Phytopharmacological Review on Crinum asiaticum: A Potential Medicinal Herb

Background: Herbs have been used since ancient times for the treatment of various ailments. One such herb is Sudershan which has widely been used (Crinum asiaticum, family Amaryllidaceae), in traditional and Ayurvedic systems of medicines in India, Hongkong, Sri Lanka, China, Thailand and other countries due to its efficacy in curing and preventing of various diseases. Hence, the compilation of the botanical, ethnomedical uses and phytoconstituents data will be of great benefit to mankind. Method: The literature review of the plant was collected from various databases viz. Web of Science, PubMed and Science Direct from the year 1935 to date. Results: The compiled data on the therapeutic efficacy and phytoconstituents nature of the plant provides a platform for the future researcher. Conclusion: The data revealed the therapeutic effects viz. antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant, antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anti-thrombotic, anti-HIV and hair growth promotion activities of the crude drug, fractions, isolated secondary metabolites by various analytical methods that can be useful in the utilization for the development and formulation of herbal preparation by future researcher.