Pharmacological activities and phytochemistry of alstonia scholaris

Abstract

Alstonia scholaris is a widely used plant in traditional medicine for various diseases and ailments.it has pharmacological properties beneficial to human health, it extract showed anti-stress, anti-oxidant, nootropic, cytotoxic, anti-cancer and anti-malarial effect. It also has anti-anxiety, anti-diabetic, antibacterial, anti-asthmatic, hepatoprotective anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties. phytochemical investigation reveals presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, glycosides and phenolic acid. Methanol extract of Alstonia scholaris’ flowers shows powerful antioxidant activity than fruits. The leaves are used for diahhroea, dysentery, malaria and snake bites.