AN OVERVIEW OF BUTEA MONOSPERMA: MORPHOLOGY, PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

Butea monosperma, a member of the Fabaceae family also known as "palas" and "Flame of forest," is one of several natural crude medications used in traditional medicine that can treat a variety of diseases and ailments. It is an herb that has long been used voluntarily traditional Asian treatments. Many phytochemicals primarily flavonoids, alkaloids, Tannins, Saponin, Phenol, Proteins, Carbohydrates and glycosides are present in the plant's aerial portion. It has been used to treat a variety of illnesses, including diabetes, cancer, diarrhoea, dysentery, fever, and jaundice. Pharmacologically Butea monosperma has been linked to a number of effects including anthelmintic, anticonvulsant, anti-diabetic, anti-diarrheal, anti-estrogenic, anti-fertility, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-stress and wound healing properties. The current review goes into great detail into the morphology, phytochemical components and traditional uses of plant as well as the pharmacological functions of plant.