Phyto-pharmacology of Tamarindus indica

Authors

  • Muhammad Akram Department of Eastern Medicine, Government College University Faisalabad-Pakistan, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Muddasar Saeed Department of Eastern Medicine, Government College University Faisalabad-Pakistan, Pakistan
  • Gali Adamu Ishaku Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
  • Ayuba Kalum Abaka Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6819-0248
  • Shariful Islam Department of Pharmacy, Southeast University, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/ci.v24i2.22524

Keywords:

Medicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Activity and Tamarindus indica

Abstract

Tamarindus indica is a well-known medicinal plant which belongs to Fabaceae family, and it is a tropical perennial plant, which is broadly consumed as conventional system of pharmaceutical in whole world. T. indica is generally cultivated in Africa and Southern Asian zones. This review precis the Phytochemistry as well as pharmacological properties of T. indica. The chemistry of this plant detailed have place to various classes such as tannins, glycosides, flavonoids, steroids, unstable oils, tars, sugars, and mucilage. T. indica has various therapeutically properties, numerous of which have been confirmed by logical researchers. Phytochemical composition of T. indica confers it important pharmacological properties at present to recommend its habitual consumption to chronics disseases.

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2022-03-29

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Akram M, Muddasar Saeed M, Adamu Ishaku G, Kalum Abaka A, Islam S. Phyto-pharmacology of Tamarindus indica. Ciencia e investigación [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 29 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];24(2):33-40. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/farma/article/view/22524