Therapeutic Potential of Tropical Underutilized Legume; Mucuna Pruriens
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy (IOSRPHR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 10
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Therapeutic applications have become an important study to manage various systemic disorders faced by mankind due to genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. Medicine systems have been contributing in greater aspect to effectively manage and control the disease at its minimal. However, there is always a need for profound research in finding better and more efficient way for disease management. Plants have been a great source of medicinal value used in various traditional and modern medicine systems. Mucuna pruriens, a tropical legume of Asia and Africa has been well characterized for its medicinal value. Bioactivity studies have shown a plethora of "anti" activities beneficial for therapeutic applications in Mucuna pruriens, making it an interesting plant for biochemical studies. Research findings have shown presence of various bioactive peptides in Mucuna pruriens and comprehensively reported in this review. Presence of bioactivity in plants like Mucuna species makes it a potential source for isolation, purification and characterization of bioactive peptides with high therapeutic value. These bioactive substances can be easily translated for producing bulk drugs for their availability as over-the-counter-drug for easy access to human population for a positive prognosis.
Authors and Affiliations
Rajiv Bharadwaj P, Dr. K S Chandrashekharaiah
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