The Open Natural Products Journal

2008, 1 : 34-43
Published online 2008 October 30. DOI: 10.2174/1874848100801010034
Publisher ID: TONPJ-1-34

(Scrophulariaceae): Chemical and Pharmaceutical Aspects

Goutam Brahmachari
Natural Products Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan-731 235, West Bengal, India.

ABSTRACT

The present resume covers an up-to-date literature on Limnophila species. The botanical classification, ethnopharmacology, and chemical constituents of Limnophila plants, as well as the biological activities and pharmacological applications of both distinct phytochemicals and medicinally active plant materials (formulations, extracts, etc.) are discussed in detail.

Keywords:

Limnophila species, botany, taxonomical classification.