Tatma, Shambhu S. <br/><br/>
Entada Adans, an ethnopharmacologically important genus  : A review 

 - Vol.15(2), Apr-Jun 
 - M P  BRNSS Publication Hub.  2021 
 - 90-106p. 
<br/><br/> Entada Adans is a genus with pantropical distribution comprising of some gigantic woody climbers with huge<br/>fruits. Many species are well documented and used in traditional medicine (Ayurveda) in the treatment of arthritis,<br/>joint pain, liver disorders, diarrhea, paralysis, and eye diseases. Many of these ethnomedicinal properties have<br/>been experimentally proven in different animal models and are compiled in a comprehensive approach in this<br/>review. Compounds recorded to be present in different species of the genus mainly include saponins, flavonoids,<br/>phenols, alkaloids, tannins, triterpenoids, steroids, proteins, and carbohydrates. This study is an effort to collect<br/>inclusive scientific data published till March 2020, providing a summarized report on the chemical constituents,<br/>ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, toxicology, pharmacology, and related therapeutic potential of important<br/>species of genus Entada. The present literature study was extensively explored by databases such as Scifinder,<br/>books, Google, Google Scholar, Web of science, Science direct, journals, and other literatures. The present review<br/>article highlights this genus of endangered species as source of medicinally and nutritionally valued plants by<br/>focusing on pharmacological studies that validates their folklore uses. Furthermore, it draws attention for its<br/>conservation as it is the need of the hour to utilize different conservational strategies and save this medicinal<br/>wealth from extinction. The present piece of writing on genus Entada would be a useful edition to envisage the<br/>future line of investigations. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PHARMACOGNOSY