A REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF BACCOPA MONNEIRI

Shriram Temgire, Padmanabh B. Deshpande*, Priyanka Kandhare and Dipak Supe

ABSTRACT

Bacopa monnieri is an important medicinal plant belongs to family Scrophulariaceae and has long been renowned for its medicinal properties. It is used in traditional medicine the treatment of a number of disorders, particularly those involving anxiety and mental disorders. It is currently being marketed in western countries as a memory-enhancing agent. The plant has been known to have different activities like anti-fungal, anti-cancer, hypoglycemic, anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, anti-diarrheal, anti-inflammatory, anti-depressant, anti-epileptic, memory enhancer, anti-ulcer, hepatoprotective, analgesic, anti-hypertensive, anti-toxicity etc. This review describes the different active phytoconstituents, traditional uses and different pharmacological activities of Bacopa monnieri.

Keywords: Baccopa monnieri, Phytochemistry, Chemical constituents, Ethanomedicinal uses Pharmacological activities.