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Yellow bells is a flowering perennial shrub which belongs to the family Bignoniaceae. It is a native of America, grown as ornamental shrubthrough out India. It grows as a weed in India. From the ancient times the parts of the plant like leaves, seeds, pods, roots are used medicinally. Researches on T.stans gives the evidence that it contains chemical constituents like alkaloids, aminoacids, phytosterols, monoterpenes, triterpenes, glycosides, phenols, tannins, saponins, quines and flavonoids. However the researches also proves that it is used as anti-diabetic, anti-oxidants, anti- fungal, anti–microbial and anti-spasmodic. This article collates the phytochemicals and pharmacological activities of T.stans. |