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Datura metel: A Review on Chemical Constituents, Traditional Uses and Pharmacological Activities

Journal

CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN
Volume 27, Issue 22, Pages 2545-2557

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BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200519113752

Keywords

Datura metel; Solanaceae; phytochemistry; traditional uses; pharmacology; flavonoids

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Datura metel, commonly known as thorn's apple or devil's trumpet, is an annual herb with pharmacological importance due to its various traditional and pharmacological uses such as hepatoprotective, antiviral, antibacterial, analgesic, and anticancer effects. Further studies are needed to fully understand its pharmacological mechanisms and clinical utility.
Datura metel (Solanaceae) which is commonly known as thorn's apple, Indian apple or devil's trumpet isan annual herb of temperate zones which is distributed all over the world. D. metel belongs to the family solanaceae. From a longer period of time (37 A.D), species of this family had therapeutic uses. This article is based on the review of different scientific backgrounds and studies regarding the traditional uses, phytochemistry, biochemical constituents and pharmacological uses of D. metel. This review is based on the facts of the available literature review. Different researchers conducted researches and studies on D. metel and confirmed the presence of enormous chemical compounds like flavonoids, tropane alkaloids, tannins, saponins and withanolides. D. metel has been found to be pharmacologically important species because of its different pharmacological and traditional uses, such as hepatoprotective, antiviral effect, antibacterial effect, anti-asthmatic, analgesic, antipyretic and nephroprotective effect, anticancer and antifungal effect. However, further in vivo and in vitro advanced studies are required to carried out for the exact pharmacological mechanisms and for basis of clinical utility.

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