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Author(s): Umakant Sahu, Vishal Jain, Narendra Kumar, Pushpendra Kumar, Ruchika Chandrakar, Tinalisa Mahobia

Email(s): uksahu28@gmail.com , vishaljain123@gmail.com , narendrakumar.ch1789@gmail.com , pushpendrakumar0311@gmail.com , ruchikachandrakar1808@gmail.com , mahobiatina@gmail.com

Address: University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.

*Corresponding Author: vishaljain123@gmail.com

Published In:   Volume - 39,      Issue - 1,     Year - 2026

DOI: 10.52228/JRUB.2026-39-1-12  

ABSTRACT:
Plants are the source of oxygen and the reason life exists on Earth, plants are a priceless gift from the natural world. Recognising the many advantages of plants, humans have used them for sustenance and medicine since ancient times. The "flame of forest," Butea monosperma, a member of the Fabaceae family, produces a large number of beneficial secondary metabolites. Flavonoids have been used for a long time in traditional medical systems such as Ayurveda, due to their profound effect on a wide range of illnesses and their major role in almost all therapeutic plants. Many phytochemicals, such as alkaloids, tannins, polyphenols, glycosides, and flavonoids, are present in this plant species and are significant in conventional as well as alternative medicine. Many ailments, including diabetes, cancer, diarrhoea, dysentery, fever, and jaundice, have been treated with it. Numerous endophytes are also present in this plant, some of which may have important use in industry and medicine.

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Sahu, Jain, Kumar, Kumar, Chandrakar and Mahobia (2026). Butea Monosperma (Lam.) Taub.,: A Blazing Tree. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 39(1), pp. 201-212. DOI:https://doi.org/10.52228/JRUB.2026-39-1-12


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