Authors : Kunal Bera; Parag Ghosh; Soumyadip Halder; Nilesh Naskar; Subhadip Bhowmik; Susobhan Mondal; Ankita Bairagi; Anjushree Purkait

Volume/Issue : Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7227068

Abstract : Nature has always been a supreme source for many therapeutic compounds yielding us with many microorganisms producing beneficial chemicals and medicinal plants. The herbal or medicinal plant is used to heal & treat different human diseases from ancient times. In the current era, people suffering from numerous diseases and taking synthetic drugs, which show several side effects and damage our precious body by lifethreatening diseases. The main goal of this review article is to highlight the different phytochemicals & pharmacological activities of Lilium polyphyllum based on various scientific literature surveys. The common name of Lilium polyphyllum is “White Himalaya lily” which belongs to the family Liliaceae.It is marked as a precious plant of the Indian system of medicine. It is mainly found in different states of North and West-India, USA, Italy, Russia, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Chinaetc. Phytochemical studies showed that Lilium polyphyllum is a rich source of different active chemical constituents like alkaloids, furocoumarins, flavonoids, O-isopentenyl, halfordinol, glycoside, etc. Major pharmacological activities and steroid glycerides presented by this plant are anti-inflammatory activity, anti-tumor, antidepression, anti-bacterial and also used to treat hyperdipsia, haematemesis, intermittent fever,bronchitis, rheumatology& general disability etc. Therefore, it can be concluded that “Lilium polyphyllum” may be considered as a natural source of many pharmacologically active constituents and useful for the development of herbal formulations.

Keywords : Lilium Polyphyllum, Bronchitis, AntiInflammatory, Anti- Bacterial.