title: A phytopharmacological review on an important medicinal plant - Amorphophallus paeoniifolius.
abstract: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius is used for long period in various chronic diseases therapeutically. Aim of the current review is to search literature for the pharmacological properties, safety/toxicity studies, pharmacognostic studies and phytochemical investigation of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber. The compiled data may be helpful for the researchers to focus on the priority areas of research yet to be discovered. Complete information about the plant has been collected from various books, journals and Ayurvedic classical texts like Samhitas, Nighantus etc. Journals of the last 20 years were searched. Particulars of pharmacological activities, phytochemical isolation, toxicity studies etc. were extracted from the published reports focussing on the safety profile of the plant. Safety of the whole plant was concluded in the review.
authors.affiliation: Senior Research Fellow, Pharmacology Section, National Research Institute for Ayurveda-Siddha Human Resource Development (Under CCRAS, New Delhi), Aamkho, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Yadu Nandan
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authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Sarada
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authors.lastname: Ota
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authors.lastname: Srikanth
authors.forename: Mahvish
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authors.lastname: Jamal
authors.forename: Manish
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authors.lastname: Wanjari