Abstract

REVIEW ON SCOPARIA DULCIS

Nayan Karjavkar*, Vanita Kanase, Nilesh Patil, Viraj Darade, Shraddha Ubale and Kavita Mahajan

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Abstract

Scoparia dulcis is found in tropical and subtropical regions, such as America, Brazil, the West Indies, India, and Myanmar. It is a member of the family Scrophulariaceae. This shrubby perennial herb can grow up to 60 cm tall. It is erect, has many branches, and stems that are angled or ribbed. branches. 1.2–5 cm long, narrowly oblanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, hairless but densely punctuated below, edge crenate to occasionally severely serrate in the upper half, and frequently having three or four leaves in whorls, sometimes opposite. Numerous phytochemicals, including tannins, flavonoids, amino acids, terpenoids, polyphenols, and catecholamines, are found in Scoparia dulcis. Several extraction techniques, including maceration and Soxhlet extraction, can be used to extract these phytochemicals. Scoparia dulcis has a range of pharmacological actions as a result of these phytochemicals. Scoparia dulcis has a number of medicinal applications.

Keywords: Scoparia dulcis, Phytochemicals, Extraction, Pharmacological activity, Scrophulariaceae, Medicinal.