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. 2011 Jul 5;11(2):77–90. doi: 10.1007/s13596-011-0019-1

Table 8.

Immunomodulatory drugs

Sr. No. Name of plant Part used/extract/fraction Major chemical constituent(s) Reference
1. Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Rhizomes/Pet. ether, Diethyl ether and methanol Apocynin, androsin and picroside II Smit et al. 2000
2. Trichilia glabra Leaf/Aqueous Polysaccharides Benancia et al. 2000
3. Cedrela tubiflora Leaf/Aqueous Gallic acid, polysaccharides Benancia et al. 1995
4. Ipomoea carnea Leaf/Aqueous Nortropane alkaloids, calystegines β2 Hueza et al. 2003
5. Withania somnifera Coded extracts Rasool and Varalakshmi 2006
6. Clausena excauata Wood/Aqueous Phenolic compounds, furanocoumarins, flavanoids and carbazole alkaloid Manosroi et al. 2005
7. Magnifera indica Bark/Alcohol, ether Magniferin Makare et al. 2001
8. Cleome viscosa Aerial parts/Aqueous, ethanolic Alkaloids, saponins Tiwari et al. 2003
9. Plantago ovata Seeds/Aqueous Polysaccharides glycosides Rezaeipoor et al. 2000
10. Typhae angustifolia Pollen/ethanol Phenolic compounds,flavonesTriterpenes And β-sitosterol Qin and Sun 2005
11. Angelica sinensis Roots/Aqueous and ethanolic Polysaccharides Yang et al. 2006
12. Boerhaavia diffusa Roots/ethanol Alkaloids Mungantiwar et al. 1999
13. Tephrosia purpurea Aerial parts/Ethanol Flavanoids Damre et al. 2003