An Important Ethnomedicinal Plant Balanite aegyptiaca Del

Abstract

For centuries traditional medical systems (TMS) were the primary medical system in the countries of origin, and now nevertheless the present dominance of the Western scientific medical model, citizens and health-caregivers are starting to rely and trust TMS. The usage of herbs to treat a variety of different ailments is universal, and exists in every human culture on Earth different Ethno medicinally important plant are available in our surrounding which having lot’s of medicinal importance .in this paper we are focusing on importance of Balanites aegyptiaca Del., also known as ‘Desert date’ Synonyms: Ximenia aegyptiaca L. family Zygophyllace, . Balanites aegyptiaca Del Ethnobotinical it’s reported as a good  jaundice, intestinal worm infection, wounds, malaria, syphilis, epilepsy, dysentery, constipation, diarrhea, hemorrhoid, stomach aches, asthma, and fever It is distributed tropical areas,  Balanites aegyptiaca Del manly cultivated by seedling and propagation. In this paper we are also discussing about morphological character of Leaves, Flowers , Habit  , Diagnostic characters .chemically also it’s very enriched plant the number of Chemical constituents like protein, lipid, carbohydrate, alkaloid, saponin, flavonoid, and organic acid quercetin-3-rutinoside; furanocoumarin bergapten and dihydrofuranocumarin D- marmesin, beta-sitosterol, bergapten, marmesin, and beta-sitosterol glucoside,balanitin-1,-2, and -3 , Balanitoside yamogenin, scientifically this plant is reported as good Anthelmintic activity, Antibacterial activity, Antivenin activity, Anticancer activity Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity, In vitro antioxidant, xanthine oxidase and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities, antinociceptive , Antidiabetic activity Antiviral activity Wound healing activity, Hypocholesterolemic activity, Diuretic activity.