Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: August | Volume: 6 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 517-524
Alkaloids and Non Alkaloids of Tabernaemontana divaricata
Ankita Kulshreshtha1, Jyoti Saxena2
1Central Laboratory, Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Parisar, E-5, Arera Colony, Bhopal, India, 462016.
2Department of Chemistry, Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Kaliyasot Dam, Kolar road, Bhopal, India, 462016.
Corresponding Author: Ankita Kulshreshtha
ABSTRACT
Tabernaemontana divaricata is a garden plant which commonly known as Chandani, has been used as a traditional medicine with many pharmacological properties. Plants produce a lot of antioxidants to control the oxidative stress caused by sunbeams and oxygen, they can represent a source of new compounds with antioxidant activity. The beneficial properties of T. divaricata are antioxidant, anti-infection, anti-tumour action, analgesia and the enhancement of cholinergic activity in both peripheral and central nervous systems. In traditional medicine Tabernaemontana divaricata is used to treat various diseases like epilepsy, abdominal tumours, eye infections, fractures, fever, headache, inflammation, mania, oedema, leprosy, diarrhea. Many primary and secondary metabolites are present in the different parts of Tabernaemontana divaricata .The review reveals that alkaloids and non alkaloids present in the extract of parts of Tabernaemontana divaricata which can be applicable in various research applications. Total 66 alkaloids isolated and identified from T. divaricata. 34, Non-alkaloids including the enzymes, pyrolytic oil, hydrocarbons, terpenoid and phenolic acids are also listed in this review.
Key words: Tabernaemontana divaricata, Alkaloids, Non alkaloids
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