• Dr.S.Sivakrishnan

Plants have been used for thousands of years to flavour and conserve food, to treat health disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics Cordia obliqua is also called as clammy cherry. It is a flowering plant species in the genus Cordia belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It contains about 2700 species of trees and shrubs, that are found worldwide, mostly in warmer region. Cordia obliqua is a medium-sized deciduous tree, found scattered throughout the mid-Himalyas up to elevations of 1,470 meters. It shows vigorous growth. Traditionally, Local people use Cordia obliqua in different ways depending on religious belief, culture, ceremony, topography and vegetation, pickles, gums, traditional ceremonies and also has a potential medicinal values. In addition clammy cherry has well documented pharmacological activities. So this article will be useful for researchers in various fields like herbal or plant based research.

Clammy cherry, Traditional uses, Medicines, Researchers, Pharmacological activities.

"TRADITIONAL USES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF CLAMMY CHERRY – A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 10, page no.653-657, October-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1710103.pdf

"TRADITIONAL USES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF CLAMMY CHERRY – A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 10, page no. pp653-657, October-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1710103.pdf