Ethnobotany and Antimicrobial Activity of Traditional Plant-Holotelea integrifolia

Abstract

Holoptelea integrifolia (Ulmaceae) is widely used in traditional systems of medicine for healing ailments. The plant is preferred in the treatment and curing of diseases like leprosy, inflammation, rickets, leucoderma, scabies, rheumatism, eczema, malaria, and many more. The plants exhibit various pharmacological activities like antimicrobial, nociceptive, antiaging, inflammation, anthelmintic, antidiabetic, adaptogenic, anticancer, wound healing, hepatoprotective, and hypolipidemic. The study on morphology and microscopy was carried out on this plant as per the standards laid down by those who sought to find the genuine species. Physical constant values involving moisture content, ash, and extractives, as well as qualitative and quantitative estimation of various phytochemicals, have been studied. The presence of saponins, tannins, terpenoids, steroid, flavonoids and some other chemical constituents were recorded, followed by the antimicrobial activity of the plant against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Looking forward, the potential aspects of the plant used in traditional system standardization parameters were to be considered for its validation and authentication.