Authors : S. Puranik
Page Nos : 1053-1056
Description :
The developing countries mostly rely on traditional medicines to treat ailments and diseases. The study aims at identifying the medicinal importance of nerium. It is an important folk medicine. It is a vegetative propagated ornamental plant, valued for its evergreen foliage and showy terminal flower clusters that are available in different colours. Oleander is cultivated recently as a flowering pot plant and therefore abundant propagation of plant material for commercial use is of great importance. This species also produces secondary metabolites, some of which are pharmacological interests. The important pharmacological activities are anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anticancer, antinociceptive, and CNS depressant activity. This paper explains in detail the medicinal importance of nerium oleander.
