A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE OF TRIDAX PROCUMBENS LINN

  • Ramchandra Gupta*, Prabhakar Sharma, Prakash Pandey, Alok Pal Jain Department of Pharmacognosy, Guru Ramdas Khalsa Institute of Science and Technology (Pharmacy), Jabalpur 483001, M.P.

Abstract

Tridax procumbens Linn. (Compositae) is a weed found throughout India. Tridax procumbens is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is best known as a universal weed and pest plant. They are commonly known as “Ghamara”, in English mainly called ‘coat buttons’ and some of the practitioners of Ayurveda is dispensed for “Bhringraj”. It is rich with carotenoids, saponins, oleanolic acid and ions like sodium, potassium and calcium. Tridax procumbens is having several potential therapeutic activities like antiviral, antioxidant, antibiotic efficacies; wound healing activity, insecticidal, anticancer, Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Luteolin, glucoluteolin, quercetin and isoquercetin have been reported from its flowers. The phytochemical screening of Tridax procumbens indicated the presence of Alkaloids, Reducing sugars, Glycosides, Carotenoids, Flavonoids, Fumaric acid, tannins, Saponins and Gums. It has also known for its number of pharmacological activities like hepatoprotective activity, antidiabetic activity, bronchial catarrh, hypotensive effect, immunomodulating property, dysentery, diarrhea and antimicrobial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The leaf juice possesses to stop bleeding as a hair tonic, antiseptic, insecticidal and is also used to alleviation haemorrhage from cuts, bruises and wounds insect repellent.

 

KEY WORDS: Tridax procumbens, Weed, Pharmacological potential.

Published
2013-06-28
How to Cite
Prakash Pandey, Alok Pal Jain, R. G. P. S. (2013). A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE OF TRIDAX PROCUMBENS LINN. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2(3). Retrieved from http://jbpr.in/index.php/jbpr/article/view/391
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Review Articles