A Comprehensive Review on Salacia Oblonga

Abstract

(Syn. Comocladia serrata Blanco) (Celastraceae family), a Southern Indian shrub, is an endangered medicinal plant also found in tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, and Thailand. S. oblonga yields several therapeutic phytocompounds, including salacinol, kotalanol, neokotalanol, neosalacinol, and mangiferin. The plant's components have been employed in Ayurvedic medicine and Southwest Asian nations to cure several diseases. Although S. oblonga is well known for treating diabetes, new research have shown its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, nephroprotective, anti-microbial, and cardiac disorder-treating properties. A complete analysis of S. oblonga's phytomorphology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activity and safety assessment is presented here.

Keywords: Salacia oblonga, diabetes, phytomorphology, pharmacological activities.