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KMID : 1200820210210020241
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Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine
2021 Volume.21 No. 2 p.241 ~ p.252
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The therapeutic potential and the health benefits of Morus indica Linn.: a mini review
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Boro Hankhray
Das Sandeep
Middha Sushil Kumar
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Abstract
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Morus indica (L.) commonly known as Indian mulberry belonging to the family Moraceae is a fast growing perennial plant and is the primary food plant for the monophagous insect Bombyx mori has a special significance in the sericulture industry. Medicinal properties of this plant have been depicted in the ancient literature of Ayurveda. Some of the ayurvedic preparations use fruits, leaves, roots, bark or latex of the mulberry plant as potential treatment aid against various diseases. Because of the presence of several bioactive compounds like steroids, phenolics, alkaloids, reducing sugars, tannins, flavonoids, anthocyanins, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, saponins, proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates etc., it is traditional being used as natural medicine for- anti-bacterial, anti-fugal, anti-hyperglycaemic, anti-hypoglycaemic, anti-hypolipidemic, hepatoprotective, anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-pyretic, high antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. The present review reveals the wide range of important uses of Indian mulberry including its phytochemical composition, antioxidants and medicinal properties and management towards human diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Morus indica (L.) phytochemicals, Antioxidants, Natural medicine and human ailments
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