Role of Ajan Vruksha/Khandu Chakka plant (Ehretia laevis roxb.) in COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Ehretia Laevis Roxb. plant has many compounds useful in wound healing, frac-tures, UTI, aphrodisiac, headache, antihelminthics, diuretic, demulcent, expec-torant, RTI, fever, fungal infections, hepato-protective, cytotoxic, insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, anti-carcinogenic, weight gain, diabetes, muscles wasting, anti viral activity, preventing viral mutations, blood clotting, reduce the serum lipid level, immunity booster, promotes neural crest cell survival, sedation, anti-Alzheimer,antinociceptive, thyroid uptake promotion, anticoagulant, antiplatelet aggregatory, peptic ulcer, antiasthmatic, antiosteo-porotic & antiosteopenic, anticataract & ophthalmic effect, decongestant, skin protective, nephroprotective, anti fatigue effect, protection of human sperm, protection of testicular tissue, larvicidal, antimalarial, antiretroviral, cosmet-ics product, atopic dermatitis, anti fatigue, neuroprotective, retinoprotective, lung tissue protection, heart protection, prevention of splenocyte apoptosis, relieve stress and improve sleep, hepatic encephalopathy, anti-secretory, neu-rotransmitter, myelin sheath maintenance, gastric acid secretion & regulation, metal ions chelator, anemia, psychiatric disorders, collagen formation, reduce the recurrence, severity, healing period of herpes simplex virus infections, cal-cium absorption, muscle protein, post surgery recovery, sports injuries, hor-mones, aging, used in psychotropic drugs.