Traditional uses and pharmacological properties of Alhagi maurorum: A review
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- 作者：Nabeela Ahmad ; Yamin Bibi ; Saboon ; Iqra Raza ; Kulsoom Zahara ; kulsoomzahara@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Saiba idrees ; Nadia Khalid ; Tasneem Bashir ; Shaista Tabassum ; Mudrikah
- 关键词：Alhagi maurorum ; Phytochemical ; Pharmacological
- 刊名：Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：November 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：5
- 期：11
- 页码：856-861
- 全文大小：963 K
文摘
Desert plants contain important phytochemicals which are cheap source of medicine for local communities. These phytochemicals are much better than synthetic medicine due to their harmless effect. Alhagi maurorum, belonging to family Leguminosae, is an highly branched spiny shrub which reaches up to 1.5 to 4 feets in height. Roots may reach up to the depth of 15 meters. Alhagi maurorum is used in folk medicine, as a purgative, diaphoretic, expectorant and diuretic used to treat piles, migraine, warts and rheumatism. The reviewed information suggests that the plant has got enormous scope for phytochemical and pharmacological studies to substantiate its therapeutic potential.