There are over 150 species in the genus Ehretia, which is a member of the Boraginaceae family. Tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, and North America are home to a large number of species. Every species of Ehretia is a shrub (E. rigida) or a tree (E. acuminata). In China, Japan, and India, traditional medicines are made from leaves, barks, roots, branches, fruits, and heartwoods. Some species have small fruits that are visited by a wide range of opportunistic avian frugivores, and because of their low fibre content and in vitro fermentation properties, some of these species may be useful as supplemental feed for ruminant livestock and wild animals. Numerous species of the genus Ehretia have been described for India, including Ehretia leavis Roxb, Ehretia acuminata R.Br, and Ehretia microphylla. Due to these species’ excellent responses in a wide range of biological activities, they are employed in numerous herbal and traditional medicines in China and India. Phenolic acids, lignans, flavonoids, nitrile glycosides, quinonoids, steroids, triterpenoids, and pyrrolizidine alkaloid have all been linked to the Ehretia genus. Numerous Ehretia species have been shown to have anti-bacterial, anti- inflammatory, and anti-diabetic properties. This genus has several significant species, including E. longiflora, E. leavis, E. acuminata, E. microphylla, and E. obtusifolia.
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Amanpreet Kaur,
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, IFTM University, Moradabad-244102, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abha Shukla,
Department of Chemistry, Kanya Gurukula Campus, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar-249404, Uttarakhand, India.
Sarika Arora,
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, IFTM University, Moradabad-244102, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Trapti Pandey,
Department of Home Sciences, School of Sciences, IFTM University, Moradabad-244102, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Priyanka Pokhriyal,
Department of Chemistry, Kanya Gurukula Campus, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar-249404, Uttarakhand, India.
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