The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2020;9(6):438-444 DOI:10.31254/phyto.2020.9610

Review Article

Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Aspects of Rubus niveus thumb Plant – A Review

Bhaskaranand Pancholi¹ , A.C Rana²

Bhaskaranand Pancholi,A.C Rana

1. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra136119, Haryana, India
2. Director, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra- 136119, Haryana, India

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Received: 10th October, 2020 / Accepted: 7th November, 2020

Abstract

Several plant species are utilized in extraordinary common remedy system around the globe and are viewed as doable marketers for the revelation of new medications. Traditional Chinese medication have a long history of flora therapeutically including multiple species of the genus Rubus (Rosaceae). The pharmacological effects of Rubus include antibacterial, antistress, anticancer, antiaging, antiinflammatory, antigastropathic, antirheumatic, antinocieptive, anxiolytic and antigiardial activities. In India, the roots of Rubus niveus (R. niveus) are utilized to treat women for excessive menstrual bleeding and its juice extract as an antidote of snake bite. R. niveus root helps to relieve rheumatoid pain, clear warmness, detoxify, clear wind damp and deal with dysentery. This review article is focused on the ethanopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacognostical standardization and pharmacological activity of R. niveus.