AN UPDATED REVIEW OF GREWIA HIRSUTA- A MEDICAL MIRACLE FOR VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES

Grewia Hirsuta is a plant which belongs to the family of Tiliaceae.It is also known as Nagabala, Guda sharkara and Gangeruki.Veronicalolia is an English name of this plant.In Hindi, it is known as Kukurbicha.It is a shrub grown in high altitudes like Himalayan and Western Ghats.The forests in a geographical area ranging from India to Southeast Asia and China.Grewia hirsuta has high Medicinal value.The plant is found to have various chemical compounds like alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, glycosides, steroids and phenols after Phytochemical.In folk and tribal medicine, it is used as nervine, brain tonic, antipyretic, diuretic, carminative, aphrodisiac, cardiac tonic.The aim of this review article is to reveal the hidden ayurvedic and medicinal information of Grewia hirsuta.This review is intended to provide a broad view on Grewia Hirsuta, beyond the currently available reviews and highlights future potential Pharmacological and chemical constituents research on side range of phytochemicals found in G. Hirsuta.Moreover, this review article will be helpful for the researchers in identifying the further scope for research on Grewia Hirsuta and to avoid the duplicity of work by not repeating the already done study.