The Pharmacological and Therapeutic Activities of Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.

Authors

  • Mrinalini Pal Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
  • Vaibhav Sharan Pandey Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.
  • Ajay Dhawal Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.
  • Prachi Upadhyay Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.
  • Prachi Upadhyay
  • , Vartika Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.
  • Ratanajay Sharma Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.
  • Brahmanand Singh Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Product Development, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow-226001, ( U.P.) India.
  • Ishwar Das Department of Chemistry, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.
  • Vashist Narayan Pandey Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Abstract

Canavalia gladiata is a perennial ethnomedicinal climber food plant found throughout the World. It shows many therapeutic properties which can be utilized for the treatment against many human diseases. In this review, we surveyed the recent findings on the pharmacological and therapeutic properties of Canavalia gladiata. The objective of this is to provide detail analysis on active compounds present in this species and to provide information regarding its pharmacological activities on human diseases and safety. Its bioactive compounds possess outstanding pharmacological properties like hemagglutianting activity, HIV-I inhibition, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, hepatoprotective, ROS- inhibitor, anti-cancer and anti-diabetic properties has been studied. The chemical constituents, pharmacological activities and therapeutic studies of C. gladiata showed a promising medicinal plant with various chemical compounds and numerous pharmacological activities.

Keywords: Pharmacological activities, Therapeutics, Bioactive compounds, Canavalia gladiata.

Keywords:

Pharmacological activities, Therapeutics, Bioactive compounds, Canavalia gladiata

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v12i5-S.5729

Author Biographies

Mrinalini Pal, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Vaibhav Sharan Pandey, Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Ajay Dhawal, Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Prachi Upadhyay, Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

, Vartika, Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Ratanajay Sharma, Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Brahmanand Singh, Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Product Development, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow-226001, ( U.P.) India.

Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Product Development, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow-226001, ( U.P.) India.

Ishwar Das, Department of Chemistry, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Department of Chemistry, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Vashist Narayan Pandey, Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273009, (U.P.) India.

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Pal M, Pandey VS, Dhawal A, Upadhyay P, Upadhyay P, Vartika , et al. The Pharmacological and Therapeutic Activities of Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2022 Oct. 15 [cited 2026 Feb. 2];12(5-S):208-16. Available from: https://www.jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/5729

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Pal M, Pandey VS, Dhawal A, Upadhyay P, Upadhyay P, Vartika , et al. The Pharmacological and Therapeutic Activities of Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2022 Oct. 15 [cited 2026 Feb. 2];12(5-S):208-16. Available from: https://www.jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/5729
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