Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Chitra M, Venkatalakshmi K, Sivakumar P, Arulselvi S, Ishwariya S and Velayutham A

Abstract:
In food and pharmaceutical industries the bioactive compounds are the frontline sellers. Recently, the bioactive compounds of plants are gaining more significance to formulate as nutraceutical. Waltheria indica is an herb that is used in traditional medication to diverse illnesses such as cough, dysentery, diarrhoea, bladder disorder, haemoptysis, inflammations, neuralgia, wounds, and ulcers. Both the crude plant and purified compounds of this plant recorded pharmacological effects like antioxidant, analgesic, sedative and act against bacterial, fungal, parasitic diseases. The phytochemical profile and traditional usage highlights the efficacy of this plant for microbial infections and inflammatory diseases. Yet, more scientific research is required for its conventional use. Molecular mechanism of W. indica to treat the different diseases like anti cataract, anti diabetics and anti cancers is to be explored. Hence this article reviews on the scientific efficacy of W. indica plant.