title: Psoralea corylifolia L. (Buguchi) - folklore to modern evidence: review.
abstract: Psoralea corylifolia is an important medicinal plant which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. The plant extracts have been reported to possess antibacterial, antitumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and immunomodulatory activity. A wide range of chemical compounds including psoralen, isopsoralen, bakuchiol, psoralidin, bakuchalcone, bavachinin, flavones, volatile oils, lipids etc. are found in different parts of the plant. The present review is therefore, an effort to give a detailed survey of the literature on its botany, phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology along with special emphasis given on pharmacological activities of plant P. corylifolia.
authors.affiliation: Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar 135001, Haryana, India. Electronic address: bhawna8486@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bhawna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Ashwani Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.forename: Kanaya Lal
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Dhar
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D020834:Ethnopharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D029907:Psoralea / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000975:Antioxidants; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Bakuchiol; Buguchi; Furanocoumarins; Leuckoderma; Psoralea corylifolia