• Rajeev Rattan

The genus Jasminum has been a source of various traditionally useful and pharmacologically active species. The plants are cultivated for their bioactive compounds and for religious purpose. Three species Jasminum multiflorum, Jasminum sambac and Jasminum polyanthum were selected to study their traditional use, chemical composition and pharmacological effects reported in literature. The leaves and flowers of these species are used traditionally as laxative, cardiotonic, alexipharmic, depurative, digestive disorder, analgesic, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, sedative and expectorant effects. The flowers of J. sambac are used as flavor for tea leaves to provide a characteristic jasmine impact. Various bioactive compounds like iridoids, secoiridoids, essential oils and lactones have been isolated and characterized. The secoiridoid glycosides- multifloroside, mutiroside, jusmultiside, multiflorin, sambacosides, Jaspolyside, jaspolyoleoside, isojaspolyoside, augustifolioside, oleopolyanthoside, jaspofoliamoside, jaspolinaloside, jaspolinaloside etc. isolated from Jasminum have been the potent compounds. The pharmacological activities evaluated from Jasminum were cardiovascular antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti-ageing antimicrobial, antidiabetic and anticancer activities. As such these species has emerged as good source of traditional medicines. The chemical compounds isolated from these species have been reported for their pharmacological effects. Although, few experimental studies validated their traditional claim, but uncharacterized crude extracts were employed in most of the activities. Such species need to be explored properly for their bioactive principle and exploited as potential drug. The review will help the researchers to select medicinally potential species of Jasminum for future research.

Jasminum multiflorum, Jasminum sambac, Jasminum polyanthum, Secoiridoid, Essential oils.

"Bioactive phytochemicals from Jasminum species", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.d198-d203, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305327.pdf

"Bioactive phytochemicals from Jasminum species", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppd198-d203, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305327.pdf