Review On Cucumis Sativus (Family: Cucurbitaceae) And Plumbago Zeylanica (Family: Plumbaginaceae) With Special Reference To Gwalior District, M.P., India

Abstract

Cucumis sativus (Family: Cucurbitaceae) and Plumbago zeylanica (Family: Plumbaginaceae), both are very common Indian plant which also cultivated at Gwalior District, M.P. Exhaustive studies showed that Cucumis sativus have antifungal, antacid, carminative activity,  activity against ulcerative colitis, hepatoprotective activity, hypoglycemic & hypolipidemic activity, wound healing activity and  Plumbago zeylanica have antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral & antibacterial activity, antioxidant activity, anthelmintic & antimalarial activity, anticancer, antidiabetic, wound healing, CNS, anti-inflammatory activity etc. Based on their medicinal and ethnobotanical value, here review of both plants has been chronicled.