agaru:
Phytochemistry:
Major chemical constituents include:
- Agarospirol, Aquillochin,
- Holocellulose, Lignan, Pentosans,
- Essential ois viz. Agarol (a sesquiterpene alchol, the main odoriferous component )
- Agarofurans; nor-keto-agarofurans,
- Jinkohol, Jinkoheremol,
- Dihydrokaranone, Kusunol, agarotetrol etc.
PHARMACOLOGY:
Pharmacological activities and medicinal properties as a folk medicine to treat several disease like inflammation, arthritis, vomiting,cardiac disorders, cough,asthma,leprosy,anorexia,headache and gout.The plant has been reported to possess several pharmacological activities such as
antinociceptive, antimicrobial, laxative, anti-oxidant, sedative,antihyperglycaemic, thrombolytic, anti diabetic, ulcer protective, anti cancerous, antidiarrhoeal, hepatoprotective and CNS activities. Every portion of the plant has beneficial properties that can serve the mankind. The entire plant can be extensively studied for further future prospectives.
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