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Melastoma malabathricum is well known traditional medicinal herb of South East Asia, India and China having many medicinal properties such as anti-diabetic, antihyperlipidemic, antioxidant, liver protective activity, anticoagulant activities, antiulcer activity, wound healing activity, gastroprotective, anti-microbial, antipyretic, anti-diarrheal, fertility enhancement effect, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive, chemomodulatory activity, anti-obesity and anti-venome activity. It contains many class of bioactive compounds such as flavonoids (Quercetin, Kaempferol), phenolic compounds (gallic acid, benzoic acid, epicatechin), steroidal class of compounds (ß-sitosterol), tannin (Malabathrin, Casuarictin) and anthocyanins. This review article covers complete phytochemical and pharmacological activities of Melastoma malabathricum after 2011 till now. |
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