Plant profile, Phytochemistry and pharmacological
activity of Plant Adiantum capillus veneris Linn. (Hansraj)
Volume 3 - Issue 5
Sameer Shakur Shaikh*1, Abdul Haque Bamer1, Prasad Govindrao Jamkhande2, Abdul samad3, Quadri Mohammad Shoeb4
- 1department of pharmacology, Durgamata institute of Pharmacy, Dharmapuri, Parbhani -Maharashtra, India.
- 2Center for the research in Pharmaceutical science, Sharda Bhavan Education Society’s Nanded college of Pharmacy, Nanded 431605, Maharashtra, India.
- 3Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University, Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune- Maharashtra, India.
Received: February 5, 2021; Published: February 19, 2021
Corresponding author: PSameer Shakur Shaikh, Pharmacology Department, Durgamata institute of Pharmacy, Dharmapuri,
Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
DOI: 10.32474/DDIPIJ.2021.03.000174
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Abstract
More than half of the world’s population relies on traditional medicine and the main role of traditional medicine including the
use of plant extract and their active constituents. Among them Adiantum capillus veneris Linn. A small size wooden herb plant of the
family Adiantaceae commonly called Parsioshan, Hansraj, Maidenhair fern, and Ghodkhuri. The plant has leaves, stem, and root that
have been reported for possessing antioxidant, anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-diabetic, antipyretic, wound healing action and it is
contraindicated in pregnancy due to its anti-implantation effect. It is most common in the treatment of hair fall and skin disease. The
screening of phytochemical analysis showed the presence of flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, saponins, cardiac glycosides, terpenoids,
steroids, and reducing sugars. The present review focuses on details of geographical distribution, phytochemical parameters,
phytoconstituents, and pharmacological properties of Adiantum capillus veneris Linn (Hansraj) so far.
Keywords: Adiantum cappilus veneris L; Hapane; neohopane; antidibetic pharmacology
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