Pharmacological Study on Ipomoea carnea - A Review

Abstract

The genus Ipomea contains a wide variety of species that can be found growing along road side in wastelands and along canals. Ipomoea carnea is a plant that grows up to 600 centimetres tall and is straight, woody, bushy and slightly cylindrical in shape with a greenish tint. It is also known as Besharm or bush morning glory, the stem of the Ipomoea carnea plant has different leaves. This plant is utilised as a folk medicine in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani system of medicine and literature suggest that Ipomoea carnea may have anti-oxidant, immunostimulant, anticancer, hepatoprotective and various other pharmacological activity. T2-ethyl-1,3-dimethylbenzene, 2-(12-pentadecynyloxy) tetrahydro2H-pyran, 3-furanyl[2-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-methyl-2-methylpropyl-cyclopentyl] methanone, 2,2-dideuterooctadecanal, hexadecanoic acid, Linoleic acid are chemical components of Ipomoea carnea. After conducting a thorough examination of the literature. Ipomea Carnea has been shown to be a safe, cost-effective, and potentially therapeutic herb for the treatment of a variety of ailments. Integrating its active components or extracts or fractions in suitable drug delivery system can be used to investigate its therapeutic potential. Keywords: Ipomoea carnea, Chemical Analysis, Pharmacological studies, Pharmacological studies