Mintage Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences (ISSN: 2320-3315)

Author(s): Bahekar S*, Kale R

The plant kingdom has been the best so

urce of remedies for curing a va

riety

of diseases since ancient times. Plants continue to serve as possible sources for new drugs and

chemicals derived from various parts of plants. Manihot esculenta Crantz, popularly known as cassava is one of the most negle

cted medicinal herbs found all ove

r the world.

It is not so commonly used in herbal medicine because of some of its potentially toxic components, but still various literatu

res have mentioned that this plant has numerous

medicinal indications. Generally roots and leaves of this plant have b

een used in various parts of world for dietary as well as medicinal purposes. Though neglected, this is

one of the most useful medicinal plants. In this review, we have tried to highlight various phytochemicals found and medicina

l uses of this neglected plant.