Abstract

The primary objective of this review involved the comprehensive collection of available information on Buddleja asiatica Lour. and critically analyzes collected review reports to provide the perspectives and directions for future research for the plants as a potential source of drug leads and pharmaceutical agents. Major scientific databases such as PubMed, Springerlink, SciFinder, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Research Gate, and ethnobotanical databases were searched for relevant literature. Buddleja asiatica Lour. comprising varieties of secondary metabolites, including flavonoids, terpenoids, phenylethanoids, carbohydrates, saponins, and steroids. Reviews of the literature on in-vitro and in-vivo investigations demonstrated the plant’s isolated components’ biological and pharmacological characteristics. Since the majority of the documented in-vivo pharmacological research was conducted on crude extracts, the bio-active constituents that give most plants their bioactivities have not been thoroughly studied.

Key words: Buddleja asistica Lour., Ethnomedicine, Phytochemistry, Bio-active constituents, Traditional uses, Pharmacological activities