Review Article

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

Table 6

Ethnomedicinal uses of P. odoratissimus.

Plant parts Medicinal uses

Leaves Leprosy, aphrodisiac, scabies, anxiety and heart disease, leucoderma, tumors, leprosy, antiepileptic, anticonvulsions, and skin disease
Female rats fertility regulator [17]
FlowerHeadaches, earaches, antispasmodic, and aphrodisiac [17]
RootAntidiabetics, antidote, abortifacient; skin diseases, leprosy, scabies, and syphilis [18]
OilRheumatoid arthritis, skin disease, earache, headache, arthritis, debility, depurative, giddiness, laxative, leprosy, small Pandanus odoratissimus, and spasms
Fruit Vat, kaph, urinary discharge, and leprosy, male aphrodisiac [17]