CUSCUTA SPECIES MEDICINAL APPLICATIONS AND EFFECTS BASED ON THEIR EXTRACTIVE COMPOUNDS

Abstract

ABSTRACT Cuscuta species are plays a very robust and important role in the medicinal applications, this plant stems and seeds have highly important medicinal values. Some research studies say those Indian tribes and other traditional communities are used this plant as purgative, carminatives and external application for skin diseases. And it had antiviral and anti cancerousvactivities. Cuscuta reflexa Roxb, is prevalent in various regions of Bangladesh. And extracts of the stem reportedly demonstrated anti-steroidogenic and antibacterial activities The various pharmacological activities of whole plant or plant parts having particular activity.Two of the widely used plants for treatment of this disease are the stems (vines) of Cuscuta reflexa and leaves of Calotropis procera. It was the objective of the present study to evaluate the hypoglycemic potential of methanol and chloroform extracts of stems of Cuscuta reflexa and methanol extract of leaves of Calotropis procera Further research work is necessary to isolate, characterize the phytochemical constituents with effective pharmacological study.