Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part A (2024)

Lupeol, a pentacyclic triterpenoid known as secondary metabolites. Chemically it is a 20(29)-Lupen-3-beta-ol derived from eggplant. The main part of this plant is steam & bark. It is obtained from vegetables, fruits & medicinal plants. The isolation of Lupeol was done by TLC monitoring column chromatography by using solvents like hexane & ethyl acetate on the basis of adsorption principal. The species of Lupeol such as S. xanthocarpum which have specifically anti diabetic action & many other species which have a dynamic and diverse effects. The doses of Lupeol vary from disease to disease and it can be administered in vitro & in vivo technique like intra-peritoneal, intramuscular, oral, topical. On the basis of many researches’, Lupeol shows a magical activity toward various types of diseases with less side effects & have a good ability to cross blood brain barrier.