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Salvadora persica

2010; Medknow; Volume: 4; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4103/0973-7847.70920

0976-2787

Mamta Khatak, Sunita Khatak, A A Siddqui, Neeru Vasudeva, Ankita Aggarwal, Parul Aggarwal,

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Salvadora persica (kharijal) is a large, well-branched and evergreen shrub or a tree resembling Salvadora oleoides (meethijal) found in the dry and arid regions of India. Chewing sticks have been used for centuries for tooth cleaning and are recommended by the World Health Organization in areas where their use is customary. Salvadora persica has enormous reported activities. It has potential medicinal and research activities. Salvadora persica is a promising product and is useful to produce antiplaque, analgesic, anticonvulsant, antibacterial, antimycotic, cytotoxic, antifertility, deobstruent, carminative, diuretic, astringent and also used in biliousness and rheumatism. This review highlights the pharmacologic effects and therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica. The chemical constituents present in different parts of the plant are also discussed.