Review Article

Hepatoprotective Plants from Bangladesh: A Biophytochemical Review and Future Prospect

Table 1

Traditional use and other information of Bangladeshi medicinal plants used to treat different liver diseases [26, 28].

Name of plantsLocal nameHabitFamilyUsed partsForm of useDiseases

Allamanda cathartica L.MalatilataShrubApocynaceaeBarkNAAscites
Alocasia indica Roxb.MankachuHerbAraceaeTuberNAJaundice
Aloe barbadensis/A. vera L.GhritakumariHerbLiliaceaeLeavesJuiceJaundice
Aloe indica Linn.GhritakumariHerbLiliaceaeLeavesJuiceJaundice
Alpinia calcarata Rose.Bara kulanjanHerbZingiberaceaeRhizomeNALiver disease
Alpinia nigra Burtt.Jangli adaHerbZingiberaceaeRhizomeCrushed rhizomeLiver disease
Amaranthus spinosus Linn.KatanoteyHerbAmaranthaceaeLeaves and rootsDecoctionJaundice
Anagallis arvensis Linn.Blue pimpernelHerbPrimulaceaeWhole plantNALiver disease
Andrographis paniculata Burm. f.KalomeghHerbAcanthaceaeLeavesJuiceLiver disease
Apanamixis polystachya Wall.Roina and tiktarajTreeMeliaceaeBarkNALiver disease
Argenome Mexicana Linn.ShialkataHerbPapaveraceaeWhole plantLatex and extract of plantsJaundice
Asparagus racemosus Wild.ShatamuliHerbLiliaceaeWhole plantNAJaundice
Averrhoa carambola Linn.KamrangaTreeOxalidaceaeFruitsFresh fruitJaundice
Baliospermum montanum Wild.DantimulShrubEuphorbiaceaeRootDecoctionJaundice
Bixa Orellana Linn.Latkan and annatoTreeBixaceaeRootAqueous extractJaundice
Boerhaavia diffusa Linn.PunarnavaHerbNyctaginaceaeLeaves and rootsJuiceJaundice and ascites
Borassus flabellifer Linn.Tal gachhTreePalmaeFruitPalm sugar and candyLiver disease
Caesalpinia bonducella Linn.Nata karanjaShrubCaesalpiniaceaeLeavesNALiver disease
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Linn.KrishnachuraTreeCaesalpiniaceaeLeavesNALiver disease
Cajanus cajan Linn.Arhar and turShrubPapilionaceaeLeavesJuiceJaundice
Calycopteris floribunda Lam.Goache lataShrubCombretaceaeFruitsJuiceJaundice
Carthamus tinctorius Linn.KajirahHerbCompositaeFlowersHot infusionJaundice
Cassia fistula Linn.Bandar lathiTreeCaesalpiniaceaeSeedsNAJaundice
Carica papaya Linn.PepeTreeCarieaceaeFruitsFresh fruitsLiver disease
Chenopodium album Linn.BethusagHerbChenopodiaceaeLeavesJuiceLiver disease
Citrullus colocynthis Linn.MakalHerbCucurbitaceaeRootsNAAscites and jaundice
Citrullus lanatus Thunb.TarmujHerbCucurbitaceaeFruitsFresh fruitsLiver disease
Clitoria ternatea Linn.Aparajita and nilaHerbPapilionaceaeSeedsRoasted and powdered seedsAscites
Corchorus olitorius Linn.Tosha patHerbTiliaceaeLeavesJuiceAscites
Corchorus capsularis Linn.Deshi patHerbTiliaceaeLeavesJuiceLiver disease
Croton caudatus Geisel.Nan-bhanturShrubEuphorbiaceaeLeaves and budsNALiver disease
Croton oblongifolius Roxb.BaragachiTreeEuphorbiaceaeBark and rootsNALiver disease
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.TalamuliHerbAmaryllidaceaeRhizomesNAJaundice
Curcuma longa Linn.Halud and haldiHerbZingiberaceaeRhizomeEssential oilsLiver disease
Cucumis melo Linn.KharmujHerbCucurbitaceaeSeedsExtract of seedsAscites
Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.SwarnalataHerbConvolvulaceaeWhole plantCrushed of plantJaundice
Daucas carota Linn.GajorHerbUmbelliferaeRhizomeFresh rhizomeJaundice
Ecbolium viride Forsk.NilkantaShrubAcanthaceaeRootsNAJaundice
Eclipta alba Linn.Kesuti and keshrajHerbCompositaeWhole plantDecoction/juiceJaundice
Elephantopus scaber Linn.GojilataHerbCompositaeRootsCrushed rootsLiver disease
Eleusine indica Linn.MalangakuriHerbGramineaeRootsNALiver disease
Embelia ribes Bur.f.BirangaShrubMyrsinaceaeFruitsNAJaundice
Euphorbia tirucalli Linn.Lanka sijShrubEuphorbiaceaeWhole plantJuiceJaundice
Flacourtia jangomas Lour.PanialaShrubFlacourtiaceaeFruitNALiver disease
Glycosmis pentaphylla Corr.MotkilagachhShrubRutaceaeLeavesInfusionJaundice
Whole plantMethanolic extractLiver disease
Hedyotis corymbosa Linn.KhetpapraHerbRubiaceaeEnter plantNAJaundice
Hypericum japonicum Thunb.BassantaHerbHypericaceaeWhole plantNALiver disease
Hygrophila auriculata Schum.TalmakhnaHerbAcanthaceaeSeedsMethanolic extractLiver disease
Indigofera tinctora Linn.Neel and indigoShrubPapilionaceaeRootsNAHepatitis
Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.KalmishakHerbConvolvulaceaeStems/leavesFresh juice or cookingLiver complaints
Justicia gendarussa Burm.JagatmadanShrubAcanthaceaeRootsDecoctionJaundice
Kalanchoe pinnata Lam.PatharkuchiHerbCrassulaceaeLeafJuiceJaundice
Lagenaria siceraria Mol.Lau and koduShrubCucurbitaceaeLeavesDecoction with sugarJaundice
Lawsonia inermis Linn.MehediTreeLythraceaeBarkDecoctionJaundice
Mentha arvensis Linn.PudinaHerbLabiataeAerial partJuiceJaundice
Meyna spinosa Roxb.MoynaShrubRubiaceaeFruitsDecoction of frozen fruitsLiver disease
Momordica charantea Linn.Uchahe and karallaHerbCucurbitaceaeLeaves/fruitsJuiceJaundice
Moringa oleifera Lamk.SajnagachhTreeMoringaceaeFruitsNADiseases of the liver
Mussaenda glabrata Hutch.NagabaliShrubRubiaceaeLeavesCrushed with milkJaundice
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.Podma and lotusHerbNymphaeaceaeFlowersCrushed of flowerLiver disease
Nymphoides cristatum Lour.ChandmalaHerbGentianaceaeWhole plantNAJaundice
Ocimum basilicum Linn.BabuitulshiShrubLabiataeLeaves/flowersJuiceSclerosis of the liver
Paederia foetida Linn.GondhabadaliShrubRubiaceaeRoots and barksNALiver pain
Pavetta indica Linn.KukurchuraShrubRubiaceaeRootPulverized with ginger and rice waterAscites
Phyllanthus acidus Linn.Horbori and orboriTreeEuphorbiaceaeFruitsFresh fruitsTonic to the liver
Phyllanthus emblica Linn.AmlakiTreeEuphorbiaceaeFruitsFresh fruitsJaundice
Phyllanthus freternus Web.Bhui-amlaHerbEuphorbiaceaeRootsFresh rootsJaundice
Piper longum Linn.PipulShrubPiperaceaeFruitsUnripe fruitsJaundice
Piper nigrum Linn.GolmorichShrubPiperaceaeFruitsCrushed of fruitsAscites
Plumbago indica Linn.LalchitaHerbPlumbaginaceaeRootNALiver disease
Portulaca oleracea Linn.NuneshakHerbPortulacaceaeWhole plantJuiceLiver disease
Rumex vesicarius Linn.Tok-palongHerbPolygonaceaeSeedsFresh seedsJaundice
Saccharum officinarum Linn.Aakh and kuisharShrubGramineaeStemJuiceJaundice
Semecarpus anacardium Linn. f.BhelaTreeAnacardiaceaeRipe fruitsFresh ripe fruitsAscites
Solanum nigram Linn.Phuti begoonHerbSolanaceaeAerial partsJuiceLiver enlargement
Solanum torvum Sw.Tit begoonShrubSolanaceaeLeaves/fruitsExtract of fruits and leavesLiver enlargement
Sonchus wightianus DC.Bon palongHerbCompositaeRootsNAJaundice
Spinacia oleracea Linn.Palong shakHerbChenopodiaceaeSeedsNALiver inflammation
Syzygium jambos Linn.Golap jamTreeMyrtaceaeFruitsFresh fruitsLiver complaints
Tamarix troupii Hole.Bon jhauShrubTamaricaceaeLeavesAsh of leavesHepatoprotective
Tephrosia purpurea Linn.SarpunkhaHerbPapilionaceaeLeavesNAJaundice
Terminalia arjuna Roxb.Arjun gachTreeCombretaceaeBarkPowdered barkLiver cirrhosis
Terminilia bellirica Roxb.BoheraTreeCombretaceaeFruitsDecoctionHepatitis
Terminilia chebula Retz.HartakiTreeCombretaceaeFruitsDecoctionJaundice
Tirospora cordifolia Linn.Guloncha lataShrubMenispermaceaeLeaves/stemsNAJaundice
Trianthema portulacastrum Linn.Swet punarnavaHerbAizoaceaeeRootsDecoctionLiver troubles
Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.PotolHerbCucurbitaceaeLeavesJuiceLiver enlargement
Wedelia chinensis Merr.KesharajHerbCompositaeWhole plantNALiver enlargement