Fagonia Arabica Linn, a Miraculous Medicinal Plant with Diminutive Scientific Data but Hefty Potential

Abstract

Background: Fagonia arabica is a highly potential medicinal plant whose dried aerial parts are used in folk medicine for a number of diseases as reported in historical monographs. This review article covers the phytoconstituents and scientifically proven pharmacological activities of different parts of the plant.

Methodology: A thorough searching of scientific literature was conducted utilizing important sites like Researchgate, GoogleScholar, PubMed, WoS etc. using the key words Fagonia, Fagonia arabica and phytoconstituents, medicinal uses, pharmacological activities, traditional uses in combination with Fagonia.

Results: The phytoconstituents explored and reported up to now in Fagonia arabica include Glycosides, Flavonoids, Triterpenes, Saponins and Sulfur compounds. It was found that plant possesses highly significant bioactive compounds and pharmacological activities. The F. arabica extract also work as green corrosion inhibitor for the Cu thus supports environment safety.

Conclusion: Concluding shortly, Genus Fagonia possesses variety of species containing medicinally important phytoconstituents and pharmacological activities but a little research work is carried out on Fagonia arabica proving scientifically the traditional use of the herb. So the species offer a lot for future researchers.