Exploring the anthelmintic potential of some fabaceous plants: a comprehensive review

Parasites have long been a source of concern in medicine, with helminths thought to be responsible for a wide range of disorders in humans and animals. In traditional systems of medicine, a great range of medicinal plants are reported to have anthelmintic properties and are used by ethnic groups all over the world. Even with the availability of several synthetic medications in the market, a revival of herbal and natural drug usage is clearly considered in this day. Nearly 80% of the world’s population, mostly in urban areas, use traditional medicine. As a result, the necessity to explore plants for therapy has grown in importance. Various peer-reviewed publications and reputable search engines were thoroughly reviewed in order to collect information about phytochemical constituents, anthelmintic activity and other activities of some plants in the fabaceae family. Most of the plants in the Fabaceae family possess anthelmintic activity and this review provides a comprehensive list of a few medicinal plants from this family. Among the phytoconstituents present in these plants, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, glycosides, alkaloids, phenolic compounds etc. have been attributed to have anthelmintic activities. The present review consolidates the anthelmintic activities shown by different plants from the fabaceae family. This work will be of great importance to the researchers who work on isolation of various phytochemicals from the herbs such that the same can be utilized as a formulation.