Pharmacological Potential of Volatile Oil and Extract of Anethum sowa L.: A Review

Anethum sowa L. a variant of Anethum graveolens called East Indian Dill or Sowa, found in India, cultivated for its foliage as a cold-weather crop has been investigated less and that could be a great loss in unleashing lead drug molecules with various potential in the field of Medicine. Intense analysis of literature on PubMed and Google Scholar databases regarding the different pharmacological potential of essential oil and extracts of Anethum sowa L. is never documented together and is first of its kind which would give the researchers much quicker understanding on the different pharmacological studies explored with this therapeutic multipurpose herb. There is always a need for a systematic and detailed review to identify this plant's current potential in various medicine systems. Herb extract of Anethum sowa L. is studied more than herb oil, seed extract, and seed oil. Among the different therapeutic applications investigated with Anethum sowa L. it is used mostly in the Ayurvedic system of medicine.

Divya Joseph Pereira*1 and Seema Tharannum2 Click here to download file

Research Review | Published online : 19-Apr-2021