Shukla Ritu, Sharma Dinesh C, Baig Mohammad H, Bano Shabana, Roy Sudeep, Provazník Ivo, Kamal Mohammad A
King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80216, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Med Chem. 2016;12(3):211-6. doi: 10.2174/1573406411666151030110530.
Since ancient time, India is a well known subcontinent for medicinal plants where diversity of plants is known for the treatment of many human disorders. Grewia asiatica is a dicot shrub belonging to the Grewioideae family and well known for its medicinally important fruit commonly called Falsa. G. asiatica, a seasonal summer plant is distributed in the forest of central India, south India, also available in northern plains and western Himalaya up to the height of 3000 ft. Fruits of G. asiatica are traditionally used as a cooling agent, refreshing drink, anti-inflammatory agent and for the treatment of some urological disorders. Recent advancement of Falsa researches concluded its antimicrobial and anti-diabetic activity. Since ancient time medicinal plants are traditionally used for the treatment of different diseases G. asiatica fruit is the edible and tasty part of the plant, now considered as a valuable source of unique natural product for the development of medicines which are used in different disease conditions like anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancerous and antimicrobial. Now a days, G. asiatica is being used in different Ayurvedic formulation for the cure of different types of diseases. Different pharmacological investigations reveal the presence of phenols, saponnins, flavonoids and tannins compound in the fruits. Present review highlights the phytopharmacological and different traditional use of G. asiatica which is mentioned in ancient Ayurvedic texts. This review stimulates the researchers and scientists for further research on G. asiatica.
自古以来，印度就是一个以药用植物闻名的次大陆，其植物多样性在治疗多种人类疾病方面广为人知。亚洲格木是一种双子叶灌木，属于格木科，以其具有重要药用价值的果实（俗称“Falsa”）而闻名。亚洲格木是一种季节性夏季植物，分布于印度中部、南部的森林，在北部平原和西喜马拉雅地区海拔3000英尺处也有分布。亚洲格木的果实传统上被用作清凉剂、提神饮料、抗炎剂以及用于治疗一些泌尿系统疾病。最近对“Falsa”的研究进展表明其具有抗菌和抗糖尿病活性。自古以来，药用植物就被传统地用于治疗各种疾病。亚洲格木的果实是该植物可食用且美味的部分，现在被认为是开发用于不同疾病状况（如抗糖尿病、抗炎、抗癌和抗菌）药物的独特天然产物的宝贵来源。如今，亚洲格木正被用于不同的阿育吠陀配方中以治疗不同类型的疾病。不同的药理学研究表明果实中存在酚类、皂苷、黄酮类和单宁化合物。本综述重点介绍了古代阿育吠陀文献中提到的亚洲格木的植物药理学及不同传统用途。这篇综述激发了研究人员和科学家对亚洲格木进行进一步研究。
