Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The little deciduous tree Buchanania lanzan (family: Anacardiaceae), often called Charoli or Chironji, is indigenous to areas of Africa, Southeast Asia, and India. Indigenous medicine has long utilized the plant's seeds, fruits, leaves, and bark to cure a variety of disorders. Saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenolic compounds, and essential fatty acids are among the plant's many phytochemical constituents, which are responsible for its wellknown nutritional and medicinal qualities. Its potential pharmacological actions, including as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antidiabetichave been demonstrated by scientific research, which have verified many of these traditional applications.
Language: English
Topic: Medicinal Plant Research
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4411291336