LANTANA CAMARA: THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL PLANT (KEY IJP************026)

• Saloni Subhash Tambe

Abstract

Lantana camera, a plant native to the Americas, has been used in traditional medicine for centuries. This review aims to summarize the current knowledge on the pharmacological properties and therapeutic potential of lantana camera India has a rich tradition of a plant-based knowledge in health care. Among the large number of herbal drugs existing in India, very few have studied systematically so far. Lantana camara is an evergreen plant found everywhere in India it is well known to cure several diseases and used in various folk medicinal preparations. Lantana camara belonging to family of verbanaceae. .The plant has been reported to possess anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial,antioxidant activity making it a potential candidate for the treatment of various diseaseDifferent parts of the plants are used in the treatment of cold, headache, chickenpox, eye injuries, cuts, cancer, leprosy, skin itches, asthma and arterial hypertension . Studies conducted in India have found that lantana leaves can display antimicrobial, Fungicidal and insecticidal properties. Traditionally it has been used treating various ailments and they were supported by scientific datas. Systemic analysis of this plant provides a variety of bioactive molecules for development of newer pharmaceutical product. The knowledge of medicine and medicinal plants and their study of scientific chemical principles may lead to the discovery of newer and cheaper drugs. Plants due to lack of technology as using plants as remedies were proven to be useful.This article reviews the Pharmacological activities and information of lantana camera Key Words: Medicinal plants, Lantana camara linn, Phytoconstituents, Therapeutic potential, Biodiversity , pharmacological properties