THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF CELOSIA CRISTATA – A REVIEW
B. Ramya Sree
Department of Biotechnology, Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati
Jyothi M. Joy
Department of Pharmacognosy, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, Tirupati
Celosia cristata (Family: amaranthaceae) is widely used in traditional medicine to cure several disorders. Many sensitive ingredients were isolated from different parts of the plant. The recent studies showed that the plant exerted a wide range of pharmacological activities. The chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Celosia cristata were presented in this review.
5 , 4 , 2015
254 - 261