Background: Tragia belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae which contains about 152 species. Interestingly, most of the
earlier investigations have been done using only five Tragia species, namely,
Tragia involucrata
,
Tragia cannabina
,
Tragia spathulata
,
Tragia plukenetii
, and
Tragia benthamii
. The objective of the present review is to compile the
phytochemical, pharmacological and biological studies of the selected five Tragia species reported in the literature.
Methods: The reported data/information was retrieved mainly from the online databases of PubMed (MEDLINE),
EMBASE and Botanical Survey of India.
Results: The present review elaborated the phytochemical, pharmacological and biological properties of the selected
five Tragia species obtained from recent literature.
Conclusion: This review provides a basis for future investigation of Tragia species and, especially for those species
that have not been explored for biological and pharmacological activities.
