Dr. Challa Pradeep Kumar
Department of Pharmacology, Vaageshwari College of Pharmacy, Karimnagar, India, 505001.
Amala Darshanala
Department of Pharmacology, Vaageshwari College of Pharmacy, Karimnagar, India, 505001.
Abstract
Ctenolepis garcini (Burm.f) belongs to the family cucurbitaceae, in Tamil name called as kollankovai is a climber. The plant widely distributed in southern India and Ceylon. In ayurvedic preparation it is used in decoction of roots is given in colic, fever, indigestion, anorexia, rheumatism. Leaves paste is boiled and applied to the any swelling it reduced the swelling. Fruit pulp is applied to the foot sole to cure heat in the body. Main chemical constituents in this plant alkaloids, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, phenols, tannins, saponins, reducing sugars. Peptic ulcer is erosion in a section of the gastro intestinal mucosa. It may typically in the stomach and duodenal ulcer. Ulcer is not only caused by spicy food. It is commonly caused by helicobacter pylori and also occurred in some medicinal drugs such as aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Many synthetic drugs used in administration of peptic ulcers. But some adverse effects will be occurred. In this review literature identified as some medicinal plants and over all active constituents was reported.
Keywords: Ctenolepis Garcini