Pandanus odoratissimus (Kewda): A Review on Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Nutritional Aspects

Table 7

A summary of reported pharmacological activity of P. odoratissimus [17].

Species/method used	Property	Source
Wistar rats	Antiepileptic and anticonversant	[19]
	Antioxidant	[20, 21]
	Anti-inflammatory	[22]
	Acute anti-inflammatory	[10]
	Analgesic	[23]
	Antidiabetic	[24–26]
	Diuretic activity	[25]
	Hepatotoxic	[27]
	Hepatoprotective & hepatocurative activity	[27, 28]
	Fertility enhancer and regulation activity, in female rats	[17]
	Sex stimulant activity, in male rats	[17]
	Aphrodisiac
Swiss albino mice	Antidiabetic	[24–26]
	CNS depressant activity	[8]
Bacillus subtilis,; Escherichia coli,; Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans	Antimicrobial activity	[29–31]
Aspergillus flavus,; Microsporum nanum,; Epidermophyton floccosum,; Trichophyton tonsurans,; Mentagrophytes, and; Trichophyton; verrucosum	Antifungal activity	[32]
Human viruses,; herpes simplex,; type I (HSV-1), and influenza virus (H1N1)	Antiviral activity	[33]
Inhibition of hydroxyl radicals	Free scavenging activity	[21]
Adult Indian earthworms, Pheretima posthuma	Anthelmintic activity	[34]