Ethnomedicinal, Botanical, Chemical and Pharmacological Properties of Bryophyllum pinnatum

Herbal medicine is the use of medicinal plants for prevention and treatment of diseases it ranges from traditional and popular medicines of every country to the use of standardized and titrated herbal extracts.Medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites are progressively used in the treatment of diseases as a complementary medicine.It has been reported that Bryophyllum pinnatum extracts possess various biological activities viz antiviral, sedative, antiulcer, immunomodulator, central nervous system depressant, anti-inflammatory, thyroid peroxidase inhibitor, cytotoxic, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, analgesic, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial, inhibition of B cell development, cardiovascular, antihyperglycemic, acetylcholinesterase inhibition.Earlier studies on different species of bryophyllum have reported the isolation of polysaccharides, flavonoids, sterols, ascorbic acid, trace elements, organic acids, hydrocarbons, triterpenoids, phenolic components and bufadenolides.This review presents the botany, chemistry, traditional uses and pharmacological data of genus Kalanchoe.