An Overview of Entada phaseoloides： Current Research and Future Prospects

作     者：Chandana Choudhury Barua Mousumi Hazorika Jyoti Misri 

作者机构：Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Assam Agricultural University Guwahati Assam 781022 India Department of Animal Health ICAR Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan (Pusa) New Delhi 110001 India 

出 版 物：《Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology》 (药剂与药理学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第2卷第1期

页      面：1-18页

学科分类：1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Entada phaseoloides morphology bioactive constituents folklore uses. 

摘      要：In recent times, focus on plant research and herbal products has increased tremendously in the western world as well as in developed and developing countries. Entada phaseoloides, a well-known creeper widely used therapeutically in the orient and has become increasingly popular as an important medicinal plant. Many studies have been carried out on this medicinal plant and have generated immense data about the morphology, chemical composition, corresponding to biological activity of extracts and isolated secondary metabolites. Biological studies and traditional clinical practice demonstrated that Entada phaseoloides and its bioactive compounds possess various pharmacological properties. The plant has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antiarthritis, antidiabetic, antioxidant, cytotoxic, antimicrobial and molluscidal agent. The present review summarizes current knowledge on morphology, major bioactive（s） constituents and its chemistry, reported medicinal properties, pharmacological actions, folklore uses and the possibility of interactions of the herb with the conventional drugs. Despite this, further investigations are required to explore Entada phaseoloides and to evaluate the different biological activities of either its extracts or the isolated compounds with probable modes of action.