A Pharmacological And Medicinal Study Of Areca Palm And Nuts: An Overview.

[摘要] Areca palm is a perennial evergreen multipurpose tree. It’s belonging to Arecaceae Family. The plantpossess many medicinal and pharmacological properties it is widely used in ancient times in Ayurveda, Indiansystem of medicine. It is widely used in India as a addictive substance for chewing purpose after nicotine,alcohol, tobacco in the world. The plant parts ( leaves, fruit, root, seed/nut) contains many major bioactivecompounds such as poly-phenolic compound, alkaloids (arecoline), flavonoids, tannins, protein, fibre, fats etc.which is beneficial for medicinal value for treat and cure various diseases /disorders such as Diabetes, GIdiseases, ulcer preventive, Heart diseases, CNS disorder (Depression, seizures), and also exhibit variouspharmacological activities includes anti-inflammatory, anti-protozoal, anti-oxidant, anti-allergic, wound healingactivity etc and the extract of areca palm and its nuts also useful for preparation of many natural medicinaland cosmetic products. The main aim of this review was to promote or discover the knowledge about thismultipurpose plant and its medicinal importance.

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] - Areca Palm;Areca nut;Pharmacological activity;medicinal use.