Basella alba has been used from a long time back for the
treatment of many diseases like dysentery, diarrhea, anemia,
cancer etc. It has also been utilized for different kinds of
healing activities. Various kinds of extract like aqueous
extract, methanolic extract, petroleum extract, chloroform
extract has been prepared from different parts of the plant has
been utilized in the treatment of many diseases since time
immortal all over the world. India and China are the two
major countries harbouring this plant and utilizing it for the
benefit of human being. It also consists of compounds that
can be used for the preparation of medicine by
pharmacological industry. The chemical composition of the
leaf extract has been found to be: proteins, fat, vitamin A,
vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B9 (folic acid),
riboflavin, niacin, thiamine and minerals such as calcium,
magnesium and iron. Some unique constituents of the plant
are basellasaponins, kaempherol and betalain. The
pharmacological activities of Basella alba has been tested by
both in-vitro as well as in-vivo methods. Antioxidant activity,
antimutagenic activity has been carried out by the scientist to
explore the dynamics of the plant for the advancement in the
treatment of the diseases. CNS depressant activity, anti
inflammatory activity has also been observed for this plant.
Knowing that plants have a large number of chemical
substances, which have several pharmacological actions, we
should exploit more natural products, which in the future
could show the cure for many illnesses. It is hoped that
compilation of this review will serve as a guide to all those
involved in this particular field of research.
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