Review Article
Pandanus odoratissimus (Kewda): A Review on Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Nutritional Aspects
Table 7
A summary of reported pharmacological activity of
P. odoratissimus [
17].
| Species/method used | Property | Source |
| Wistar rats | Antiepileptic and anticonversant | [19] | Antioxidant | [20, 21] | Anti-inflammatory | [22] | Acute anti-inflammatory | [10] | Analgesic | [23] | Antidiabetic | [24–26] | Diuretic activity | [25] | Hepatotoxic | [27] | Hepatoprotective & hepatocurative activity | [27, 28] | Fertility enhancer and regulation activity, in female rats | [17] | Sex stimulant activity, in male rats |
[17] | Aphrodisiac |
| Swiss albino mice | Antidiabetic | [24–26] | CNS depressant activity | [8] |
| Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans | Antimicrobial activity |
[29–31] |
| Aspergillus flavus, Microsporum nanum, Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton tonsurans, Mentagrophytes, and Trichophyton verrucosum | Antifungal activity | [32] |
| Human viruses, herpes simplex, type I (HSV-1), and influenza virus (H1N1) | Antiviral activity | [33] |
| Inhibition of hydroxyl radicals | Free scavenging activity | [21] |
| Adult Indian earthworms, Pheretima posthuma | Anthelmintic activity | [34] |
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