
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Pharmaceutical Science,Biotechnology
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