Pharmacological Activities of Martynia (Martynia annua Lin.): A Brief Review

The plant selected for present study is based on that there is no written and systematic study has been done. At present only few (not specific) phytochemical studies have been done on this plant. Therefore, this plant is having wide scope for detail pharma-cognostical and phytochemical investigations. The revival of interest in herbal therapy recently has been witnessed in many countries and use of herbal drugs is increased because of its potency and low toxicity. Now a days in the modern advance stage scientific method of evaluation using Phytochemical investigation to isolate the components present and pharmacological screening for their therapeutic efficacy have tend to rational usage of the medicinal plants.