A CONCISE REVIEW ON DALBERGIA SISSOO (FABACEAE)

The medicinal plant Dalbergia Sissoo species belongs to genus Dalbergia, with interesting secondary metabolites, consisting of main classes of flavonoids, phenol, and sesquiterpene derivatives, as well as several aryl benzofurans, quinones, and fatty acids¹. Biological studies were carried out on extracts, fractions, and compounds from this species involved in Cytotoxic assays; antibacterial, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic, antiplatelet, antiosteosarcoma, antiosteoporosis, anti-angiogenesis, and prostaglandin biosynthetic enzyme inhibition activities; vasorelaxant activities; alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activities; and many other effects. In terms of the valuable resources for natural new drugs development, D. Sissoo species are widely used as medicinal drugs in many countries for treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, blood disorders, ischemia, swelling, necrosis, or rheumatic pain².