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Sesbania grandiflora belongs to the family Fabaceae, and in Bangladesh, it is known as “Bagful” due to its medicinal values. Almost every single part of S. grandiflora is used as folkloric or traditional medicine to treat an array of diseases such as dysentery, stomatitis, fever, small pox, sore throat, headache, etc. This plant is also used in Indian traditional system of medicine, Sidha and Ayurveda, for the treatment of various acute and chronic disorders. The dried leaves are often used to make tea and are considered to have good antibacterial, antihelmintic, antitumor and contraceptive properties. A poultice made from the leaf juice is used in folkloric system as an effective treatment for bruises. The leaf is widely used in detoxification process of manacle.
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This page is a summary of: Medicinal properties of the sesbania grandiflora leaves, Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, January 2016, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/1947-489x.210243.
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Thrombolytic, Membrane stabilizing, Antidiarrhoeal, and Antimicrobial Properties of Bioactive Compounds Isolated from leaves of Sesbania grandiflora Naturally Growing in Bangladesh
In antibacterial activity, it was exhibited by the extracts, was comparatively more prominent on the gram negative bacteria than the gram positive bacteria. Our study revealed that satisfactory amount of flavonoid and tannin presence showed a significant and positive correlation between total phenolic compound contents with pharmacological activities of S. grandiflora.
The Chemical Components of Sesbania grandiflora Root and Their Antituberculosis Activity
Three isoflavanoids, isovestitol (1), medicarpin (2), and sativan (3), along with another known compound, betulinic acid (4), were isolated from the root of Sesbania grandiflora.
Brain oxidative damage restored by Sesbania grandiflora in cigarette smoke-exposed rats.
Cigarette smoking has been associated with high risk of neurological diseases such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc., The present study was designed to evaluate the restorative effects of Sesbania grandiflora (S. grandiflora) on oxidative damage induced by cigarette smoke exposure in the brain of rats.
Apoptotic and Autophagic Effects of Sesbania grandiflora Flowers in Human Leukemic Cells
Identification of cytotoxic compounds that induce apoptosis has been the mainstay of anti-cancer therapeutics for several decades. In recent years, focus has shifted to inducing multiple modes of cell death coupled with reduced systemic toxicity
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