Abstract

Nidhya Govindarajan64028*, Latha Somasundaram64030, Chamundeeswari Duraipandian64031 and Alan Mathew Punnose64032

One of the biggest genus in the Lauraceae family is Litsea. It is common in sultry and sub-tropical locations including Southerneast Asia, Japan, South part of China and Taiwan as well as in large quantities in the Western Ghats of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Vietnam and India. In India it is distributed in north eastern region especially in Assam,  Meghalaya, and Nagaland. In the traditional medicine, Litsea species is being used since at least 600 AD. The tribal peoples who lived in the north east part of India are having the practice of using two Litsea species namely Litsea cubebaand Litsea salicifolia. Litsea sal icifolia commonly known as Dighloti by the Assami’s and various parts of the plant like fruits, fresh leaves, wood, stem bark has been used for the treatment of bone fracture and as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory related to rheumatic afflictions, mosquito repellent, phytopesticidal, antibacterial, antimalarial, also used as condiment by the tribal communities. Most of the folk medicinal plants were still unknown for their uses and research to be needed to carry forward them. This review’s objective is to examine the plant Litsea salicifoliaand to present updated, thorough, and organized information on its ethnopharmacology and its phytochemistry profile in order to comprehend the need for additional research on this species in order to provide therapeutic applications and research opportunities.