Mini Review J Complement Med Alt Healthcare Volume 8 Issue 3 - October 2018 Copyright © All rights are reserved by Sadhu Charan Panda DOI: 10.19080/JCMAH.2018.08.555737 Indian Butter Tree: A Panacea for Many Ailments

Sadhu Charan Panda* PG Department of Community ,VSS Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Submission: September 22, 2018; Published: October 26, 2018 *Corresponding author: Professor & Head,PG Department of Community Medicine and Registrar,VSS Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Burla, Sambalpur-768017, Odisha, India; Email ID:

Keywords: Herbal medicine; Ailments; Drugs; Quality; Rich heritage; Tremendous therapeutic potential; Economic plant growing; Madhuca Longifolia

Introduction Active constituents present inside the different part of the Use of herbal medicine for cure of ailments is a tradition from plant, determine the therapeutic value of the plant including time immemorial and still it is practiced among the community. secondary metabolites.Saponin, is an alkaloidfound in the Tribal community are dependent on forest products and they use leaves, and. Sapogenin which is aglucosideispresent and seeds different parts of plants for various purposes including medicinal of this plant. Various Photochemical studies on this wonder is focussed on herbalmedicine for treatment of various health use.In past decades, lot of scientific research and development many active ingredientsincludingnewercomponents likemadhucic challenges in different national healthcare settings. Herbal treeascertained the presence steroids, saponin, flavonoids and acid (penta cyclic triterpenoids), madhushazone, four new medicine is used across the Globe in a large scale and very oleanane type triterpene glycosides and madhucosides A and often it is used along with other drugs[1].Among theTraditional Bwhich have medicinal properties[5]. medicinepractice most commonly used practice in developing countries isherbal medicine[2].Majority in Africa use herbs in Traditionally its bark has been used against diabetes, their day to day life to treat ailments[3]. rheumatism, ulcers, bleeding and tonsillitis. Its different parts have In China, traditional herbal medicine along with western has been evidenced against infertility, hyperglycemias, bacterial medicine was tried to tackle SARS though the expert committee anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties. Its use infections and cancer.Long back, I had prescribed acyclovir for an suggestedto ensureeffectiveness of conventional Chinese medicine adult who had herpes with blisters all over his trunk. After few based on herbs andmaintain utmost standard and quality[4]. days he came to me and I saw thepatient was asymptomatic. I India too has a rich heritage in terms of use of herbs in was happy thinking that the antiviral has worked. But the patient especially among tribal populations besides told that he could not purchase the drug because it was costly for the research work embodied in “: wherein him. As per the advice of local traditional healer he took seedcake details of use of medicinal plants are mentioned. India too is of MadhucaLongifoliaand burnt it. He exposed his body to the smoke or fumes of the seedcake andall the blisters were fallen. Its not lagging behind in the field of herbal pharmacology.Out of so terrain mahua plant or MadhucaLongifolia(Indian butter tree) is many medicinal plants available in the flora of India in different a plant of Indian origin which is a large to medium deciduous tree Conclusionantiviral property needs to be confirmed by further research[6]. of familySapotaceae.It is an important economic plant growing The Medicinal properties of this wonderful Mahua tree are not throughout the subtropical region of the Indian subcontinent known to the researchers of today. On the backdrop of antimicrobial Tribes uses its different parts as food, drink, construction of house resistance, lack of affordability of people of developing countries, and most important use as a medicine. Itstremendous therapeutic researchers should show interest and work intensively towards potential needs to be unravelledAdvocacy and awareness among researchers, botanists, biochemists, pharmacologists and finding different ingredients of this plant and conduct experiment biotechnologistshas to be made to utilize all its potential for the cost, minimal side effect and socio-cultural acceptability of herbal for treating ailments which will benefit Mankind in terms of less medicine by the community. benefit of Mankind.

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How to cite this article: Sadhu Charan Panda. Indian Butter Tree: A Panacea for Many Ailments. J Complement Med Alt Healthcare. 2018; 8(3): 555737. 002 DOI: 10.19080/JCMAH.2018.08.555737