Nyctanthes arbor - tristis L.: “An Unexplored Plant of Enormous Possibilities for Economic Revenue”

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. (NAT) is regarded as a multipotent medicinal plant which is widely used in Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani and Siddha. The plant has caught the eyes of the scientific and commercial communities for potential use in pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, folk medicines and textile, etc. Traditionally, treatment with NAT has been demonstrated in the scientific literature for ailments such as chronic fever, biliary disorder, liver disorder, rheumatism, obstinate sciatica, malaria, bronchitis, wound healing, skin disorders, stomachic, astringent, menstruation. The plant has also gained notoriety in nanotechnology. The main purpose of this review is to explore the potential dimensions of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis centered on ethnobotanical relevance, nanosciences, industrial endeavors, and most importantly conservation in natural habitat. N. arbor-tristis is rich source of bioactive compounds including arbortristoside-A, arbortristoside-B, astraglin, nicotiflorin, quercetin and many more; that specifies their prospective as therapeutic agent and also for foretelling and controlling the eminence of this plant. Besides, it has revealed strong prospective as a safe and natural coloring agent due to the manifestation of natural pigment nyctanthin (crocetin), which can supplementary be applied in food and textile industries. Availability of various market products postulates economic affluence of this plant. Alongside all the advantages taken out of this divine plant, natural abundance can also be maintained modestly by using in vitro mass multiplication techniques to maintain sustainable supply of valuable products.