In silico characterization and various biological activities reported for Passiflora Incarnate Linn.

Hemant Chikhale; Sakshi Deshp; e; Trupti Dh; e; Purvaa Ingale; Sourav Suryawanshi

Abstract

In silico characterization and various biological activities reported for Passiflora Incarnate Linn.

Based on the survey for, the number of patients and medical practitioners in the industrialized world which use herbal medicines as a supplement to or substitute for prescription drugs are increased. Herbal medicines are o ten considered to be a gentle and safe alternative to synthetic drugs. More than half of the medically important pharmaceutical drugs are either natural products or derivatives of natural products. Passiflora incarnata (Passifloraceae; passion lower family)i s an important medicinal plant of tropical and subtropical India. Its medicinal remedies such as sedative, anxiety and hypertension are reported in traditional systems of medicine such as Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani. This article focuses on the in silico approach to study phytopharmacologically active compound and there in silico properties for the direction to further research in the field of pharmaceuticals.