A Review on Beneficial Properties of Gliricidian sepium Plant

A large proportion of the world’s population, especially in developing countries, relies on traditional systems of medicine. Humans have learned to seek therapy from the bark, leaves, fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants as a result of many years of struggle against illnesses. Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. is one of the most important medicinal plants in pharmacognosy and medical fields because it serves as a reservoir of potent bioactive compounds. These include saponins, flavonoids, volatile oils, and other phytochemical constituents extracted from various parts of the plant. Gliricidia sepium shows numerous traditional applications, including the treatment of coughs, asthma, urticaria, skin rashes, burns, scabies, and dermatitis. It also acts as an antipruritic agent on the skin and is used in treating bacterial and protozoal infections. Over time, many medicinal properties of Gliricidia sepium have been reported, such as cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, thrombolytic, anti-sickling, wound healing, mosquitocidal, and anthelmintic activities.