PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW OF TRIDAX PROCUMBENS L.
Santosh Kumar Maurya* and Dinesh Kumar Verma
ABSTRACT
Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae) a weed is promosing drug in
Ayurveda used to cure liver disorder and wound very effectively. It
contains Lutelin, Glucoluteolin, Neophytadiene, Hexadecanoic Acid,
Bis–Bithiophene, Tridbisbithiophene Oleanolic Acid, α and β Pinenes,
Sabinene, L–Phellandrene, Quercetin and Kaempferol. It possesses
Cardiovascular Effects, Analgesic, Antipyretic, Urolithiatic,
Antibacterial, Anti Cancer, Wound Healing, Antidiabetic, and
Hepatoprotective, Hair growth, Repellent activity and act as
Bioadsorbent. This review provides detailed information about
phytochemicstry and pharmacology of T. procumbens which may
prove to be useful for the investigators and ayurvedic scholars to establish scientific basis of
uses of the plant.
Keywords: Tridax procumbens, Hepatoprotective, Pinenes, Wound Healing, Ayurveda.
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