The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2022;11(6):421-424 DOI:10.31254/phyto.2022.11608

Review Article

Trewia nudiflora: A potential source of new drugs

Razia Sultana¹ , Mohammad Mostafa Mohsin Milon² , Md Abdul Kader³ , Shumaia Parvin³ , GM Masud Parvez^2,4

Razia Sultana,Mohammad Mostafa Mohsin Milon,Md Abdul Kader,Shumaia Parvin,GM Masud Parvez

1. Department of Pharmacy, Varendra University, Rajshahi 6204, Bangladesh
2. Department of Pharmacy, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna 6600, Bangladesh
3. Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
4. Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

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Received: 17th November, 2022 / Accepted: 6th December, 2022 / Published : 20th December, 2022

Abstract

Medicinal plants have long history of being using as traditional medicines in almost every corner of theearth. Various chemical constituents of the plant are responsible for the activities. The plant Trewia nudiflora, belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family and is found abundantly in South Asia and EasternAustralia. Almost all parts of the plant such as root, stem bark, leaf, fruit and seed possess bioactivechemical constituents. The major chemical constituents are taraxerone, betasitosterol, nudiflorine,trewiasine, dehydrotrewiasine and maytanbutine. Although various parts of the plant have potentialactivity against cancer, tuberculosis, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer and antimicrobial activities, but manyactivities like diabetes, arthritis, analgesic, anticoagulant has not yet been studied. So, this plant could bea potential source for the future research.