A Review on Medicinal Plants and its Importance from Glycosides

Abstract

Glycosides are one of the important constituents in medicinal plants worldwide. According to chemical classification, Glycosides are having different types like Anthraquinones, Saponins, Flavonoids, Flavonols, Coumarins, Furanocoumarins, etc. Various plants like Digitalis, Thevetia, Senna, Senega, Brahmi, Rhuberb, Aloe, Cascara, etc fall into this category. Glycosides are basically used Purgative, Cardiotonic, anti-depressant, coloring agent, diuretic, flavoring agent, antifungal, antidiabetic, antipyretic, stomachic, anthelmintic, antirheumatic agent, etc. Different parts of these plants like rhizomes, seeds, bark, leaves, etc are used as the potent sources of glycosides. These plants are grown in worldwide. In this review article, we focussed that the basic introduction and importance of glycosides, classification, their tests, distribution of different plants and their significance.