Pharmacology and Therapeutic Application of Prosopis juliflora: A Review

Khandelwal Preeti; Sharma Ram Avatar; Agarwal Mala

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Pharmacology and Therapeutic Application of Prosopis juliflora: A Review

Khandelwal Preeti, Sharma Ram Avatar, Agarwal Mala

Published in Journal of Plant Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 4)

Received: 22 June 2015 Accepted: 9 July 2015 Published: 12 August 2015

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Abstract

Prosopis juliflora is locally known as vilayati babul one of the most common tree of the Indian desert belonging to family Mimosacea. It has been reported that the plant contains anti bacterial, antifungal, anticancer, antioxidant, antimicrobial activity. It’s a wonderful tree for fuel, charcoal, firewood, and Timber. It serves as one of the main sources of fuel for the rural people due to its excellent burning qualities. The extract of leaves shows very high antimicrobial activity. Prosopis juliflora is a deep rooted, sand dune stabilizers, multipurpose tree endemic to the hot deserts of India. Despite of number of uses it is known as serious invasive weed in most of the parts of world

Published in	Journal of Plant Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.jps.20150304.20
Page(s)	234-240
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Prosopis juliflora, Vilayati Babul, Antimicrobial Activity

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Khandelwal Preeti, Sharma Ram Avatar, Agarwal Mala. Pharmacology and Therapeutic Application of Prosopis juliflora: A Review. J Plant Sci. 2015;3(4):234-240. doi: 10.11648/j.jps.20150304.20

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Khandelwal Preeti

Department of Botany, B. B. D. Government P. G. College, Jaipur, India
Sharma Ram Avatar

Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
Agarwal Mala

Department of Botany, B. B. D. Government P. G. College, Jaipur, India

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Khandelwal Preeti; Sharma Ram Avatar; Agarwal Mala. Pharmacology and Therapeutic Application of Prosopis juliflora: A Review. J. Plant Sci. 2015, 3(4), 234-240. doi: 10.11648/j.jps.20150304.20

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Khandelwal Preeti, Sharma Ram Avatar, Agarwal Mala. Pharmacology and Therapeutic Application of Prosopis juliflora: A Review. J Plant Sci. 2015;3(4):234-240. doi: 10.11648/j.jps.20150304.20

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