The Pharmacological activities of mother of thousand (Kalanchoe pinnata)

Abstract

Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) has several pharmacological properties like as anti-diabetic, anticancer, antimicrobial, insecticidal, anti-urolithiatic etc. The plant leaves of k. pinnata are used traditionally as ethno medicine. Many diseases are associated with the oxidative stress caused by free radicals. The species kalanchoe laciniata and bryophyllum pinnatum are native from Madagascar and Brazil. Both belong to the Crassulaceae family and it is widely used by population as a natural anti-inflammatory agent. These both species have similar leaf morphology and they are known by the same popular name as “saiao” or “coirama” due to this reason. Many studies have been published involving preparation and parts of these species.