Phytochemical and pharmacological review on Morinda citrifolia

Abstract

Morinda citrifolia as the names suggests it is generally grown or harvested for fruits and the distribution of chemical constituents are also in other parts of the plants. The plant is native of South Asian countries and Western American lands in the pacific region. This plant has generally been used as a culinary vegetable and an edible fruit too and also considered as a natural immune booster and health enhancers. The plant was extracted to give most of the chemical constituents that possess anti-inflammatory, hypotensive, anti-tumour, antifungal, antiviral and anthelminthic activities. There had been significant uses that industries also employ as insecticidal agents and as chemical agents and catalyst. In this review, the details about the events, applications and studies that are performed on the plant were discussed.