Biological Activities of Some Indian medicinal plants

There is an increasing demand for the herbal drug treatment of various ailments and many plant drugs from Ayurvedic system are being explored globally. The biological activities from various clinical and preclinical studies have been included along with some patents arising from these plants. The original report acts as a quick reference for extracting the biological activities, specially the newly reported effects, of the following selected Indian medicinal plants Adhatoda vasica, Aegle marmelos, Aloe vera, Andrographis paniculata, Asparagus adscendents, Cinnamomum tamala, Coriandrum sativum, Cuminum cyminum, Curcuma longa, Emblica officinalis, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Hemidesmus indicus, Mucuna pruriens, Phyllanthus niruri, Solanum nigrum, Syzygium aromaticum, Terminalia chebula, Tinospora cordifolia, Withania somnifera, Zingiber officinale.