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Pharmaceutically important uses of Chameli (Jasminum grandiflorum Linn): A Review
Authors: Shailendra Pradhan
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Jasminum grandiflorum Linn (Chameli / Yasmin; Oleaceae) is innate to Tropical and warm
Temperate regions and cultivated in France, Italy, China, Japan, India, Morocco and Egypt. The
plant is recognised to possess positive effects as odontalgic, thermogenic, aphrodisiac,
antiseptic, emollient, anthelmintic, deobstruant, suppurative, tonic, in fixing loose teeth,
ulcerative stomatitis, leprosy, skin diseases, ottorrhoea, otalgia, wounds, corns and
aromatherapy. Pharmacological actions of the plant reported so far are spasmolytic, antiinflammatory,
anti-microbial, antioxidant, antiulcer, cytoprotective, chemoprotective, wound
healing and anti-acne activity. The present review is an attempt to highlight the various
ethnobotanical and traditional uses as well as phytochemical and pharmacological actions
reported so far from J. grandiflorum.