A REVIEW ON EHRETIA LAEVIS: A POTENTIALMEDICINAL HERB

Sunita Shinde*, Niyati Patil, Komal Kamble, Girish Gaikwad and Sangramsinh Patil

ABSTRACT

For years, medicinal plants have served as the foundation of traditional medicine, providing a wealth of bioactive chemicals with potential therapeutic applications. The purpose of this review is to thoroughly investigate the medicinal properties, phytochemical profile and traditional uses of Ehretia laevis. Plants like Ehretia laevis have been shown in scientific studies to be effective in treating various diseases including inflammation, oxidative stress, cancer and neurological problems, as it contains chemical constituents like flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, carbohydrates etc. These chemical constituents are obtained from the Ehretia laevis plant extract with different extraction methods. It emphasizes the promise of plants as a source of new drugs and also highlights current research limitations. This review provides a platform for future research into the development of botanical therapies.

Keywords: Phytochemical profile, traditional medicine, therapeutic applications.