THEVETIA PERUVIANA: A MULTIPURPOSE MEDICINAL PLANT- A REVIEW.

Abstract

Plant based therapeutics play an important role in the public health care system of any nation. The plant Thevetia peruviana belongs to the family Apocynaceae. The plant have a significant place in traditional system of medicine of Central and South America and tropical Asia. A number of different classes of secondary metabolites are present in Thevetia peruviana including alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, cardiac glycosides, terpenoids, tannins, saponins etc. Several researchers had identified various pharmacological activities in different parts of the plant viz. seeds, flowers, bark, fruits, leaves. This review covers detailed ethanopharmacology, toxicology and bioactivities of Thevetia peruviana.